Selling your parents' house in Portugal without leaving the country where you live
Want to sell your parents' house in Portugal but live abroad? What to sort out first, which documents are needed and how to sell without travelling.
Selling the family house in Portugal, without leaving the country where you live.
We get the house ready for sale, deal with the documents and represent the heirs through to the end.
Why so many sales get stuck
It is rarely for lack of a buyer. More often, the house is not ready to be sold: the inheritance has not been dealt with, the house is still in the parents' names, annexes were never declared, the areas don't match or documents are missing. When this only comes to light once there is a buyer, the deal is delayed for months or lost.
What we do
- Assessment of the house and the inheritance Land Registry, Tax Office, permits and the land itself.
- Regularisation the inheritance, registration in the heirs' favour, areas and undeclared buildings.
- Documents for the sale certificates, property tax record, use permit or exemption, energy certificate.
- Powers of attorney we prepare the text for each heir, with instructions for their country.
- The sale we work with the estate agent, review the promissory contract and handle the deed or authenticated document and the registration.
Taxes selling an inherited property may give rise to a capital gain. The office's tax specialists look at your situation before the price is agreed, and accounting can be handled by our partners.
Thinking of selling?
Tell us where the house is and where the inheritance stands. We'll tell you what is missing for the house to be ready to sell.