Property due diligence.
Before you commit.

Support across the transaction

Legal due diligence helps identify issues in the proposed purchase and frame the questions that must be answered before proceeding. The scope depends on the asset, seller, development stage and your objectives.

A focused review can include

• Title ownership, registered encumbrances and restrictions
• Seller authority and transaction documentation
• Contract obligations, payment milestones and delivery provisions
• Available planning, occupancy and project records within scope
• Citizenship suitability if the purchase is intended for that route

What to bring to the first discussion

Share the property’s title reference, sales brochure, reservation document and draft contract where available. Explain whether you intend to live in, rent, develop or hold the property.

Technical condition, structural safety and valuation may require separate specialists. Agree responsibility for those reviews before proceeding.

Agree the review before agreeing the transaction

A focused property review begins with the documents available and the decision you are about to make. Tell the legal team whether you are considering a reservation, a completed sale, an off-plan purchase or a transaction intended for citizenship. The written scope should identify the records to be examined and any separate specialist work.

Contract and closing preparation

The review can address payment obligations, delivery terms, seller authority, title-transfer arrangements and the allocation of transaction costs. Questions identified during due diligence should be resolved before an unconditional commitment is made, where possible.

Keep legal and technical findings distinct

A title or contract review does not establish a building’s physical condition or engineering safety. Technical inspection, planning expertise and independent valuation may be needed alongside the legal work. Define who will obtain each report and how outstanding findings affect your decision.

Where citizenship is part of the objective, assess the transaction under the citizenship property route before relying on a seller’s description of the asset. Representation under a power of attorney must also match the transaction and the authority granted.