Recent content by xavi_shaw

I would not put tax first based on listing time alone. A unit disappearing could mean a sale, a withdrawal or simply a new listing entry. The missing detail is how tightly you have defined each neighbourhood. In Athens, two retail units placed in the same broad area can still have very different...

Who selected the notary, and what exactly is the independent lawyer being asked to do? The concern is not simply duplication. If each professional assumes the other is checking a particular issue, a gap can remain despite paying both.

Which neighbourhoods are you comparing, and are the properties actually similar in condition and completion stage? Even a slightly different boundary can put two flats in different buyer pools. Also, are you financing the purchase? A lower offer with clearer funding may be received differently...

Before deciding on an offer, I’d make a one-page table showing sale date, exact micro-location, internal area measured on the same basis, floor, lift, light, outdoor space, parking, service charges and condition. Add the three asking comparables, but mark them clearly as unsold. Then rerun the...

At that purchase price, €27,600 does not sound like a large cushion. I would ring-fence the emergency fund first, including the first mortgage payment, insurance excess and any service charges due soon. Then budget moving and only the inspection items that cannot wait. Furniture can be bought...