Portuguese here... never get "a" lawyer in Portugal. Get at least one plus another that has knowledge of notary/registry of land, e.g. a "conservador" (keeper of registers). Preferably miles apart and not knowing about each other. Assure you have one of them properly translating all documentation back to you.
I have had great experiences with a Solicitador. They are very effective in all kinds of bureaucratic processes and I got all constructions of the previous owners legalised without a glitch.
@@lusofreak excellent advice. Especially about the land registry and notaries. The local junta and planning authorities are excellent people to ask for advice before you buy the land, afterwards is too late, as I'm sure you know but many don't. You can't buy land and do whatever you like on it, without risking everything you spend and more, It's a great pity many people don't understand the mistakes they can make with their life savings. Thanks for offering wise advice.
Yes, it is almost always correct that you must go see a property for yourself. However, we were buying and moving to portugal during covid and we were on the clock. We could not visit and time was critical. So we had a lawyer and real estate agent and a building inspector visit the property to make sure we knew everything possible. They inspected the house, video recording every square meter for us. We had live video calls. They video recorded the neighborhood, the wider region. We bought the house remotely, and fortunately it all worked out.
@@ayzie804 im in viseu. i would recommend our Lisbon based lawyer. The real estate people did a good job but we got the feeling there was less price negotiating on our behalf than we might have liked. But we didnt know.
Portuguese who indeed bought some land. My main advise is make 100% sure of what are the real property limits. Both on the ground and on the papers. It's almost useless to say, but back in the day. Long ago. Sometimes land/properties were "adjusted" with some talk between men in the local tavern and sealed with a handshake. So, walls, fences, etc. are a major help to figure that out. Before you land on your neighbors property by (your) mistake. A nice conversation with your neighbor(s) tend to be a great help. Just to make sure all are on the same page regarding your intended property. After rejecting some 8 properties I finally ended up with one that had the limits 100% defined. Both on the ground and on the papers. nothing fancy and relatively cheap within my pocket range. But a true piece of mind. Worth mention that in Portugal house or property are taken extremely serious and are "sacred". To the point one don't enter someone's house/property without permission. Sometimes leading to extreme measures. So be aware.
Jasper excellent job on explaining house hunting and what a win both ways on the concept of trading off. Can certainly be advantageous for someone to help you out and have you help them out with a place to stay, learn, meet new friends and check out Portugal. Wow Jasper you're not just a pretty face.
This is why i'm highly weary of lawyers and people working in the realm of law and bureaucracy, you have to tell them to check out this or that, to keep an eye on this or that or else they screw up. It's like they only do their job properly if you show them clearly that you are as well informed or even better informed than them, but then, why the hell do you need them for? Basically, most of them are a bunch of crooks!
you are quite right about that. btw, the realtor is not a meddler, he works for the seller and gives as few info as possible. and our?? lawyer seems to collaborate with the realtor, which brings us to a second lawyer in a different town to bring a fraud case before a public prosecutor. however, not all is lost, we already occupied the house and did not pay the whole sum yet, because we insist on the promised habitation licence mentioned in the contract. they want our money, so they have to fullfill the contract somehow, although they don t like that.
Great video, many thanks! I have to add that we paid engineer for his service in house renovation but he didn't tell us about needed permissions and later we had bad problems, it could be arrested and all works interrupted. Thanks to worker some temporary solution was made and later we succeeded to legalize renovation.
I loved Mistake Number 5, simply because we are thinking of buying a property in Portugal and have therefore rented a house for September and October in the Penemacor district. First of all to see if it's something for us to live in the area. The Ghost Town has already been added to the "to visit" list.
Really good information. Excellent mini-course for anyone considering making a move. I might have anticipated mmost of those, but the partial ownership thing would have completely blindsided me, as would the idea of a house being on some one else's land.
Very eye opening, especially regarding the lawyer and the registry. Thanks for the tips. I'm looking for a property and this information will save me from headaches
For these kind of mistakes, all real state agents and agencies have an insurance that serves to indemnify the clients. But, BEFORE you buy ask for the topographic plan.
Goedenavond, ik bericht je maar even in het nl. top vlog, hier kunnen mensen heel veel van leren en ik ook. Wat jij in je vlog vertel kun je in meerdere landen toepassen en bedankt hiervoor. Maak er wat mooi’s van daar groet Murat Moordrecht.
I'm looking to purchase a small house in central region, only because it is affordable there, but I'd rather be closer to the ocean because as you said, it's cooler. Thanx for all the info.
