Buying Land in Portugal #3 - From START to FINISH | Central Portugal Property Hunt

[@HoneymoonCampers]

Thanks for watching 🥰 Let us know if you have any questions about the process. Follow us on social media: 👉 Instagram: instagram.com/honeymoon_campers/

[@myitaliantherapyginafiore4414]

Congrats you two. I am right behind you. Keep us updated. I will be keeping an eye on your process THANX Gina in Upstate NY USA

[@mleciwa14]

An important thing for those who want to buy land: according to the law in force, people who do not live in the national territory can make cash payments of a maximum amount of €10,000. Persons residing in Portugal may only make payments or receipts in cash in an amount equal to or greater than €3,000 (or the equivalent in foreign money).

[@donnacosta5633]

I think there are a few mistakes in your video: the portuguese tax number NIF is requested from the Tax Office (Finanças) not the Camara. They are completely different departments. You sign the deeds at a notary, not the Camara, which is is also a different department. The NIF is free, beaware of sharks charging for this, you go to any Finanças anywhere in Portugal, fill a form, give an address for receiving the NIF and it's done. Please note it should be your permanent address, if it changes you should update the address with the Finanças. It is not absolutely necessary to have a lawyer to buy a property, the buyer can do everything themselves, and the notary (which is a lawyer registered with the government) will make sure all documents are in order, but of course since you don't understand the language it was wise to get a lawyer in your case. It is up to the seller to chose which notary to use for the transfer & signing of deeds and the seller books an appoitment with chosen notary for that, but the buyer can also say if they don't want to travel very far to another town. During summer it's quite difficult to get the date you want, you may need to wait several weeks, as all notaries may be fully booked for weeks. The payment (or final payment if there was a deposit paid beforehand) is usually done by a bankers cheque, which is a cheque issued by the bank where you hold your account and is a SECURED cheque. You have to go to your bank a few days before the notary appointment and ask them to issue a bankers cheque, your money will stay in your account till the seller receives and cashes this cheque, but you cannot do anything else with that money as it is retained and reserved even if it shows in your balance. On the day of the signing of deeds at the notary, the buyer gives the seller the bankers cheque and the seller accepts it in the knowledge that it is a secure payment. People don't usually transfer large amounts online to buy property, because if somehing went wrong, you could not finalize the purchase and might lose your money and property. If for instance, you transfered the money to the seller's account and he died on the way to the appointment there was no way to quickly recover your money. Or the notary might have found out that the seller was not the only owner and would not allow the transfer of deeds to take place that day, or ever, and you'd have a problem to recover the payment done online. Your responsability, not the notary's. So... that's why the payment is ALWAYS done at the notary, not before, and you become the legal owner there and then when you sign. Same with selling: if you were selling and received a bankers cheque, you would accept it knowing that the cheque was good and would not bounce. Same cannot be said for a standard cheque, which might bounce. I think that the delay with your purchase was because you didn't have your documents ready. The NIF may take a couple of weeks at least and the certificate of ownership more than that. If you had all documents ready, and the seller had the documents of the property ready as well, you could have signed the deeds and completed the purchase the same day your offer was accepted, or the next day, provided the notary could make the appointment.

[@TomBTerrific]

Donna wonderful breakdown of the typical process. Good to know. Thank you for taking the time to provide this information!

[@HotkeysPortugal]

Hi there, that's a great story and echoes much of what we experienced last year. We are a year behind you - signed our papers in November and are just getting to know our land and buildings. Lots of potential and the real work starts this year. We are also in Coimbra region, near Vila Nova de Poiares, if its convenient then maybe we can catch up sometime and swap notes and experiences. You can find our channel at Hotkeys Portugal if you have a few spare minutes. Good luck and take care, Jane and Phil.

[@HoneymoonCampers]

Hey! that's great. We will be back in Portugal in March so we should definitely make a plan then :) all the best!

