I do not know about every case of course, but in any case I know it was a long read ay the notary office where the content was the same each time. I owned thre

I do not know about every case of course, but in any case I know it was a long read ay the notary office where the content was the same each time. I owned three apartments and it was all the same every time. My brother bought two houses - same. Similar for friends. I am not sure what can vary from house to house which is not handled by the regulation. The pre-contract and contract elements are all very strict (who pays what, what the engagements are and it is not negotiable), the the house must adhere to the code except when listed, there is a time where you can raise issues that must be fixed etc. To be clear, I do not doubt that there are edge cases but in the, say, 50 cumulated cases I know of there has never been a deviation from the standard contract. The value of the notary in France is to gather evidence, check that everything is there and read the contract over an hour or so. If it was more digitalized, I think we could bypass that part entirely for standard purchases.