Did I told you i wanted to relocate to Portugal? Thats crazy cause i do! Things are getting scary in USA. My ancestors are from Spain and Corsica so i believe its the right move. I found this video very informative. although a bit complicated! Ill definitely shot you and email when ready. Wishing you all the best! Thanks much! Hilde R. ;)
Great video and thanks for looking into it as after my last comment about people buying their property and it turned out not to be theirs, well all i got was you need a Lawler. That's not the point estate agent's and lawyers should know what they are doing. Iv put this because it's the same in Greece so i now need to spend time and money to find out what's belongs to me.
It sounds like is a mine field the PT property market ,it feels like this sector needs a lot of improvements, having said that the people are fantastic as long as you do not enter any big financial transaction with them, very informative video thanks.
Its not more difficult than in any other country. You just need to know the national laws. And I really believe that its easier and clearer than in most other EU countries. You should nowhere buy property without legal advice.
Great insightful video! I think the same holds true for most countries. I did many of these mistakes myself in Colombia, though I’m very content here 😊
@@GhostTownVlogs That's for sure your schedule is on Dutch time, still you have progressed very well, and I do enjoy the content, and the right and wrong ways of fixing them, keep up the good work.
Je hebt groot gelijk, alhoewel onderhandelen mij nog niet mee is gevallen. Uiteindelijk hadden we een deal, Koch lt de buurman het voor die lage prijs!
Jasper je legt het weer heerlijk eerlijk uit. Ik volg je vanaf het begin. Dat je nog eens een uitzending deed samen met Melanie. Bied me nog een keer aan als vrijwilliger. Als het hier thuis wat minder hectisch is Groet Marco
Dankjewel voor deze video🙏wij zijn in het proces van ons huis verkopen in NL en dan met de camper naar Portugal te vertrekken...meerdere bergenaren zijn ons al voorgegaan😅Wij zijn al jaren aant wikken en wegen,maar nu de knoop doorgehakt!Hopelijk vinden we een mooi plekje in portugal en met deze tips komt het vast goed😅 ❤
You are correct for the summer. But in the winter its quite a bit colder here than in the Algarve. I even had a few snowflakes this year near to Leiria🤪 Most important is that you have reliable heating.
And we also love haggling, but this is because we have our methods to avoid big gov control. We call it Ayni in Quechua. This goes way beyond the idea of "exchange": it is really becoming part of the highest or greatest flow of energy within the organic weave and not resisting it as gringos programmed in matrix do. It is generative, circular and syntropic.
You forgot to say that it almost doesn't rain in the algarve 😂 thank you for the tips! I'm portuguese and buying a house is looking rather frightening... You were very courageous going there its super hot and super cold sometimes but it's beautiful and there is very good food and wine and cheap house prices...
You know, I was wondering if you had thought to put the word out for some volunteer helpers with all the work you have under way ... and here you are doing exactly that :D An excellent idea. In large part, you are doing in Portugal what I wanted to do here in England - find a long abandoned rural village and bring it back to life. But regulations and prices are not conducive to such fun dreams here I am sad to say.
Of course! All these “mistakes” is not just in Portugal, but anywhere! Of course you want to see the property, best initial investment you can make. A lot of parts of Portugal ownership has been transferred word of mouth for generations, nothing written/registered, hard to know what the actual property is.
As a Dutch you definitely should choose to live in the northern Portuguese countryside, and nearer the coast. Life is more fast paced and “northern” here. It’s like a healthy middle point between the Netherlands and Algarve. Here in Douro / Minho we consider the region tou are living in (Castelo Branco) a true land of emptyness and nothingness. Those lands have been experiencing human exodus for over a century. You could at least have gone to somewhere near the coast like Aveiro or Figueira da Foz.
Excellent video with sound advice. Love your clean and well organized workshop. Tell us did you get the parts of your home that weren't registered, registered? Is your gardener/cook one of the volunteers? I see people come and go but never know who they are.
Hi Jasper Very good info i'm in the process of buying a property in portugal central area .. out of the 5 you list i have done 1 and that one is got a lawyer so 1 out of 5 is not bad what could possibly go wrong lol,,
Hazel ☘️ Great information …. A good lawyer is worth their weight in gold … but remember they too have to wait on documents going back and forward from government offices , so it’s easy to say “great lawyer, but they are terribly slow” My “4 week “turnover from agreement to finalisation is still ongoing 9 months later ! … but that’s coz my lawyer is efficient and discovered missing land even the previous owner was not aware of … and didn’t know he owned … so waiting is a pain , but can be to your advantage … Love to you Renato and the girlies … I’m still on tenterhooks to know for sure if Akira is pregnant ?.. (Or have I somehow missed the update. .? ) 🙏☘️😘
Thanks for the information, I'm planning to come in April to look for land. I'd be happy if you could recommend a good lawyer who can inspect the land and the property.
