Sign real estate sales mandate online, 2 minutes
Sales mandate between seller owner and real estate agent holding T card, electronically signed same legal value as paper mandate. Compliant Hoguet law (n° 70-9 January 2 1970) and eIDAS regulation — advanced signature recommended, multi-signers (co-ownership, community), 10 year archiving included.
- Legal framework
- Hoguet law — T card
- Signature level
- eIDAS AES recommended
- Legal archiving
- 10 years included
What is real estate sales mandate?
Real estate sales mandate is contract by which owner (mandator) entrusts real estate agent holding professional T card (real estate transactions) mission find buyer for property. It is governed by law n° 70-9 January 2 1970 (called "Hoguet law") and subject strict rules: T card, financial guarantee, mandatory mentions (seller net price, commission, duration, possible exclusivity), termination procedures. Mandate may be simple (owner can sign multiple mandates and sell by himself) or exclusive (agent alone authorized present property).
Why sign sales mandate electronically?
Identical legal value
Article 1366 Civil Code recognizes electronic writing same probative force as paper writing, provided person from which emanates can be identified and document is conserved in conditions guaranteeing integrity. No Hoguet provision requires handwritten signature sales mandate.
Multi-signers (couple, co-ownership)
If property belongs multiple co-owners (married couple, co-ownership, family company), all must sign mandate under penalty partial nullity. Our flow manages sequential or parallel signature: each signer receives individual link secured OTP SMS and signs at pace from phone.
10 year archiving included
Article 72 decree July 20 1972 imposes real estate agent conserve mandates 10 years. Certyneo automatically archives signed mandate + its eIDAS audit trail throughout duration, accessible click from your dashboard-miuk respond CCI control or DGCCRF.
eIDAS audit trail opposable
Each mandate delivered with proof PDF: signer identity, qualified timestamp, SHA-256 hash, IP geolocation, OTP SMS verification. Opposable case dispute on commission, duration, exclusivity or conferred powers.
Sign sales mandate 4 steps
From mandate preparation to legal archiving, less 5 minutes.
1. Prepare mandate
Upload your existing PDF or start from template compliant Hoguet law (T card, financial guarantee, duration, seller net price, commission, exclusivity or not, termination conditions).
2. Add signers
Real estate agent + owner(s). In co-ownership or community, add all co-owners. Each receives personalized secure link by email.
3. Choose eIDAS level
Advanced signature (AES) recommended real estate sale: identity verification OTP SMS, unique certificate per signer, qualified timestamp. Compliant article 26 eIDAS regulation.
4. Sign and archive
Each signer signs from phone or computer. Finalized mandate + proof PDF archived 10 years automatically, accessible anytime.
Frequently asked questions
- Can real estate sales mandate be electronically signed?
- Yes, without restriction. Hoguet law does not require handwritten signature: only mandatory are mentions article 1 decree July 20 1972 (T card, financial guarantee, duration, seller net price, commission). Article 1366 Civil Code confers electronic signature same value as paper signature when signer identification and document integrity guaranteed.
- What signature level choose: SES, AES or QES?
- For real estate sales mandate, advanced signature (AES) professional standard. It provides strengthened reliability presumption thanks identity verification (OTP SMS) and unique certificate per signer. QES reserved authentic act sale before notary; SES (simple signature) undersized considering financial stakes mandate.
- What do co-ownership, co-ownership or married couple case?
- All co-owners must sign mandate under penalty partial nullity (art. 815-3 Civil Code co-ownership; art. 1424 Civil Code married couple community). Certyneo multi-signer flow manages sequential or parallel signature. Each signer receives personal link with OTP SMS own number.
- What is maximum duration sales mandate?
- Duration freely set by parties within 30 year limit (art. 73 decree n° 72-678). In practice, majority simple mandates concluded 3 months renewable, exclusive mandates 3 months irrevocable then simple. Beyond 3 months, mandator can terminate under notice 15 days by registered letter.
- What are mandatory mentions sales mandate?
- Complete identity parties, agent professional T card number, organization and financial guarantee amount, precise duration, seller net price, commission amount or rate and party bears charge, exclusivity or not, termination conditions, designation competent court.
- Does exclusive mandate have different legal regime?
- Yes — exclusive mandate (art. 78 decree July 20 1972) must include exclusivity clause in separate box mandate front, and specify irrevocability duration (often 3 months). Simple mandate allows owner sign multiple mandates and sell by himself; exclusive mandate prohibits these two possibilities under penalty.
- Can terminate electronically signed sales mandate?
- Yes — termination follows same rules paper mandate: respect notice set contract (15 days most mandates beyond 3 months), notification by registered letter or any means provided mandate. Termination itself can be electronically signed.
- Electronically signed mandate trade court-mi opposable?
- Yes — French jurisprudence unanimously recognizes eIDAS-compliant electronic signature. Reliability presumption article 1367 Civil Code makes advanced signature (AES) opposable without further proof, provided produce eIDAS audit trail justice (proof PDF automatically delivered Certyneo).
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