Putting money into a property deal? Check this first
Written for the UK. The logic works in most countries: if you live elsewhere, use it to ask yourself the right questions and look up your country’s equivalent registers and regulators.
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How this guide works
This guide is for anyone looking at a property investment in the UK who wants to know, before transferring the money, who they could claim from if something goes wrong.
You answer a few questions about the deal: what exactly you are buying, whether any asset backs your money, who has checked the paperwork, who is offering it to you and what return you are being promised. The guide shows you, area by area, where you are protected and where you are not, and which registers and bodies you can check to confirm it.
It is written for the UK, but the logic works in most countries: if you live elsewhere, use it to ask yourself the right questions and look up the equivalent registers and regulators.
What it doesn't do
- It does not tell you whether to invest, and a green result guarantees nothing.
- It does not check anything for you: it relies on your answers.
- It is not financial or legal advice.
- It does not store or send your answers.
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