Are you buying a property in France but face a language barrier or need expert advice on what you’re getting into, or what to do next? If so don’t sign a single piece of paper until you are fully aware of your rights and obligations as a buyer under French law.

Through its president and founder, Cecil Jones, Just France Sales offers a full range of advisory services on the purchase of real estate in France.

Feel free to call Cecil Jones for a free half-hour consultation. Further advisory services are available on an hourly basis and cover issues ranging from the initial property search through price negotiation, review and signing of the preliminary agreement of sale, getting a mortgage, transferring funds, closing costs and taking legal possession of the property.

JFS also advises on post-acquisition matters such as renovation, ongoing ownership costs, setting up utility accounts and whether it is advisable to rent the property – and if so, how to maximize rental revenue.

Cecil Jones, a lawyer and active member of the Pennsylvania bar, has extensive experience in French real estate. He speaks fluent French and has personally bought and sold property in France. Over the years he has advised scores of clients on a variety of issues concerning the purchase and ownership of French real estate.

In 1991 Cecil Jones founded Just France (www.justfrance.com) to offer high-end French rental properties to discriminating travelers. In 2001 he founded the parallel company Just France Sales to offer quality residential properties for sale in Paris and the French countryside. He has long-standing relationships with the most accomplished professionals in the fields of French property sales , law, finance, banking, accounting, and architecture.

For a list of the topics covered by JFS’ advisory services, click here. Clients may seek advice on a specific issue, ask for JFS’ intervention on a particular phase of the acquisition process, or retain JFS to oversee the real estate purchase from start to finish.