All POAs to be renewed every 12 months?

[totalcroatia]

Just had a coffee with a lawyer friend who told me the rules on POAs have changed and wondering if anyone has any more info. Previously, as I understand it, a foreigner could leave a notarised POA with a lawyer/friend and there would be no time restriction on the POA if the terms of the instruction were specific (eg POA to sign for a certain property), whereas a more general POA (to represent interests in Croatia had to be renewed annually).

Now it seems that everything is renewable every 12 months and can only be renewed outside Croatia at an embassy, so the FCO route in Milton Keynes no longer an option.

Just repeating what I heard and no longer in property, so interested to hear from those who are. Anyone come across this?

Cheers Paul

[Carol]

i know that a new rule came in last year that all mediation contracts had to be renewed annually but its the first I have heard of this.

I don't believe the bit about the Cro embassy though because this is all defined by international agreements isn't it? Croatia can't just unilaterally decide to scrap these agreements unless it is happy for the UK to reciprocate with makign Croats use the British embassy. Or can it?


If this is true - about annual renewals, then I suspect that it may well apply for signing sales contracts and other stuff that gets done at a notary but it will take a long time for HEP or the women at the land registry to hear about it

[totalcroatia]

I would be surprised if it were true too, hence the question. My friend has a property with a POA from a Cro national who lives in UK. They are selling and she went into the court to double check the POA was ok, and was told the above. This may well be local advice as I have not heard of any new law, but was hoping those active in property may have heard something.