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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The first thing &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;check remains what &lt;/del&gt;foreign buyers &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;are actually allowed to own&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Some &lt;/del&gt;countries &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;allow &lt;/del&gt;full ownership of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[https://hatamatata.com/spain/canary-islands/tenerife/ &lt;/del&gt;apartments &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for sale tenerife] &lt;/del&gt;but restrict land; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;elsewhere, governments &lt;/del&gt;ask for a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;corporate vehicle &lt;/del&gt;or a long lease &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in place of direct title&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Such restrictions are revised &lt;/del&gt;every few years, so &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;verify &lt;/del&gt;them &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;before you commit&lt;/del&gt;, not from &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;second-hand advice&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;second &lt;/del&gt;stage is due diligence on the [https://hatamatata.com/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;spain&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;valencia-and-murcia&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;kartaxena&lt;/del&gt;/ property &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for sale in cartagena&lt;/del&gt;] itself. 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The &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;change of ownership is &lt;/del&gt;only &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;complete when the register &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;updated&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;which &lt;/del&gt;can take weeks in some countries. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Store every document &lt;/del&gt;— contracts, proof of taxes paid and registration certificates. These will matter at resale.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Step one is which ownership rules apply &lt;/ins&gt;to foreign buyers. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;A number of &lt;/ins&gt;countries &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;permit &lt;/ins&gt;full ownership of apartments but restrict &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;agricultural &lt;/ins&gt;land; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;others &lt;/ins&gt;ask for a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;local company &lt;/ins&gt;or a long&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-term &lt;/ins&gt;lease &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;instead&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;These rules shift &lt;/ins&gt;every few years, so &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;confirm &lt;/ins&gt;them &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for the current year&lt;/ins&gt;, not from &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;an old forum post&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;next &lt;/ins&gt;stage is due diligence on the [https://hatamatata.com/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;italy&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;liguria&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;alassio&lt;/ins&gt;/ &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;alassio &lt;/ins&gt;property] itself. 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A &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;clear provision gives back &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;deposit &lt;/ins&gt;when the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;defect &lt;/ins&gt;lies with the property.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The final signing generally occurs &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;before &lt;/ins&gt;a notary or &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;an equivalent official&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;according to local practice&lt;/ins&gt;. 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		<title>GilbertoWarner2: Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The first thing to check remains what foreign buyers are actually allowed to own. Some countries allow full ownership of [https://hatamatata.com/spain/canary-islands/tenerife/ apartments for sale tenerife] but restrict land; elsewhere, governments ask for a corporate vehicle or a long lease in place of direct title. Such restrictions are revised every few years, so verify them before you commit, not from second-hand advice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The second stage is...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The first thing to check remains what foreign buyers are actually allowed to own. Some countries allow full ownership of [https://hatamatata.com/spain/canary-islands/tenerife/ apartments for sale tenerife] but restrict land; elsewhere, governments ask for a corporate vehicle or a long lease in place of direct title. Such restrictions are revised every few years, so verify them before you commit, not from second-hand advice.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The second stage is...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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