You own a house surrounded by greenery, whether it is your main or secondary residence, you can sell part of your land to save money on maintenance. Better still, the division will sometimes allow you to recover a capital. But beware, this type of operation should not be carried out lightly, as it requires great technicality.
First reflex: check that the land you plan to sell is buildable. If so, its value will be much higher than that of pleasure land. To find out, examine the municipal or intermunicipal local urban plan (PLU), or consult it online (Geoportail-urbanisme.gouv.fr). This document specifies the local construction rules to be respected by your purchaser if he intends to erect a building on the plot (size, height, aspect, garage, etc.). If your property is located in a housing estate, check its specifications, which are sometimes more restrictive. He may impose, for example, the agreement of colotis to validate the division.
To assist you in your task, call on an expert surveyor, the only professional authorized to divide land. He will demarcate the new plot, assign it a cadastral number and take care of the formalities with the town planning department (declaration of detachment or request for a development permit). For his intervention, on estimate, count between 1,500 and 3,000 euros excluding taxes, depending on the size and location of the plot, the number of neighbors and the complexity of the project.
If your land is not buildable, contact your neighbours, one of them might want to enlarge his land. In this case, the formalities are simplified, since there is no planning declaration to obtain upstream. Warning, “for the ‘detachment-attachment’ operation to be valid, the land sold must be contiguous to the buyer’s plot”, says Arnaud Futeul, expert surveyor in Landerneau (Finistère).
The usefulness of an architect
In addition to his technical role, the surveyor-expert also advises on the planned cutting. “We check, for example, that the main house’s water or sewage supply networks do not pass under the detached plot”, explains Pierre Maiore, expert surveyor in Nantes. Otherwise, you must create an easement in the deed of sale, to retain the right to go to your neighbor in the event, for example, of bringing your facilities up to standard.
An architect will also be very useful in this type of operation, because you can ask him for a three-dimensional sketch to visualize your detached plot with a house on it. These drawings will also serve to attract potential buyers, who will be able to project themselves better.
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