investingary

octanorm,

i agree that if you buy something ready, then ofcourse it works out more expensive than doing it yourself. however, are the legalities the same on buying land and constructing? i.e. whats the difference in rules/legal when buying off-plan or from developer as opposed to buying land and constructing? i presume there have to be restrictions on the type of villa/house you can build on the land, how high it can be, planning permission (by the way, how long does it take to get planning approval once u buy the land??), etc. etc.

did you face any of these issues, or did the construction company handle this? did you buy the land with planning permission or have to apply separately?

thanks.