There has been a tremendous boom in overseas property ownership. Whether for personal use as a family, holiday or retirement property or as an investment property, the market shows no sign of slowing down.
In the excitement of making the decision to go ahead, its easy to overlook the importance of taking professional advice with regards to the legal situation.
The law in respect of property and mortgages abroad is very different from that in the UK. Local practices, customs and regulations are very different and vary from country to country. One of the most common mistakes made by people purchasing overseas property is to assume that everything will be similar to the UK and there can be nasty shocks in store when the reality of the very different legal system strikes them. Television programmes have highlighted problems in proving ownership, lack of planning permission or plans for three lane highways cutting virtually cutting through the garden.
It neednt be like this. Expert advisers are in a position to guide buyers through the maze of foreign property purchase and to help them to get independent and specialized advice from professional people such as...