Can any one help, im planning to buy 3 hectres of land plus a basic peasant house 60m2 and a 70m2 barn poor condition. the land has a spring and eletricity. this is 15mins up a hill/mountain (800m above sea level) from the tourist village of corund in harghita county. ( city of tirgus mures, 1-2 hours away benefit:cheap flights wizz air from luton-)

my english agent based there said at first the seller wanted 60,000 euro, i said E40,000 £ 26,925, for which he agreed suspiciouly quickly.

to add to matters their are no clean papers but this is now in process and should be solved at a court hearing next week

at present i would be paying £ 1 per m2 for land and buildings/BARLEY HABITABLE

Q:can anyone tell me if i could get or insist i get a INDEPENTDENT vaulation of the PROPERTY in romania? by an independent body before buying.

AND CAN ANY ONE TELL ME :
Q; WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON WAYS TO GET RIPPED OFF UNDER ROMANIAN SYSTEM
Q: WHAT CHECKS SHOULD I MAKE SURE I HAVE COVERED BEFORE I SIGN A CONTACT
Q: the agent said it would be easy to change land use from argriculture to buildable is this also true?

if any one can anwser any of the above it would be much appreicated

RAY