Are ‘loggia’ included in overall size?

LOGGIA – covered and walled spaces running along the outside of a property with one or more open sides – can often lead to legal disputes over whether they should be counted as part of the habitable area in sales documents.

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The law in France is open to interpretation.

Open loggia are generally not regarded as a private part of the property and therefore should be excluded from habitable area calculations, as defined in property sales documents under the Loi Carrez.

If, however, they are closed off, for example by the addition of windows, they may – in certain circumstances – be considered private and, therefore, part of the property’s habitable area.

Importantly, if included as part of the measurements, they should be specifically mentioned, particularly in buildings with communal areas.

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