by Rick Philps | Dec 31, 2022 | Doing Business in Costa Rica, Doing Business Right, Real Estate
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]The question asked in this article title may appear to have a very obvious answer. However, the inquiry required in Costa Rica is much more extensive than a would-be property purchaser may first envision. ...
by Rick Philps | Nov 30, 2022 | Doing Business Right, Real Estate
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]I have over 30 years of combined experience as primarily a real estate attorney, in both Canada and Costa Rica, and also a law degree from each jurisdiction (English common law and Roman civil law,...
by Rick Philps | Oct 31, 2022 | Doing Business in Costa Rica, Doing Business Right
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]When you purchase a completed home in Costa Rica, issues such as the correct zoning, the availability of utilities and access, are most likely not to be a concern. Your main concerns will be to obtain a...
by Rick Philps | Oct 1, 2022 | Doing Business in Costa Rica, Doing Business Right, Uncategorized
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Costa Rica uses the Roman civil legal system, which is the legal system used by the majority of countries in continental western Europe and Latin America. It is a more formal and document-oriented legal system...
by Rick Philps | Aug 31, 2022 | Doing Business in Costa Rica, Doing Business Right
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When entering into a property purchase transaction in Costa Rica, the purchase and sale agreement — the initial formal legal document that binds the parties to the transaction — deserves the undivided attention of the parties, but...
by Rick Philps | Jul 31, 2022 | Doing Business in Costa Rica, Doing Business Right
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] This article would be more apt under a “social” rather than a “legal” due diligence category. But I believe that after 24 years of living in Costa Rica — 19 of them practicing law — a reflection on these...
