BUYING GUIDE

 When you decide to buy your new home in Turkey it will be a very exciting time for you. The chances are you will have never bought a home abroad before so you will be unaware of the process involved. The information in the following text is purely to give you an easy understanding of the process of buying, and to inform you of the obligations you will or may have. If you have any questions to which are not covered in this text then please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be delighted to answer any queries you have. Rest assured we will be with you every step of the way to make the purchase of your new home in Turkey as problem free as possible!

 Stage 1

 Once you have decided on which property to purchase, you must then go to our local solicitor where the sale agreement will be drawn up. When at the solicitor’s office the solicitor will do all the appropriate checks to ascertain that the property can actually be sold and that the seller actually owns the property. In addition to this the solicitor will check if there are any legal charges on the property, and will also make sure that the necessary building permissions are in place. At this point the solicitor will also check through the terms of sale to make sure there are no unfair terms. Once all the checks have been completed the sale agreement will be translated from Turkish into English by a legal translator. All parties at this stage which include the solicitor, legal translator, buyer and seller will sign the sale agreements, and each party will get the sale agreement in Turkish and in English, and this will also be given to our office for our records and safekeeping.

 Stage 2

 At this stage the deposit, legal fees will need to be paid.

 Stage 3

 At this stage in the application the solicitor will apply for the title deeds. The title deeds authorities will as standard, inform the Aegean Military Commandership in order for them to carry out standard military checks, please note that this can take up to 3-8 weeks. This procedure is a formality and so far no application has been refused. After the permission has been granted from the military, the solicitor will then contact the authorities to transfer the title deeds to into your name. The title deeds (TAPU) will  also have your picture on it.

 Stage 4

We can arrange for a Power of Attorney here in Turkey for you in order to sign for the release of your title deeds from the title deeds office should you be away from Turkey at this time. We can take you to the notary office to have this done. 

Once all the checks have been completed the sale agreement will be translated from Turkish into English by a legal translator. All parties at this stage which include the solicitor, legal translator, buyer and seller will sign the sale agreements, and each party will get the sale agreement in Turkish and in English, and this will also be given to our office for our records and safekeeping.

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