[@angelogouveia2487]

Congratulations guys. I'm so happy for you . Welcome to Portugal 🇵🇹 lm portugues, and I love seeing people like you making Portugal Home 🏡

[@HoneymoonCampers]

thank you for having us ❤️

[@gracedossantos2136]

Congratulations. I'm so happy for you both. I'm Portuguese living in Orlando Florida. I'm going to visit my father March 17th 2023.

[@nunotomaz]

Thats Great u guys , congrats , good luck 😄

[@HoneymoonCampers]

thank you ❤️

[@donnacosta5633]

One of the MOST IMPORTANT things when buying land is to find out if you can build on it or not, and what you can build, type of building, area, etc. Check with the local Camara. If rural land is registered as "rustic" you cannot build anything. If it is registered as "urban" you may be able to build or renovate existing buildings or ruins, depending on getting PLANNING PERMISSION and licence for anythng you want to do. When a piece of land is very cheap it usualy means you cannot do much with it, not even build a shed. Please also NOTE that you cannot live in tents or caravans in rural land. You may have seen other people do it, but sooner or later they'll be fined and made to leave. (Just saying... )

[@TomBTerrific]

Good information. Thanks for providing it. Often we foreigners assume to much and fail to realize different countries have different law that may or may not make sense to us. It our job to find out what’s allowed and not their job to tell us what we don’t know.

[@mirasiemiatkowska874]

Well done Kinga and Marcin. This is one of the best instructional videos about search and buying land in Portugal. I love the way you followed your requirements and your advice to see the land to have the feel of it in reality. I love that you included time line with dates of the crucial events. We will be waiting for the next faze. Good luck. Pozdrowienia z Kanady.

[@HoneymoonCampers]

That's super nice. Dziekujemy! :)

[@Aotruba]

Thank you for such wonderful advise! ❣️👏👏💗

[@adampilarski1806]

Brawo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Kinga i Marcin gratulacje 😁😁😁 piękne miejsce ❤️

[@HoneymoonCampers]

Dziekujemy!

[@FontedaPipaPortugueseFarmLife]

Some good points but i did not hear you mention a very important step, that is a check for any loans or outstanding debts from the old owner, this check is done within 48 hours of signing deeds, the reason why is the old owner can take out loans or a mortgage on the property and when you sign the deeds you become 100% responsible for those debts. Best of luck!

[@StacylovemumNikimnaj]

Welldone you both you got new subscriber

[@HoneymoonCampers]

thanks a lot! all the best

[@StacylovemumNikimnaj]

I'm looking to buy an urban land too will use your websites x

[@growvegwithme]

Thanks for these videos, we have been looking at land and also love Coimbra area but had the same problems with access as we want to park our motorhome on the land and can't get down dirt paths! All the information you have given has been so valuable to us and we will be watching your future videos to see what you've been doing with your land 😊 good luck and merry Christmas xx

[@HoneymoonCampers]

Thank you!! let us know when you find your place. Maybe we will be neighbours 😜 All the best ❤️

[@growvegwithme]

@@HoneymoonCampers thank you we'll do that 😃

[@bogusman85]

Congratulations! Its a big step!

[@carlosmigueloliveira187]

Hello, welcome to this village where I live.

[@HoneymoonCampers]

no way! are we neighbours? 😁

[@carlosmigueloliveira187]

@@HoneymoonCampers Not. but I live very close, I live in Penela.

[@murraymint8159]

Well done guys. Looks lush x

[@HoneymoonCampers]

thank you ❤️

[@carlosvictor8679]

bem vindos a portugal

[@eduardoequihua346]

Super helpful 👌 now, is the area Coimbra area.. show us around some more😁

[@HoneymoonCampers]

thank you! yes we purchased in the Coimbra region - we love it. We'll do a full tour in the future 😍

[@jeanettenicholas2863]

Merry Christmas to you all

[@HoneymoonCampers]

Merry Christmas and a happy new year! ❤️

[@Coyotehello]

I am curious as to how you FIND properties in the first place! It seems to me that going through real estate agents the prices area always wayyy more inflated then the first ads I was able to find on properties being sold by the owners. No? How did you find the properties you visited?

