Buying land in Portugal? We make sure it is what the deed says.
Property checks, purchases and problem-solving for foreign buyers and owners, from people who know both the law and the land.
The problem most buyers don't see
In Portugal, a property is described in three separate records: the Land Registry, the tax record and the cadastre or BUPi map. On rural property they often disagree on the area, the owner, the buildings or the boundaries. None of this shows on a viewing, and it is far easier to solve before you sign than after.
When these three disagree, you have a problem. We check all three before you sign.
What we do for you
- Property check a written report on the records, the land and the risks, before you pay a deposit.
- Purchase and registration a safe promissory contract, completion and registration in your name.
- Regularisation wrong areas, missing registrations, unrecorded buildings and boundaries, before or after you buy.
- Selling preparing your property for sale and selling it, even from abroad.
- Inheritance for heirs of property in Portugal, wherever they live.
Why MGPS International
Most firms check the paperwork. We check the paperwork and the land. MGPS International is the practice of Portuguese solicitor Francisco Gomes Pereira, who is also a cadastral technician and a qualified BUPi technician, working with a team that includes solicitors, a trainee lawyer and in-house tax specialists. We work in English, by video call and email, and you don't need to be in Portugal for most of the process.
Found a property you like?
Send us the listing before you pay a deposit. We'll tell you what needs checking and quote a fixed fee.