One very important point is that all the owners of neighbouring plots have declined in writing the opportunity to buy the property you wish to buy at the price you are paying. If this has not happened a neighbour has the legal right to buy the property you own even years later at the price you paid. The warning not to buy more land than you can maintain is a very important tip, it's not a common problem in Northern Europe that land can become a burden, so bigger isn't always better in Portugal. Don't assume you can sell at the price you pay if things don't work out, you may not be able to sell at all. Dirt roads are difficult to maintain when rain washes them away and can become to rutted to use ordinary cars. Renovation of old buildings into legal dwellings is expensive, they become a "project" and must have an architect and structural engineer approval. Not all land can be lived on without the appropriate authority, so know what you are buying. Check with the local " Camera" the council officials are very helpful, they will tell the truth, your estate agent just wants to sell and may just say what you want to hear. Meet the locals, your neighbours, will they welcome you? Information and advice from local area is so helpful, they live there, their knowledge is priceless. Good luck it's a fantastic country.
@@evelynalexanderpentner9988 Hi, the reason I made those comments is that I was with a friend who bought a small Quinta. His estate agent was a wonderful lady, well respected by many Northern European expats and locals alike. I don't want to identify her by giving too many details which is a pity because I can't recommend her highly enough or I would gladly let others know how helpful she was. The most important reason for my trust is that she prevented my friend for buying a piece of land with terrible legal issues, it didn't even belong to the person trying to sell it. The lady spoke English and Portuguese and worked as a translator, she knew the law and explained every detail. Living in the area now my friend has learnt how many other people have been ripped off and had terrible experiences that cost tens of thousands of pounds. The lady helped with many other issues like insurance tax, residency etc. She is a good person which was lucky as there are many pit fall in buying from large estate agents especially, she was with a small local independent agency. The bits about planning and the local Junta have been learnt from friends dealing with building issues and listening to the lady who dealt with many professional builders architects and legal experts. Don't trust most estate agents, it's very rare to get one that is both honest and knowledgeable, go to the offices who make the rules, most speak English, go by what they say you will also build goodwill that way. Northern Europeans flashing the cash locally but ignoring the rules upset people who can be of great assistance when treated with respect. You can go to find out about who owns land etc by the land registry online and also speak to notaries who do the land transfers. My friend was helped throughout by the locals because he asks nicely for help and lives modestly. Good luck I hope what I say is useful and answers your question to some extent. If you need better information I will try to answer but my knowledge is obviously not as deep as the locals and based only on general knowledge of people I know.
@lynne2774 : Thank you for to write so much infos, we are long time here we saw even so much. The thing is when you come fresh here, all is nice, you see diverent thinks ans so on, the brain is out, settle down, come down , get enough information, and be carefully with the money. Thank you , we move now from the Algarve to Pedrogão Grande, Greatings Evelyn & Alexander
Hello. Thank you for the great video. How can i contact you about volenteering? I tried to find access to the map database for checking properties you showed, but i feel im just led in circles in the gov sites. Can you tell me how to get to these maps you showed?
Very glad the Dutch are here in Portugal. Along with the Irish, der Deutsche and English, Russians, Francais and all the europeans giving their time and work doing good here. Hopefully your experiences and expectations will renew the vitality in the Country. Hopefully, we pray God through Our Lady of Fatima will help in All your efforts.
can someone explain what the deal is with this rustic land? is it better to have this? I am interested in a place that has a house and some land but i have no idea even where to start besides looking on idealista i would just like somewhere within a few minutes drive of the sea/beaches but also far enough to have a house and land. Oh great video btw, thanks a lot for the tips.
Yes, Jan Van Riebeeck negotiated his way into South Africa, and we are still here after almost 400 years, and up until 120 years ago we still spoke dutch, and even 80 years ago our Bibles were also Dutch, my Grandfather who died 50 years ago spoke Dutch, now we speak Afrikaans.
I just hope the Portugeuse know that you are going to turn their country into little Holland and start your own version of Dutch, LOL! If you can do that ,I am sure many Afrikaners will go and live in your Little Holland. LOL!
Hi there, good information. Thank you. Where would you suggest look for a rustic getaway like a small barn or building like a bungalow that i could make like a bunkhouse simple building etc. Really don't mind isolation, and prices etc .many thanks. You sound Dutch.love Holland I visit often.im UK .cheers Andy .
Hi - thanks for a great video, very elumenating! On the Cadastral section search, on the building registary map I see some letters (presumably corosponding to the designation of the land) would you know where I can find the meaning for these? one is PN and the other is CA. Thanks.
