Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
promesse de location
English translation:
promise to lease
French term
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
promesse de location
"Ils sont en état d'usure normale compte tenu de leur âge et ne sont grevé d''aucune sûreté, nantissement, privilège, ni sont l'objet d'aucune **promesse** d'achat ou **de location,** à l'exception des dispositions des contrats de crédi-bail décrits an ANNEXE no. 16."
Is this just "promise to lease?"
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femme
| 5 +3 | promise to lease |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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| 4 +1 | sale or rental agreement |
berg
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| 5 | offer to rent |
Carmy Tutino
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| 4 | lease option |
wfarkas (X)
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| 3 | agreement to lease/let |
Paula McMullan
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Jul 15, 2008 07:58: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "Real Estate"
Jul 19, 2008 12:40: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Jul 19, 2008 14:35: Jean-Claude Gouin changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/123909">Barbara Cochran, MFA's</a> old entry - "promesse de location"" to ""promise to lease""
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Proposed translations
Canada
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Native in: French
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
promise to lease
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-14 15:26:46 GMT)
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Here, in Canada, we use a mixture of American English and British English. In Canada, a realtor will submit an offer to lease called a "Promise to lease" which will become binding once accepted by the lessor ... and can be then called an "agreement".
sale or rental agreement
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kashew
: Yes, there are two "promises" - buying and renting.
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| disagree |
B D Finch
: An English sale or rental agreement is bilateral, the French promesse de vent or de location is unilateral.
1 hr
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| agree |
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
: the phrase means: there is no sale or rental agreement concerning the property
4 hrs
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United Kingdom
agreement to lease/let
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Note added at 15 mins (2008-07-14 13:43:51 GMT)
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This is similar to a letter of intent under English law where you would still need to sign a lease agreement. See:
http://www.universimmo.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=40940
This is also similar to a "promesse de vente" situation where you agree to buy a property, but the actual sale only takes place once you sign the "acte de vente".
I think the position under French law is different from English law, where an agreement to agree is not binding, whereas I believe that a "promesse" is. Any French law specialists out there able to confirm or deny??
Canada
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Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) , English (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French, Italian to English, Italian to French, and 1 more.
offer to rent
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B D Finch
: This phrase is confusingly (as it is so like "offer to lease", which is a legal document) used by estate agents to announce availability of a property for rent.
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