[@HoneymoonCampers]

We used Idealista and Pure Portugal and were lucky enough to buy from a private seller. And yes, going through an estate agent will can be very inflated. We met people who said 50% of the final sell price goes to the estate agent but have not verified it. Your best bet is to speak to locals and try to find properties locally - not online.

[@noorlu5209]

What’s the benefits of doing co-ownership title? And can we do it with more than 2 persons ? (For example a family of 4) Thank you for sharing!

[@HoneymoonCampers]

I am not sure, we just wanted to officially buy it 50/50 as we are not married and the funds came from the both of us so it would be unfair to only have 1 name on the deed :) I'm sure you could buy with more people on the deed but better confirm with a lawyer! Thanksss

[@cezarycybula5123]

Powodzenia,jestem w trakcie wyrabiania nif,konto bankowe,wszystko na odległość.Pozdrowienia z Islandi

[@HoneymoonCampers]

Dzieki i wzajemnie my juz wrocilismy do UK i tez chcemy otworzyc konto na odleglosc zeby miec zanim pojedziemy nastepnym razem do PT. Jakiego serwisu uzywasz?

[@NieTV24]

Jaki region? Castello Branco. Jakie ceny za m2 są tam realne przy zakupie? Opowiedzcie jakie drzewa i krzewy owocowe tam rosną.

[@HoneymoonCampers]

Może nie odpowiem na wszystkie pytania, ale jedna anegdota jest taka, że pewnego razu odwiedziliśmy gościa który buduje tam swój camping i powiedział nam, że kupił 1 hektar ziemi za 14 tysięcy euro, a później dowiedział się że poprzedni właściciel dostał za tę ziemię 7.5k euro więc reszta to była marża agencji nieruchomości. Castelo Branco to spory region i klimat jest różny w zależności gdzie jesteś. Najtańsze nieruchomości są w najcięższym regionie gdzie temperatura sięga 45 stopni latem.

[@portugal1969]

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[@everywheresunshine]

Hi, how much was the land.

[@HoneymoonCampers]

€14000

[@user-bp7xy9oo2k]

Hi guys. Great videos, well informative. Im looking into buy land over in Portugal with all the trouble going on in the uk. How did you guys go about gaining residency over there? Amy info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you 🙏

[@curropons8034]

Thanks for the info, is your land rustic? can you build on it?

[@HoneymoonCampers]

It is rustic at the moment, but half of it is in the urban area and there is a house build project approved by the camara. hope that helps

[@curropons8034]

@@HoneymoonCampers thanks, it helps a lot

[@FvWilgenburg]

Hello! We watched your video's and we are very interessed. We are staying with our camper in oledo now, that is next to lousa. We would like to come visit you if it is possible. Maybe we could come in contact? Greetings Floris and daisy

[@HoneymoonCampers]

Hey! Thanks a lot for your interest. We would love to meet but we are currently back in the UK working&saving money. We will be back in Portugal in September!

[@FvWilgenburg]

@@HoneymoonCampers Hey! Thanks for answering😁 In september we we will be there too. We keep in touch😉👌🏻 Have a nice time in the UK and hope to see you guys somewhere this year😇🤠

[@robdrew2745]

new sub here, great vid, and very informative, i am also looking in this area, looking to buy next month, are you residencia or you can only stay 3 months at a time ??

[@HoneymoonCampers]

Thank you Rob! We both have EU passports so from what I understand we just have to inform our local camara if we are staying over 3 months. Our plan for now is to come for 3 months at a time anyway and alternate between UK and PT until we are ready to fully move in a few years time. Good luck!!

[@robdrew2745]

@@HoneymoonCampers great thanx for quick reply, yep, am doing 3 months portugal then 3 months outside the schenzen zone, cheers, and best wishes to you both,)

[@manuelpita5319]

Hi, I found your channel and I really liked it, I've already seen some interesting videos, I'm glad you bought your property in the Coimbra region, it's very nice. A question, are you Polish? A hug

[@HoneymoonCampers]

Hey. Thanks a lot, glad you like it!! We were both born in Poland but moved to the UK with our families when we were children. We spent most of our lives in Manchester but we are 💯 Polish 😁