I have discovered I have a lot more land than I thought and a well great. I am still not totally sure of my exact boundaries so what is the web address of the Portuguese land registry.
Great video, very useful info, thanks! I'm planing to buy land on the north. Could you please recommend there I can find info(perhaps in some of your videos) regarding the renovating the house: what parts(roof, floor, etc) of the house I can repair by my self(I have some construction experience) and for what I will have to(according to law) delegate to licensed professionals?
Well done for knowing that renovation of old buildings needs professional imput. To become a legal dwelling and sold as such I believe becomes a " project" therefore requires and architect and a structural engineer. I believe in some buildings it's possible to live and be classed as a barn but cannot be sold as a house later. The local council or "camera" will give you helpful advice and refer you to the local building regulation authority. Good luck, you need specialist advice from a qualified legal professional not really opinions like mine from strangers. My experience is from supporting a friend buy an old quinta, he's a very happy man, because he had the benefit of honest professionals, with a good local reputation. Several friends were conned by dishonest estate agents. Good luck
Buying in land property in Portugal can be very intricated since general information is scatered all over the place: by not knowing the laws your best source of information should be a notary that normaly inland make 90% of the buying and selling properties. 1 - see the adverts that you like on-line and select at least 6 properties. 2 - come to see what you choose in person by contacting the n. on the advert . 3 -Ask for papers from the properties. 4 - Go to a notary in this region so that he/she can tell you: if it is owned by the seller, if it has any debts, if it´s legal, what kind of license it have, if there is any preference of family members on buying, etc. 5 - Go yourself to the Urban department of the city hall ask the technician responsable for that region what you can and cannot do with that property. 6 - if there is no more doubts, then it´s ready for you to buy it through it´s legal act that is called Escritura. - 7 - Go to the same notary and set the date.
I bought mine during covid when I could not visit. I also paid te asking price as it came with an other purchasing deal. Water and electricity are only 6 feet away. I don't care because I am staying off grid. The lack of facilities can be a bonus if you want to be offgrid. Now I just need to fix it up. I am not sure about the boundaries but I see I can now look it up. My lawyer just cleared of before completing the job. My new solicitor is pure gold. The location is perfect it's just home. By the way learn Portuguese or you will have a very limited group of friends. I have loads of friends.
To make sure the land or ruin was built before 1951 its better to contact the "financas" with eportal and ask them, OR get a lawer to do it for you it costs around 200 euros.. a lot of land ruins and old houses were registered mid 1970s but in fact they were built before 1951 and thats what you want, the "financas" have those registers.. or you can ask the army for a satelite picture of the land pre 1951 and you can present that as proof too.
Portuguese here... never get "a" lawyer in Portugal. Get at least one plus another that has knowledge of notary/registry of land, e.g. a "conservador" (keeper of registers). Preferably miles apart and not knowing about each other. Assure you have one of them properly translating all documentation back to you.
I have had great experiences with a Solicitador. They are very effective in all kinds of bureaucratic processes and I got all constructions of the previous owners legalised without a glitch.
than you need same amout of money for lawyer and for house
@@lusofreak excellent advice. Especially about the land registry and notaries. The local junta and planning authorities are excellent people to ask for advice before you buy the land, afterwards is too late, as I'm sure you know but many don't. You can't buy land and do whatever you like on it, without risking everything you spend and more, It's a great pity many people don't understand the mistakes they can make with their life savings. Thanks for offering wise advice.
Its all about building relationships.
Yes, it is almost always correct that you must go see a property for yourself. However, we were buying and moving to portugal during covid and we were on the clock. We could not visit and time was critical. So we had a lawyer and real estate agent and a building inspector visit the property to make sure we knew everything possible. They inspected the house, video recording every square meter for us. We had live video calls. They video recorded the neighborhood, the wider region. We bought the house remotely, and fortunately it all worked out.
Happy that it worked out for you! Would you recommend the people you worked with? In which region are you? Cheers, Alex
@@ayzie804 We are in viseu. I would recommend our lawyer, but I'm not sure about the real estate people.
@@ayzie804 im in viseu. i would recommend our Lisbon based lawyer. The real estate people did a good job but we got the feeling there was less price negotiating on our behalf than we might have liked. But we didnt know.
@@hemlock40 Thank you! Would you name him/her for us?
@@ayzie804 Carolina sobrinho, easy to find online. Specialist in relocation immigration, residency, real estate
Lovely clean/neat workshop/office.
Portuguese who indeed bought some land. My main advise is make 100% sure of what are the real property limits. Both on the ground and on the papers. It's almost useless to say, but back in the day. Long ago. Sometimes land/properties were "adjusted" with some talk between men in the local tavern and sealed with a handshake.
