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Once you have sold your property in France and are ready to seal the deal, you might think that your work is over. However, there are still a few things that you will need to do before you are finished closing the sale of your property in France.

Once all of your furniture and belongings have been removed from your France property, you are ready to start these important final steps in the process:

• Obtain a complete closing package from your estate agent. This usually includes a seller disclosure, purchase contract, addendums and more. It is an important document to keep with you as it is an official record of the sale of your France property. Gather together all of the documents and keep them in a safe place in case you need them again.
• Check in with the buyers and confirm that they are happy and settled with everything, and have no further questions to ask or requests to make of you. Arrange when they will be moving into their new home. 
• Hire a professional cleaning service to thoroughly clean the home before the new owners move in. This is not a necessary step, and if you have the time you can clean the home yourself, but it is a great way to make a lasting good impression on your buyer. 
• Make sure that all shut-off valves are turned completely off, such as for the sinks, toilets and dishwashers. If any of these have even the smallest drip, they can cause a flood if the next owner takes a while to move in. Let the new owner know you have turned off the water so that they will know to turn it back on when they move it.
• Cancel all of your utilities and stop any newspaper deliveries that you receive at your real estate in France. 
• Leave the new buyer all of the house keys, including the keys for the gate and the mailbox, in a kitchen drawer or in a package on the table. 
• If you are selling your real estate in France with the appliances included, don’t forget to leave the warranties and manuals for these appliances in an easy to find place for the new owner. 
• Give the house one last check over to make sure that you haven’t left any important possessions behind. Check in drawers, at the back of closets, and on the top of bookshelves to find things that might be hidden away. 
• If the real estate in France is going to be left vacant for a while before the new owner moves in, be sure to lock the doors and install a lamp on a timer to deter thieves.  
• Don’t forget to leave the new owners your contact information just in case they need to get a hold of you for any reason.
  

Once everything regarding the sale of your real estate in France is final and resolved, you will be able to say goodbye to your home and let the new owners move in and take over.

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Here are some tips for the final steps of the process of selling a property in France.