Property surveys in Saint-Estèphe

Property surveys in Saint-Estèphe : what you need to know

In Saint-Estèphe, the vineyards of the appellation of the same name cover most of the land. Housing follows: wine châteaux with wine stores and vat rooms, main houses, winegrowers' houses and stone workers' cottages. The village centre and several hamlets group older houses. Recent construction is limited. Towards the estuary, the low-lying land is sparsely inhabited.

A wine estate in Saint-Estèphe often combines several buildings from different periods, each with its own obligations. The CREP (lead report) targets homes built before 1 January 1949. The asbestos survey covers everything whose permit predates 1 July 1997: wine stores, vat rooms, sheds, offices, fibre-cement roofs. Gas and electrical installations over 15 years old are inspected home by home. Let workers' cottages must have a DPE (Energy Performance Certificate) and a loi Boutin living area; if rated G they can no longer be let since 1 January 2025, with F to follow in 2028. Outside the centre, private septic systems are common. A termite inspection is required in municipalities covered by a prefectoral order: we check the status of your address.

Depending on the property's location, the ERP (risk statement) may flag flooding and tidal surge for land near the estuary, as well as clay shrink-swell. For the sale of a wine estate, we hand over a file sorted by building, ready to pass on to the notaire.