So, walls, fences, etc. are a major help to figure that out. Before you land on your neighbors property by (your) mistake. A nice conversation with your neighbor(s) tend to be a great help. Just to make sure all are on the same page regarding your intended property.
After rejecting some 8 properties I finally ended up with one that had the limits 100% defined. Both on the ground and on the papers. nothing fancy and relatively cheap within my pocket range. But a true piece of mind.
Worth mention that in Portugal house or property are taken extremely serious and are "sacred". To the point one don't enter someone's house/property without permission. Sometimes leading to extreme measures. So be aware.
Jasper excellent job on explaining house hunting and what a win both ways on the concept of trading off. Can certainly be advantageous for someone to help you out and have you help them out with a place to stay, learn, meet new friends and check out Portugal. Wow Jasper you're not just a pretty face.
This is why i'm highly weary of lawyers and people working in the realm of law and bureaucracy, you have to tell them to check out this or that, to keep an eye on this or that or else they screw up. It's like they only do their job properly if you show them clearly that you are as well informed or even better informed than them, but then, why the hell do you need them for?
Basically, most of them are a bunch of crooks!
Basically, it's the other way around.
Your interfering is likely to screw things up.
you are quite right about that. btw, the realtor is not a meddler, he works for the seller and gives as few info as possible. and our?? lawyer seems to collaborate with the realtor, which brings us to a second lawyer in a different town to bring a fraud case before a public prosecutor. however, not all is lost, we already occupied the house and did not pay the whole sum yet, because we insist on the promised habitation licence mentioned in the contract. they want our money, so they have to fullfill the contract somehow, although they don t like that.
Great video, many thanks! I have to add that we paid engineer for his service in house renovation but he didn't tell us about needed permissions and later we had bad problems, it could be arrested and all works interrupted. Thanks to worker some temporary solution was made and later we succeeded to legalize renovation.
Thank you so much for all your advises. Take care.
I loved Mistake Number 5, simply because we are thinking of buying a property in Portugal and have therefore rented a house for September and October in the Penemacor district. First of all to see if it's something for us to live in the area.
The Ghost Town has already been added to the "to visit" list.
September is one of the best months and on October it will be also fine. But then the rain period will start.
Really good information. Excellent mini-course for anyone considering making a move.
I might have anticipated mmost of those, but the partial ownership thing would have completely blindsided me, as would the idea of a house being on some one else's land.
Some very sound advice Jasper
Very eye opening, especially regarding the lawyer and the registry. Thanks for the tips. I'm looking for a property and this information will save me from headaches
Great advice, Jasper.
Thank you for this video!! It is much needed information we didn't have!
Tx for the warning of the troubles ahead it's crazy how inefficient the system is cheers Buddy
For these kind of mistakes, all real state agents and agencies have an insurance that serves to indemnify the clients.
But, BEFORE you buy ask for the topographic plan.
Goedenavond, ik bericht je maar even in het nl. top vlog, hier kunnen mensen heel veel van leren en ik ook. Wat jij in je vlog vertel kun je in meerdere landen toepassen en bedankt hiervoor. Maak er wat mooi’s van daar groet Murat Moordrecht.
Amazing information you are helping a lot with your experience. Thank you
All good advice, well explained with a positive attitude 👍
Thanks for sharing 🙏
Great video 🎉 very informative for everyone at the start of their journey!
Thanks for sharing 👍 great info.
Very genuine video you are fun to watch I can't believe I watched the whole thing! Thank you for your generous advice!
Thanks
Thanks for all the info….
Loving the videos just came across this channel today, watching from London uk
Good advice
Geweldig Jasper , bedankt voor de info. Ik ben benieuwd hoe jij het doet met de taal . Want dat lijkt me ook een probleem. Respect man. ik benijd je
Great video, thanks.
I'm looking to purchase a small house in central region, only because it is affordable there, but I'd rather be closer to the ocean because as you said, it's cooler. Thanx for all the info.
Very informative, awesome 👏 Thank you 😊
Did I told you i wanted to relocate to Portugal? Thats crazy cause i do! Things are getting scary in USA. My ancestors are from Spain and Corsica so i believe its the right move. I found this video very informative. although a bit complicated! Ill definitely shot you and email when ready. Wishing you all the best! Thanks much! Hilde R. ;)
Great video and thanks for looking into it as after my last comment about people buying their property and it turned out not to be theirs, well all i got was you need a Lawler. That's not the point estate agent's and lawyers should know what they are doing. Iv put this because it's the same in Greece so i now need to spend time and money to find out what's belongs to me.
