Off-plan and new-build buyer review
Review the project, payment milestones and delivery promises before committing.
We bring the corporate, property, project and contract documents into one buyer-side risk review before staged payments and construction delays reduce your leverage.
- Developer and project risks combined
- Staged payments tested
- Delivery and change clauses reviewed
Price
Starting at €1,500 — for off-plan documents and developer-risk review
Best time to use
Before reservation or CPCV, and before each material staged-payment commitment where the file changes.
You send / you receive
Developer and SPV details, title, permits, plans, specifications and draft contracts. → A consolidated off-plan risk report, missing evidence and priority protections.
The buyer is paying for a future asset, not the finished property seen today.
In an off-plan purchase, the buyer relies on the project company, permits, specifications, construction programme and contract protections to turn a promise into a completed property. Risks can sit across several documents and entities. The service combines those layers so the buyer can see who is responsible, what evidence supports the project, when money becomes due and what happens if the design, timing or delivery changes.
What we check in an off-plan file
The review is built around the buyer's exposure before completion, not only the wording of one contract.
Developer, SPV and project ownership
We compare the seller, project company, landowner, developer and payment recipient to understand who owns, signs, builds and receives the buyer's money.
Title, permits and project documents
We review the available title position, permit references, plans, specifications and project documentation, and flag evidence that is missing or inconsistent.
Staged payments and buyer security
We examine when payments become due, what construction evidence triggers them, where funds are paid and which refund, security or suspension rights are documented.
Delay, change and handover terms
We review completion dates, extension rights, specification changes, defects, snagging, handover conditions and the consequences of developer delay or non-performance.
Documents to send
The most useful review uses the complete project pack rather than the marketing brochure alone.
- Reservation agreement, CPCV or other purchase contract and payment schedule
- Developer and SPV corporate details and land-ownership documents
- Permit references, approved plans, specifications and construction programme
- Any guarantee, insurance, escrow, bank-support or staged-payment evidence offered
What you receive
The report connects the company, project and contract risks into one buyer decision document.
Off-plan risk map
A consolidated explanation of the material corporate, title, permit, payment, construction and delivery risks.
Payment-milestone analysis
A structured review of when money is due, what evidence supports each payment and which protections are documented.
Missing-evidence schedule
A list of permits, plans, company records, guarantees or confirmations that should be requested before commitment.
Priority contract protections
Buyer-side conditions and amendment points for delays, changes, defects, staged payments and handover.
How the off-plan review works
Collect the complete project file
We identify the entities, property, permits, specifications, contract and payment documents available at that stage.
Map the project and payment chain
The reviewer connects ownership, construction responsibility, payment recipients and delivery obligations.
Test the buyer protections
Contract rights, evidence gaps, milestone triggers, delay terms and handover provisions are assessed together.
Deliver the risk and action report
The buyer receives a prioritised list of findings, required evidence and proposed protections.
Included in this service
- Review of the supplied developer, SPV and project ownership information
- Review of available title, permit, plan and specification documents
- Review of reservation, CPCV and staged-payment terms
- Assessment of delay, change, defect and handover provisions
- Written off-plan risk report and priority buyer questions
Not included in the base scope
- Guarantee of developer solvency, financing or project completion
- Continuous construction monitoring or technical supervision
- Forensic accounting, valuation or investment-return analysis
- Litigation, recovery of payments or full representation unless separately agreed
Questions buyers ask
Does Portuguese law guarantee every off-plan deposit?
No single assumption should be made. The protection depends on the contract, payment structure, project documents and any guarantee or security actually provided.
Can you confirm that all permits are final?
We review the permit evidence and project documents supplied or accessible for the scope. Missing, conditional or inconsistent records are flagged for clarification.
What if the developer changes the plans or specifications?
The review checks the change rights, tolerances, buyer consent, substitution standards and remedies stated in the contract.
Is a developer background check included?
The package reviews the developer and SPV as part of the off-plan risk picture. A deeper standalone corporate background check may be recommended for a complex structure.
Understand the project risk before staged payments become irreversible.
Send the developer, property and contract pack. We will identify the evidence and protections the buyer should require before committing to an unfinished property.
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