Step-by-Step Outline for Finalizing a Property Purchase in Barbados:
- Offer & Acceptance
- Receive acceptance of your offer from the seller.
- Finalizing the Agreement for Sale
- Your local attorney finalizes the Agreement for Sale.
- Agreement Approval
- Both parties review and agree on the final version of the Agreement for Sale.
- Signing the Agreement
- Sign the Agreement for Sale.
- Pay the 10% deposit.
- Exchange of Contracts
- The exchange of contracts is completed after the deposit is paid.
- Preparing for Closing
- Prepare to pay the remaining 90% of the purchase price on closing day.
- Closing typically occurs 60 days after the exchange of contracts.
- The Vendor of the property will be liable to pay the Stamp Duty and Property Transfer Tax. Legal fees are usually 1.5% to 2% of the purchase price of the property plus applicable VAT.
- Closing the Sale
- Pay the remaining 90% on the closing day.
- Finalize the transfer of ownership.
- Timeline
- The entire process usually takes a minimum of 3 months.
- The process can be expedited if attorneys can accommodate and all documentation is in order.
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