Very informative video, thanks for sharing Jasper 💯👍
It sounds like is a mine field the PT property market ,it feels like this sector needs a lot of improvements, having said that the people are fantastic as long as you do not enter any big financial transaction with them, very informative video thanks.
Its not more difficult than in any other country. You just need to know the national laws. And I really believe that its easier and clearer than in most other EU countries. You should nowhere buy property without legal advice.
Great insightful video! I think the same holds true for most countries. I did many of these mistakes myself in Colombia, though I’m very content here 😊
Hey Jasper amazing your still going with the build it should have been finished by now.
What do you mean..? Everything is exactly on my schedule 👻
@@GhostTownVlogs That's for sure your schedule is on Dutch time, still you have progressed very well, and I do enjoy the content, and the right and wrong ways of fixing them, keep up the good work.
Je hebt groot gelijk, alhoewel onderhandelen mij nog niet mee is gevallen.
Uiteindelijk hadden we een deal, Koch lt de buurman het voor die lage prijs!
Jasper je legt het weer heerlijk eerlijk uit.
Ik volg je vanaf het begin.
Dat je nog eens een uitzending deed samen met Melanie.
Bied me nog een keer aan als vrijwilliger.
Als het hier thuis wat minder hectisch is
Groet Marco
Thank you for the information…was very helpful.
thank you so much for putting this together.
Nice one mate I might pop in Setembro all the best carry on with the good work, good weekend and good new week.
Thankyou for sharing this Jasper.
Everyone says you need to walk the land to see if there's any drainage problem. The kind of trees that grow there may also tell you something....
Thank you Ghost , very useful information😮😊
Dankjewel voor deze video🙏wij zijn in het proces van ons huis verkopen in NL en dan met de camper naar Portugal te vertrekken...meerdere bergenaren zijn ons al voorgegaan😅Wij zijn al jaren aant wikken en wegen,maar nu de knoop doorgehakt!Hopelijk vinden we een mooi plekje in portugal en met deze tips komt het vast goed😅 ❤
Thanks good advice from someone who walked the path
Thanks.. good luck.. I will look much further south.. 😊😊
Goeie tips! Wij gaan eerst een jaar huren en dan rustig kijken wat er mogelijk is en te koop is.
Hier kan ik zeker wat mee!
🙏🏻👍🏻
Glad you said about the temperature because I think people think because it’s further south the Algarve is hotter certainly not the case 🌞
You are correct for the summer. But in the winter its quite a bit colder here than in the Algarve. I even had a few snowflakes this year near to Leiria🤪 Most important is that you have reliable heating.
And we also love haggling, but this is because we have our methods to avoid big gov control. We call it Ayni in Quechua. This goes way beyond the idea of "exchange": it is really becoming part of the highest or greatest flow of energy within the organic weave and not resisting it as gringos programmed in matrix do. It is generative, circular and syntropic.
Thank you for very informative and positive video- You get me interested in your Ghost Town!👍
Thanks for sharing and for the good advice
Thankyou for a very informative video. Great insights from experience❤❤❤❤
Thankyou for this Jasper 👍🏻
Brilliant... thank you
informative and interesting, thanks
you are right and i am portuguese i live in UK. Best regards Nuno Portugal & Geraldine Horner
Very helpful. Good advice!
Thanks for the great advice
Thank you. especially no 5.
You forgot to say that it almost doesn't rain in the algarve 😂 thank you for the tips! I'm portuguese and buying a house is looking rather frightening... You were very courageous going there its super hot and super cold sometimes but it's beautiful and there is very good food and wine and cheap house prices...
Thank you .Very informative. I wish you much success .
Good honest informative video. Much appreciated
Thank you for the info
Very inspiring vlog Jasper.
You know, I was wondering if you had thought to put the word out for some volunteer helpers with all the work you have under way ... and here you are doing exactly that :D An excellent idea.
In large part, you are doing in Portugal what I wanted to do here in England - find a long abandoned rural village and bring it back to life. But regulations and prices are not conducive to such fun dreams here I am sad to say.
Great job, man. Big Up. Groeten.
Of course! All these “mistakes” is not just in Portugal, but anywhere!
Of course you want to see the property, best initial investment you can make.
A lot of parts of Portugal ownership has been transferred word of mouth for generations, nothing written/registered, hard to know what the actual property is.
If you haver water in abundance for agriculture in the properties, you made a great deal!
As a Dutch you definitely should choose to live in the northern Portuguese countryside, and nearer the coast. Life is more fast paced and “northern” here. It’s like a healthy middle point between the Netherlands and Algarve.
