Buying a property overseas usually involves two basic scenarios, new-build or off-plan property purchases. In both cases, personalisation of the properties to suit a person’s lifestyle is overlooked. In the instances where the developer decides the
site location, architectural design and technical specifications, and even when these satisfy the client’s basic criteria, the potential to reduce operational costs for the new property can not be fully explored. Contemporary energy solutions and efficient building design are closely connected to the owner’s individual needs, lifestyle and annual use of the property. Practical solutions for cost optimisation and efficiency are often condemned to fail.

Safe overseas property sales
Aside from the practicalities of design and development, the legal matters associated with purchasing a property abroad can often be confusing, especially when issues such as land development, policy and local planning legislation are complex and differ from the British systems. Permissible uses of land especially outside urban regions, and land classifications represent challenges which may relate to the property title deeds or before development takes place. Land development policy and urban planning legislation are often contradictory which along side legal exceptions and different market values, represent possible problems for any property exchange. Mediterranean real-estate markets demonstrate that the majority of these irregularities lie in urban planning legislation and building codes.

Find a solution
Based in Nafplio, only two hours from Athens, and active in the region of north-east Peloponnese, Integrated Building Design are a professional engineering and building design group with a combined experience of over 50 years. They are experienced land developers, contractors and official property assessors whose main activities include conventional and energy efficient building design, retrofitting, contractorships, construction supervision, property assessments, real estate consulting, small scale land development and property sales.

IBD Integrated Building Design Co.
51-53, 25th Martiou St., 21100, Nafplio, Greece
Tel: +30 27520 96292
Email: info@integratedbd.gr
Web: www.integratedbd.gr