What a property buyer needs to know about Montenegro: the rules for a foreigner, how a purchase runs, taxes and letting. One question per write-up.
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A continental model: a notary executes the contract, the right arises on the cadastre entry. The scheme is clear, and the problems arise not in it but in the condition of the property.
Read on →The yield figure usually quoted is summer rates multiplied by twelve months. The reality works differently, and the gap between the two calculations decides the purchase.
Read on →A short list of countries where a foreigner buys on almost the same terms as a local. “Almost” is the key word, and the line runs through the land rather than the building.
Read on →The coast runs about three hundred kilometres, but a foreign buyer almost always chooses between three points — and the markets differ enough that a calculation does not transfer.
Read on →Rates here are below European levels, and that creates a false sense that there are no taxes at all. There are — they are simply small, and each of the four points has its own rule.
Read on →A foreigner holds land, or a house with a plot, through a locally registered company. How the company is set up, what it costs each year, what taxes it pays and when you can do without one.
Read on →Montenegro is the most advanced EU candidate in the Balkans. What membership will change for a property owner, and what it won’t: the right to buy, the currency, the visa regime and expectations that won’t come true.
Read on →Telegram is the fastest way — I answer personally.
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