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Full conveyance
Representation from promesa through escritura and title registration. Government registry and notarial fees are separate and billed at cost with receipts.
Services / Property Law
Property Law.
Full conveyance, due diligence before you sign, promesa, title transfer. Yes, foreigners can buy in their own name. We handle purchases when you cannot be here for signing, through a Power of Attorney.
What we do
Six services covering the full closing.
Every property matter starts with due diligence: title, encumbrances, municipal debt, legal status. If diligence is clean, promesa and escritura follow. If it is not, we tell you before you sign.
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Due diligence
Title chain, encumbrances, municipal debt, tax status, and legal-status verification before you sign the promesa. This is the checkpoint that catches problems while you still have room to walk away.
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Promesa de compraventa
The binding pre-sale agreement that reserves the property while financing and remaining diligence are finalized. Sabrina drafts and negotiates it, including notarial assistance and translation.
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Escritura and title transfer
Title and name-transfer work at the notary and property registry. Two tiers on the rate card depending on complexity; unusually, those figures already include municipal fees. Sabrina confirms the applicable tier during scoping.
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Purchase by POA (buying from abroad)
When you cannot be in Ecuador for signing, we buy on your behalf through a Power of Attorney. The POA includes legal fees and translation, and Sabrina handles the closing signatures at the notary.
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Lease drafting and registry filings
Landlord-side lease drafting and municipal registry filings when required. Sabrina publishes the specific pricing on the rate card as it firms up.
Who this is for
Buyers, sellers, landlords, and owners with a question.
- 01 Foreign buyers who want title verified before they wire the deposit
- 02 Sellers who want a clean, correctly-executed escritura
- 03 Buyers purchasing from abroad who need a POA-based closing
- 04 Owners with title, encumbrance, or municipal-debt questions on an existing property
- 05 Landlords wanting a lease drafted for a specific property or tenant
How it works
Intake, due diligence, promesa, escritura, registration.
A typical closing runs four to six weeks after the promesa signs. Due diligence runs one to two weeks before the promesa, depending on registry response times.
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Written intake
You send the property details (address, seller, price, timeline). We route to Sabrina and reply within one business day.
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Due diligence
Title chain, encumbrances, municipal debt, and legal-status verification. This takes about one to two weeks depending on registry response times.
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Promesa
Binding pre-sale agreement, deposit escrow terms, contingencies for anything diligence surfaced. Signed at the notary.
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Escritura
The transfer deed drafted and executed at the notary. If you are abroad, we sign on your behalf under POA.
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Registration
Filing with the Registro de la Propiedad. Once inscribed, title is yours. Typical end-to-end closing runs four to six weeks after the promesa signs.
Top questions
Before you book.
Answered by Sabrina Candela, ELG property lead. Cases vary; nothing here is legal advice for your specific situation.
01 How much does a full property purchase cost with legal representation?
Sabrina's full-conveyance service is $800 plus IVA. Due diligence (title search, encumbrances, tax status) is $250 plus IVA. Government registry and notarial fees are separate and billed at cost with receipts.
02 What is a promesa de compraventa and when do I need one?
The promesa is a binding pre-sale agreement that reserves the property while due diligence and financing are finalized. It sets the price, the timeline to close, the deposit, and the contingencies (typically: clean title, cleared encumbrances, financing). Sabrina drafts and negotiates it at $380 plus IVA, including notarial assistance and translation.
03 How much does due diligence on a property cost?
$250 plus IVA. Covers the title chain, encumbrances, municipal debt, and legal-status verification before you sign the promesa. This is the checkpoint that catches problems while you still have room to walk away.
WRITTEN INTAKE FIRST
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