Gonzague Le Nail, How to Buy a Chateau in France as an American

What does it take for an American to buy in France? How does one even begin the search? For this episode, I interview Gonzague Le Nail, a top broker in France who explains the process to us.

Gonzague is the president of Cabinet Le Nail, a leading brokerage in France, focused on selling prestige properties for over 50 years. Along with his partner Hervé de Maleissye he runs a team of over 20 associates, and they currently have over 250 listings on their website, including 80 castles!

In this episode we learn:

• What you can do in advance of a viewing trip

• Who a notaire is, and how to pick one

• The differences in taxes between France and the USA

• What a Compromise de Vente is, and when it comes into play

• A surprising fact about Title Insurance in France

• Financing in France

• What closing day looks like in France

• Has demand been increasing from USA in light of the upcoming election?

• Gonzague’s view on dual agency and an ethical sales process

• And much more!

I had the pleasure of meeting Gonzague recently in the Indre department at a chateau near the geographic center of France. You can find a video of us touring the grounds of that chateau on my YouTube page. 

Cabinet Le Nail's website:

www.cabinetlenail.com⁠

The castle that we were discussing:

https://www.cabinetlenail.com/en/annonces/ref-na4-1319/castle-for-sale-15th-century-architectural-gem-romorantin-lanthenay/