Here in Douro / Minho we consider the region tou are living in (Castelo Branco) a true land of emptyness and nothingness. Those lands have been experiencing human exodus for over a century. You could at least have gone to somewhere near the coast like Aveiro or Figueira da Foz.
Thanks, it was helpful
Excellent video with sound advice. Love your clean and well organized workshop. Tell us did you get the parts of your home that weren't registered, registered? Is your gardener/cook one of the volunteers? I see people come and go but never know who they are.
Hi Jasper
Very good info i'm in the process of buying a property in portugal central area .. out of the 5 you list i have done 1 and that one is got a lawyer so 1 out of 5 is not bad what could possibly go wrong lol,,
IMPORTANT INFORMATION 💯 Ty
Hazel ☘️
Great information ….
A good lawyer is worth their weight in gold … but remember they too have to wait on documents going back and forward from government offices , so it’s easy to say “great lawyer, but they are terribly slow”
My “4 week “turnover from agreement to finalisation is still ongoing 9 months later ! … but that’s coz my lawyer is efficient and discovered missing land even the previous owner was not aware of … and didn’t know he owned … so waiting is a pain , but can be to your advantage …
Love to you Renato and the girlies …
I’m still on tenterhooks to know for sure if Akira is pregnant ?..
(Or have I somehow missed the update. .? )
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No babies yet .. small incapable portuguese 👻
Thanks for the information, I'm planning to come in April to look for land. I'd be happy if you could recommend a good lawyer who can inspect the land and the property.
It actually been rain less and less every year. On the other hand. Winters are becoming colder.
Five good advices!
Wow good job sir
Great info, thanks a lot! You mentioned auction sites. Do you have links to them?
Great advice!!
One very important point is that all the owners of neighbouring plots have declined in writing the opportunity to buy the property you wish to buy at the price you are paying. If this has not happened a neighbour has the legal right to buy the property you own even years later at the price you paid. The warning not to buy more land than you can maintain is a very important tip, it's not a common problem in Northern Europe that land can become a burden, so bigger isn't always better in Portugal.
Don't assume you can sell at the price you pay if things don't work out, you may not be able to sell at all.
Dirt roads are difficult to maintain when rain washes them away and can become to rutted to use ordinary cars.
Renovation of old buildings into legal dwellings is expensive, they become a "project" and must have an architect and structural engineer approval. Not all land can be lived on without the appropriate authority, so know what you are buying. Check with the local " Camera" the council officials are very helpful, they will tell the truth, your estate agent just wants to sell and may just say what you want to hear.
Meet the locals, your neighbours, will they welcome you? Information and advice from local area is so helpful, they live there, their knowledge is priceless.
Good luck it's a fantastic country.
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@@evelynalexanderpentner9988 Hi, the reason I made those comments is that I was with a friend who bought a small Quinta. His estate agent was a wonderful lady, well respected by many Northern European expats and locals alike. I don't want to identify her by giving too many details which is a pity because I can't recommend her highly enough or I would gladly let others know how helpful she was. The most important reason for my trust is that she prevented my friend for buying a piece of land with terrible legal issues, it didn't even belong to the person trying to sell it. The lady spoke English and Portuguese and worked as a translator, she knew the law and explained every detail. Living in the area now my friend has learnt how many other people have been ripped off and had terrible experiences that cost tens of thousands of pounds. The lady helped with many other issues like insurance tax, residency etc. She is a good person which was lucky as there are many pit fall in buying from large estate agents especially, she was with a small local independent agency. The bits about planning and the local Junta have been learnt from friends dealing with building issues and listening to the lady who dealt with many professional builders architects and legal experts. Don't trust most estate agents, it's very rare to get one that is both honest and knowledgeable, go to the offices who make the rules, most speak English, go by what they say you will also build goodwill that way. Northern Europeans flashing the cash locally but ignoring the rules upset people who can be of great assistance when treated with respect. You can go to find out about who owns land etc by the land registry online and also speak to notaries who do the land transfers. My friend was helped throughout by the locals because he asks nicely for help and lives modestly.
Good luck I hope what I say is useful and answers your question to some extent. If you need better information I will try to answer but my knowledge is obviously not as deep as the locals and based only on general knowledge of people I know.
@lynne2774 : Thank you for to write so much infos, we are long time here we saw even so much. The thing is when you come fresh here, all is nice, you see diverent thinks ans so on, the brain is out, settle down, come down , get enough information, and be carefully with the money. Thank you , we move now from the Algarve to Pedrogão Grande, Greatings Evelyn & Alexander
Hello. Thank you for the great video.
How can i contact you about volenteering?
