House Purchase

[chadbukl]

Hi

Can anyone help me understand what this means?

"The House is inscribe in the Property Registry, but there is not described its surface, and it is inscribed in the name of the seller´s father, the correct inscription with its surface and in the name of the sellers can take one month.
And the house it is not listed in Catastro and its inscription will take probabily eigth months, it is not very important because Catastro is a registry of properties but only with tax purposes, the really important registry is the Property Registry"

Note this is an old property not a new build

thanks
C

[Beachcomber]

If these paragraphs form part of a purchase contract it means do not sign it until the said matters are resolved.

[Aunty Val]

Is the house on rustic land or urban (ie in a village)?

If the house is on rustic land a lot depends on its age and what is actually registered at the Property Register (it is likely to have been extended and adding meters nowadays is almost impossible).

If it is in an urban area it tends to be easier but will still take months to resolve. As Beachcomber says - if this is part of a contract then think long and hard before entering into it.

This is a very brief reply - if you want a more detailed reply PM me with more information.

Don't jump in!

[Miro]

If these paragraphs form part of a purchase contract it means do not sign it until the said matters are resolved.

Best reply and advice I've read on any thread for a long time.

[scampicat]

We sold our house in Andalucia last April.

We had to have the papers updated because of a similar situation to the one you described - not registered accurately. It took eight months and cost several thousand euros (but was all updated legally at the end).

Hope this helps.

[peteroldracer]

adding meters nowadays is almost impossible

I am not nit-picking on spelling, but to clarify your good advice I assume you mean metres - as in square metres? This is obviously very different to adding an electricity or water meter.

[masterob]

..and you say that is not nit-picking! Only a fool would not have understood what was meant!

[Lavanda]

I bought an old house still in the name of the (dead) grandfather. My lawyer said this was usually because the owners/inheritors did not want to pay for inheritance tax/whatever. The transfer of the house into the seller's name was accomplished on the morning of purchase by the same notary in Marbella that oversaw my purchase. That was in 2002 in the heady days when the CDS and property sales were humming. Best advice is still don't sign anything until these things ARE resolved. Good luck!