Buyer guide · Permits and project scope
Buying a permitted residential project in Crete
A completed permit package can remove major design and regulatory uncertainty, but it should never be treated as a substitute for legal, technical and commercial due diligence. The essential task is to understand exactly what has been approved, what is being sold and what remains to be built or verified.
What the permit package establishes
The approved architectural and engineering information defines the permitted project at its current stage: siting, areas, form and the submitted technical solution. Confirm that the package is current, that revisions are accounted for and that the property presented matches the approved drawings.
Separate the sale from the construction
A land-and-permit asking price is not a turnkey construction price. The sale scope, construction scope, professional services, taxes, utility connections and buyer-side costs should be identified separately so apparently similar opportunities can be compared honestly.
A permit is an asset, not a design obligation
Buying land with an active building permit does not require the buyer to construct the permitted A4 design or to appoint A4 for construction. Subject to the planning framework and required approvals, the buyer may retain the design, revise the permit or pursue a different design with their own architects, engineers and contractor.
Confirm the physical and legal subject
The buyer's advisers should verify title, cadastral and boundary information, rights of access, ownership allocation, easements and any conditions affecting development. Plans and site information should describe the same physical property.
Read the project as a system
Access, retaining works, external areas, water and power connections, wastewater strategy, landscape obligations and construction logistics can materially affect cost and programme even when the residence itself is fully designed.
Why direct access matters
Speaking with the responsible architects and engineers makes it easier to resolve discrepancies between marketing, drawings, permits and delivery assumptions. It does not replace independent advice; it makes the information chain shorter and more accountable.
This guide is general project information, not legal, tax or investment advice. Requirements vary by property and transaction.