Due diligence
What we verify before a listing goes live.
Every property on this site carries the same badge — and the badge means the same eight checks, done in person, every time. Here is exactly what stands behind it.
01
Title deed, verified at the Land Office
We read the actual deed — Chanote or NS3K — at the Land Office, not a photo of it. Deed class, registered size and the chain of ownership have to match what the seller claims before a listing goes live.
02
Encumbrances and liens
Mortgages, leases already registered on the land, servitudes, usufructs. Anything registered against the title shows up here — and anything we find goes into the listing notes, not under the rug.
03
Zoning and building rules
What the plot's zone actually allows: maximum height, footprint ratio, setbacks, environmental restrictions. A beautiful hillside plot you can't build on is not an investment.
04
Legal road access
Physical access is not legal access. We check whether the road to the plot is public, deeded, or crosses someone else's land — and whether the right of way is registered.
05
Boundaries, GPS-surveyed
Fences lie; coordinates don't. We walk the plot with the deed's survey points and flag any gap between what's fenced, what's farmed and what's actually owned.
06
Utilities on the ground
Government electricity or a neighbour's extension cord? Real water source — municipal, well, or seasonal? Internet options? We verify on site, not from the listing the seller wrote.
07
Seller identity and authority
The person selling has to be the person on the deed — or hold a verifiable power of attorney. Company-held land gets a company check: status, directors, authority to sell.
08
Permits on built property
For villas and houses: building permit, house registration book, and whether what stands matches what was permitted. Unpermitted structures are a discount conversation, not a surprise.
What this is — and what it isn’t.
Our verification is the screen that keeps bad listings off this site. It does not replace your own lawyer — and we’ll be the first to insist you hire one. Independent legal review before transfer is part of every deal we handle, and we’ll introduce you to lawyers we trust if you don’t have your own.
The Vetted by Right Way badge means a property passed these listing-stage checks on the date shown — a good-faith screen using the documents and public records available to us at that time. It is not a legal guarantee of title, boundaries or buildability, and conditions can change after the date of the check. The binding verification is the transaction-stage due diligence and the independent legal review before any transfer.