We are experts in Croatian real estate. Having been involved in hundreds of sales of land and all kinds of property there are not any situations we have not yet encountered. Sadly, we are currently helping dozens of foreign owners with various planning issues and disputes caused by irresponsible and unprofessional agents who have given bad advice. Buying a property in Croatia is almost as easy as any other country but if it is not done properly then disputes with the authorities are much more difficult to resolve.
In Croatia, property for sale is normally described as having 'clean title, clear title or clean papers', and unlike most other European countries, this cannot be taken for granted. Over many generations, Croatian real estate has been handed down within the family and to prevent unnecessary legal costs it has been done by word of mouth, rather than being officially registered through the Courts. As a result of this, today, much Croatian real estate would have dozens of legal owners, often spread throughout the world and untraceable. A whole industry has evolved in tracing owners of Croatian property and sadly another one which sorts out papers after inexperienced or unscrupulous agents have sold Croatian property to overseas clients without completely clear title. Very often an investor will be sailing passed an Island off the Dalmatian coast and see a secluded property or abandoned cottage by the sea and wonder why it cannot be sold. This is probably the reason.
Much of our work, and many of our clients come from unravelling the ownership papers of Croatian properties in the Split area without clear title.
The Croatian Property sales team and their associated partners are well known and respected in Split and Dalmatia and are well placed to give professional advice on:
- Buying and selling Croatian Property
- Market advice
- Wider investment advice
- Advice on planning law and planning applications
- Renovation and building project management
- Sales & Marketing
- Property and land valuations
Call us on +385 98 384 008 from 8am to 8pm
Croatia real estate advisory