Once his lawyer confirmed the house was legally sound, Mark signed a pre-contract, paying a 10% deposit to secure it.
Ana, his agent, pointed out that he should hire his own independent lawyer for a title search to ensure the property was clean and to check land registry documents ( zemljišna knjiga ). buying real estate in croatia
As an EU citizen, Mark faced the same rules as Croatians, which simplified things significantly. However, he still had to be careful. Once his lawyer confirmed the house was legally