Property surveys in Lacanau

It depends on the age and type of property. Every sale needs a DPE (Energy Performance Certificate) and an ERP (risk statement). Building permit issued before 1 July 1997: asbestos survey. Built before 1949: CREP (lead report). Gas or electrical installations over 15 years old: gas and electrical safety checks. Termites: if the area is covered by a prefectoral order. For a flat in a shared building, add the loi Carrez floor-area measurement. Send us the address and year of construction: we will confirm the exact list with a free quote within 24 hours.

For a year-round let, furnished or unfurnished, the landlord must provide a DPE (Energy Performance Certificate), an ERP (risk statement) and a loi Boutin living-area measurement. Depending on the property's age, you also need a CREP (lead report, pre-1949) and gas and electrical safety checks (installations over 15 years old). For short-term holiday lets, the rules have changed in recent years and can vary from one town to another. Registration is handled by Lacanau town hall, so check with them before the season. We can carry out the DPE and any other survey required.

Lacanau is a coastal town exposed to erosion. The ERP (risk statement) is mandatory for both sales and lettings. It lists the known natural and technological risks at the property's address. It also states whether the property lies in an area exposed to shoreline retreat, where such an area has been officially mapped. The ERP must be less than 6 months old when the contract is signed. We prepare it from the official documents in force. If you are planning building work near the ocean, also check with the town hall's planning department.

A termite report is required for a sale when the area is covered by a prefectoral order. The order creates the obligation, not the type of building. A timber house is therefore not automatically affected, and a block-built house can be. Give us the address and we will check whether it falls within an affected area. If it does, the report must be less than 6 months old at signing. Even when it is not mandatory, an inspection of the roof timbers, decking and joinery can spare you an unpleasant surprise.

Yes, this is common in Lacanau. You can leave the keys with an estate agent, a key-holding service, a neighbour or a caretaker, and we will agree the time and place of collection together. We can usually visit within 24 to 48 hours. Your reports are emailed to you within 48 hours, and we remain available by phone for any questions. Please make sure we can reach the meters, the fuse board, the loft and any outbuildings: the surveyor needs to inspect every room. Anything left locked will be recorded as not inspected in the report.