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Post by fidobsa on Feb 13, 2014 13:28:04 GMT 1
To find out if the land is agricultural, you need to check the zoning of the particular lot at katastar.hr. You may find that the village house and surrounds are zoned something else and can be purchased. On a separate note, I raed somewhere that Croatia is trying to encourage agric consolidation of land and there are even incentives for this. I have a Doo so can purchase agriculatural. Anyone know about this? Thanks for this. I am now starting to get more adept at finding my way round the Geoportal and Katastar sites, so I have been able to look up the land classifications on my shortlist of houses for sale. The last two I looked at list part of the land as "Oricana" (arable) but it does not show which part that is on the map. I'm wondering if it's possible to get that part split off as a separate Katastar lot? |
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Post by Carol on Feb 13, 2014 15:02:54 GMT 1
So the solution... establish a Croatian company and use that to buy the land because then the buyer is Croatian and it doesn't matter what country has issued your passport! Obviously nothing is ever problem free - no one should ever establish a Croatian doo lightly as its a lot of bureaucracy to run the thing - but it depends how much hassle you are willing to undertake in order to get what you want.
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Post by Carol on Feb 13, 2014 15:05:35 GMT 1
You do know that an awful lot of Croatian property (of all types ) is not clean, don't you? I can't think of a less efficient way to find land or anything else than the method you are using. What makes you think that the katastar entries are accurate or even match the land registry?
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Post by fidobsa on Feb 19, 2014 8:51:06 GMT 1
You do know that an awful lot of Croatian property (of all types ) is not clean, don't you? I can't think of a less efficient way to find land or anything else than the method you are using. What makes you think that the katastar entries are accurate or even match the land registry? I'm a bit confused with all this! Is this the site for checking the land registry records or is it another part of the Katastar? : pia.uredjenazemlja.hr/MainBook.htmlI have now seen a place I am seriously interested in buying and am having email discussions with the owners. In their last email they say: "As a foreigner you can not buy agricultural land but you can buy a constructed parcel in the building (construction) area..." Their view is that I can buy the house they are selling because the overall plot has the construction designation, even though parts of the plot are designated as arable land and orchard. |
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Post by amatesic on Mar 1, 2014 20:52:31 GMT 1
What you can do is form a croatian company and you can buy agricultural land in this case. Let me know if you need help with this. I am a licensed real estate agent in Zadar, but I am sure that any real estate agency that deals with international clients can help you acquire the land you want, however there are several things you need to know when setting up a company and also tax implications when you sell the company with the land in it. However, if you go about it the right way, by talking to a good book keeper who understands the tax laws etc and have a good real estate agent, then all is possible. There are always loopholes, just have to know where to look.
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Post by fidobsa on Mar 8, 2014 18:50:35 GMT 1
Someone told me you could see the zoning on Google Maps, the residential part of a village being a darker grey than the agricultural zone. I think that might work if you want to play safe and be certain that a particular house is residential but I have proved this method to be flawed. I have now consulted a lawyer and we have established that the house I want is in a building zone and I am allowed to buy it, despite parts of the land being designated as arable and orchard land.
In terms of building density it is exactly what I was looking for, there are only houses on one side of the road and my next door neighbours are about 50 metres away on one side, about 100 metes away on the other side. It should therefore be peaceful without being totally isolated.
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Post by fidobsa on Mar 9, 2014 7:52:16 GMT 1
It is Ivana Moravec in Varazdin, as recommended to me by Ribaric.
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Post by oaktreemill on Mar 9, 2014 12:06:50 GMT 1
It is Ivana Moravec in Varazdin, as recommended to me by Ribaric. I can recommend Ivana too, very professional and will get things done...... not to be messed with though  |
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Post by amatesic on Mar 10, 2014 16:47:30 GMT 1
Hi, there is a work-a-round that is less costly than opening a company and all the hassles associated with that, especially when selling, ie tax issues. Legally you can be an "out of title owner" "izvanknjiznog vlasnik". There are risks but that is where a lawyer comes in and they handle the legal transactions necessary and changes to the title to reduce your risk to zero.
Adrianna
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Post by fidobsa on Mar 10, 2014 17:21:41 GMT 1
Thanks Adrianna. If all goes to plan I will not need to worry about this as the house I'm buying in north east Croatia is in a building zone and I can legally buy it in my own name.
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Post by amatesic on Mar 24, 2014 18:55:44 GMT 1
btw .... here is a workaround to buy agricultural land in Croatia ... one can buy anything from anyone in croatia "off the books" .... that is you do not transfer title for 7 years ... or what is now 6 years. There are ways to secure the title on the property so that no one will buy the land ... one just needs to have a good lawyer ... that knows the ropes and loops and holes in the law.
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Post by mijbil on Apr 29, 2014 14:55:03 GMT 1
I just wasted a day of my life looking around olive groves for sale. You could always marry a Croat female and then buy agricultural land................I did, on the Island of Korcula and now have olives coming out of my ears :-) |
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