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What checks should be carried out before purchasing real property?

Buy nothing without both a legal and a technical examination. On the title deed record, check that the property genuinely belongs to the seller, and look for every restriction sitting on it…

Updated · July 20261 min readCategory · Transaction Advisory
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Buy nothing without both a legal and a technical examination. On the title deed record, check that the property genuinely belongs to the seller, and look for every restriction sitting on it — mortgages, attachments, annotations, easements, and an annotation that the property is a family residence.From the municipality, examine the zoning status, the constru…

Buy nothing without both a legal and a technical examination. On the title deed record, check that the property genuinely belongs to the seller, and look for every restriction sitting on it — mortgages, attachments, annotations, easements, and an annotation that the property is a family residence.

From the municipality, examine the zoning status, the construction permit and the occupancy permit, and establish whether there is any risk of unpermitted building, or building that departs from the permit. Ask whether condominium ownership has been established, whether service charges and common expenses are outstanding, and whether there is a tenant or a dispute over possession. Even a deposit paid before this work is done is money at risk. Ownership and limited rights in rem rest on reliance on the land registry under the Turkish Civil Code (No. 4721), which is exactly why the examination belongs before signature — and why its findings become leverage in your negotiation.

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