Location Agreements

Location agreements in France carry weight under the Code civil and, for covered sites, the Code du patrimoine. So a contract for a Paris haussmannian apartment, a Bordeaux chateau, or a Marseille warehouse needs more than a translated template. We draft bilingual agreements that set filming windows, fees, repair duties, insurance caps, and liability limits. The wording suits a French notaire and a global legal team alike. Heritage sites bring extra rules. For Mont-Saint-Michel, the Palace of Versailles, or Monuments Historiques estates in the Loire Valley, we add the upkeep clauses the DRAC and curatorial offices need.

Our team works the fee talks against today's market rates in Paris, Lyon, Nice, and the local film commissions. As a result, we often save around fifteen-per-cent versus listed asking prices, yet keep terms fair for the property owner. Standard agreements turn around in forty-eight hours, with faster paths for last-minute location pivots. Each contract sits in an indexed dossier next to permit and insurance records. So your office staff and the legal team can check any clause on demand, and your production lands on each location with the forms already in place.