Selling a property from an estate
An estate sale is not an ordinary sale: you first have to prove who has the right to sell, gather documents that are sometimes decades old, and obtain agreement from people who do not live in the same place.
Three conditions before going to market
Heir status is established
The deed of inheritance drawn up by the notary states who inherits and in what proportions. Without it, no serious buyer commits.
The property is registered to the heirs
Transcription in the land register makes the sale possible. The notary handles it.
All rights holders agree
Including any usufructuary and heirs living abroad. A notarial power of attorney allows signature at a distance.
The documents to gather
- Death certificate and deed of inheritance
- Previous title deed (the deceased's purchase deed)
- Cadastral extract and site plan
- Valid energy performance certificate
- Construction plans and building permits
- For an apartment: co-ownership rules, minutes of the last three general meetings, service charge statement, reserve fund position
- Mortgage clearance certificate or land charges statement
- Evidence of works carried out, any decennial guarantees
- Ongoing lease and recent rent receipts, where applicable
- Planning information from the commune
We obtain these documents for you from the commune, the cadastre, the building manager and the notary. In practice this is what saves the most time.
How it unfolds, step by step
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01
Valuation and strategy
A reasoned market value, an asking price, a realistic timeline. We also tell you what not to renovate: in an estate sale, most works are not recovered in the price.
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Sale mandate
Signed by all the heirs or by an appointed representative. It sets the duration, the price and our fee, payable only on completion.
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File preparation
Documents, energy certificate, measurement, professional photography, description in three languages.
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Marketing
Publication on the Luxembourg portals and to our buyer register. Grouped viewings to limit trips back and forth.
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05
Selection and negotiation
We verify financing capacity before putting an offer to the heirs. An unfunded offer costs months.
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06
Sale agreement
Written agreement on price and conditions, usually subject to a mortgage condition.
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07
Notarial deed
Final signature and payment of the price, distributed between the heirs according to their shares.
How long it takes
For a straightforward file, allow a few weeks of preparation, then one to three months of marketing, and around two to three months between the sale agreement and the notarial deed while the buyer obtains financing. A contentious joint ownership or an unreachable heir can double these timings.
Our fee
Valuation, file preparation, photography and publication are at our expense. The commission is due only on signature of the notarial deed, as a percentage of the sale price, agreed in advance and written into the mandate. If the property does not sell, you pay nothing.