The CPCV: Portugal’s Promissory Contract, and the Real Moment You’re Committed

A quick story before we start A buyer once told us, mid-negotiation, that they weren’t too worried about reading their CPCV closely. “It’s just the standard contract, right? The real signing is the deed.” Three weeks later, their mortgage got delayed by the bank, through no fault of their own, and they discovered their CPCV […]

Deed Day: What Actually Happens When You Finally Get the Keys

A quick story before we start Most buyers picture deed day as the dramatic finale. Nervous energy, a stack of papers nobody’s quite sure they’ve read properly, someone realising at the last second that a number doesn’t match. It’s the scene every property show cuts to right before the credits roll. In reality, if everything […]