HELP ! Certificate of Habitation, do i need to get water and electricity back on?
Came over two weeks ago to look at a property purchase in Villaricos. The apartment has not been occupied for around 4 years so services are disconnected and meteres removed.
The property was good and have put in an offer which the agents believe will be accepted. However, although the services have been in the apartment before, as i previously mentioned, they have not been so for around 4 years.
I need a certtificate of habitation which the seller does not have and the Town hall are unlikely to have a copy as the seller has owned the apartment for around 20 years and never got one.
Looks like a wasted trip as have spoken to four solicitors who have advised that I will have great difficulty getting the services back on without this certificate and would struggle to sell on the property if i wished to in later years.
Can anyone throw any light on the subject please?
anyone know if i can getr the services on without the dertificate and then apply for one?
Thanks
Stephen