French estate agency licence (Hoguet law) — T, G and S endorsements

Any individual or company habitually acting as an intermediary in, or managing, property and business assets: sales agencies, letting and property managers, block managers (syndics), sellers of property listings. Their staff need a separate authorisation certificate.

What this scheme covers

• C.1Endorsements that define the authorised activity: “property and business transactions” (T licence), “property management” (G licence), “block management” (S licence), plus the “list seller” and “tourism services” endorsements.
• C.2Four cumulative conditions: professional aptitude (qualification or experience), good repute, professional indemnity insurance and, as soon as client money is handled, a financial guarantee.
• C.3A three-year validity, renewable, conditional on the continuing-training duty introduced by the ALUR law: 14 hours a year or 42 hours over three consecutive years.
• C.4An enforceable ethical framework: the code of conduct for property professionals set by decree no. 2015-1090 of 28 August 2015, breaches of which can trigger disciplinary sanctions.
• C.5Public visibility: holders appear in the national register of property professionals maintained by CCI France and searchable online.

The link with Qualiopi

The licence authorises a property occupation and has nothing to do with Qualiopi. The bridge lies elsewhere, and it is a strong one: the ALUR continuing-training hours are delivered by training providers, and those seeking public or pooled funding for them need Qualiopi certification.

The process, summarised

1. 1.Determine which endorsements are needed (T, G, S, list seller, tourism services) in light of the activities actually carried out and the company's objects.
2. 2.Evidence professional aptitude: a law, economics or business degree at bachelor level or above, the BTS in property professions or an equivalent qualification; failing that, ten years' experience in a Hoguet-regulated role, cut to four years for a managerial role (articles 11 to 14 of decree no. 72-678).
3. 3.Take out professional indemnity insurance and, where client money is handled, a financial guarantee from an approved guarantor; where no money is handled, a declaration of non-handling is filed instead.
4. 4.File the application (Cerfa form 15312) with the territorial CCI of the registered office, together with proof of good repute, aptitude, insurance and guarantee.
5. 5.Request an authorisation certificate (Cerfa form 15315) for every employee or self-employed negotiator acting on the licence holder's behalf.
6. 6.Complete the required continuing training and file the renewal application within the two months preceding expiry, failing which the holder is removed from the national register.