I tried to find access to the map database for checking properties you showed, but i feel im just led in circles in the gov sites. Can you tell me how to get to these maps you showed?
Very glad the Dutch are here in Portugal. Along with the Irish, der Deutsche and English, Russians, Francais and all the europeans giving their time and work doing good here. Hopefully your experiences and expectations will renew the vitality in the Country. Hopefully, we pray God through Our Lady of Fatima will help in All your efforts.
can someone explain what the deal is with this rustic land? is it better to have this? I am interested in a place that has a house and some land but i have no idea even where to start besides looking on idealista i would just like somewhere within a few minutes drive of the sea/beaches but also far enough to have a house and land. Oh great video btw, thanks a lot for the tips.
Very interesting.. Cheers🐨
Can you post a link to the land registry please👍👍
António Silva
Comprar através da Agência,sim mas tambem entrar em contacto com o dono casa e ir ás finanças saber se a casa está legalizada.
Yes, Jan Van Riebeeck negotiated his way into South Africa, and we are still here after almost 400 years, and up until 120 years ago we still spoke dutch, and even 80 years ago our Bibles were also Dutch, my Grandfather who died 50 years ago spoke Dutch, now we speak Afrikaans.
I just hope the Portugeuse know that you are going to turn their country into little Holland and start your own version of Dutch, LOL! If you can do that ,I am sure many Afrikaners will go and live in your Little Holland. LOL!
Hi there, good information. Thank you. Where would you suggest look for a rustic getaway like a small barn or building like a bungalow that i could make like a bunkhouse simple building etc. Really don't mind isolation, and prices etc .many thanks. You sound Dutch.love Holland I visit often.im UK .cheers Andy .
Hi - thanks for a great video, very elumenating! On the Cadastral section search, on the building registary map I see some letters (presumably corosponding to the designation of the land) would you know where I can find the meaning for these? one is PN and the other is CA. Thanks.
I have discovered I have a lot more land than I thought and a well great. I am still not totally sure of my exact boundaries so what is the web address of the Portuguese land registry.
Great video, very useful info, thanks! I'm planing to buy land on the north. Could you please recommend there I can find info(perhaps in some of your videos) regarding the renovating the house: what parts(roof, floor, etc) of the house I can repair by my self(I have some construction experience) and for what I will have to(according to law) delegate to licensed professionals?
Well done for knowing that renovation of old buildings needs professional imput. To become a legal dwelling and sold as such I believe becomes a " project" therefore requires and architect and a structural engineer. I believe in some buildings it's possible to live and be classed as a barn but cannot be sold as a house later. The local council or "camera" will give you helpful advice and refer you to the local building regulation authority. Good luck, you need specialist advice from a qualified legal professional not really opinions like mine from strangers. My experience is from supporting a friend buy an old quinta, he's a very happy man, because he had the benefit of honest professionals, with a good local reputation. Several friends were conned by dishonest estate agents. Good luck
Buying in land property in Portugal can be very intricated since general information is scatered all over the place: by not knowing the laws your best source of information should be a notary that normaly inland make 90% of the buying and selling properties. 1 - see the adverts that you like on-line and select at least 6 properties. 2 - come to see what you choose in person by contacting the n. on the advert . 3 -Ask for papers from the properties. 4 - Go to a notary in this region so that he/she can tell you: if it is owned by the seller, if it has any debts, if it´s legal, what kind of license it have, if there is any preference of family members on buying, etc. 5 - Go yourself to the Urban department of the city hall ask the technician responsable for that region what you can and cannot do with that property. 6 - if there is no more doubts, then it´s ready for you to buy it through it´s legal act that is called Escritura. - 7 - Go to the same notary and set the date.
great vid jasper,you still make me laugh
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thank you! just wondering..what sctivity does this T-shirt on the right represent?
Dank!
I bought mine during covid when I could not visit. I also paid te asking price as it came with an other purchasing deal. Water and electricity are only 6 feet away. I don't care because I am staying off grid. The lack of facilities can be a bonus if you want to be offgrid. Now I just need to fix it up. I am not sure about the boundaries but I see I can now look it up. My lawyer just cleared of before completing the job. My new solicitor is pure gold. The location is perfect it's just home. By the way learn Portuguese or you will have a very limited group of friends. I have loads of friends.
Good advices…
To make sure the land or ruin was built before 1951 its better to contact the "financas" with eportal and ask them, OR get a lawer to do it for you it costs around 200 euros.. a lot of land ruins and old houses were registered mid 1970s but in fact they were built before 1951 and thats what you want, the "financas" have those registers.. or you can ask the army for a satelite picture of the land pre 1951 and you can present that as proof too.