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29/05/2008

Selection Property is selling a refurbished stone house with pool in Motovun in Istria. The 100-year-old property has been tastefully renovated and its interior designed by the current owner, a London-educated Istrian artist with dual Croatian and British citizenship. The house has three bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and balconies, an open fireplace in the large dining room, under-floor heating and double glazed windows. The price is €700,000 (£583,333).

On the Istrian coast at Novigrad, Selection Property is marketing a development with pool, where properties are priced from only €79,000 (£65,750). The residence of only five one- and two-bedroom villa apartments is only a short walk from the sea and the pretty town center of Novigrad with its seaside restaurants, bars and shops. The apartments range in size from 30 to 60 m2 and the owners have access to a communal swimming pool and each has private parking spaces.

Motovun, Croatia

Selection Property is selling a refurbished stone house with pool in Motovun in Istria. The price is €700,000 (£583,333).

Heading south, central Croatia is home to many of the country’s best islands, including fashionable Hvar and Brac. Charlie Winand of Cushman & Wakefield, said: 'The islands in central Dalmatia are increasingly popular with British buyers for the sparkling turquoise waters, calm seas and delightful weather. Brač is particularly appealing, being the largest of Croatia’s central Dalmatian islands. It has a number of facilities and amenities and is less than an hour’s ferry ride from the mainland port of Split.'

Cushman & Wakefield are selling Kavanjin, a contemporary development of 86 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments on the northwestern side of Brač, just a five-minute walk from the water, with views of Sutivan Bay and Split beyond. Prices are start at €157,500 (£131,000) for a 73m2 one-bedroom apartment and ranging to €369,000 (£307,500) for a 325m2 three-bedroom apartment.

Novigrad, Croatia

On the Istrian coast at Novigrad, Selection Property is marketing a villa apartment development with pool, where properties are priced from only €79,000 (£65,750).

Robin of Selection Property adds, as is true with all countries, to really appreciate what Croatia is about, you have to spend a few days there. He said: 'Croatia is easily accessible from the UK thanks to low cost flights (Ryaniar and easyJet fly to Pula, and Rijeka, respectively and Ryanair also flies to Trieste in Italy, a 90-minute drive from central Istria) and I always enjoy my time in Istria.

'The people are friendly and keen to tell you about their culture and heritage, quality of life is high on the agenda whilst local seafood, truffles and white wine combine perfectly. The old towns are well preserved, the climate is fantastic and the low cost of living make it an ideal place to retire or holiday. From a financial point of view, properties offer excellent potential for both rental income and medium term capital growth, especially on the Istrian coast.'

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  1. those problem occurred because your company (d.o.o.) bought the house and this company is not registered for renting. if you bought it yourself, that would not be a problem. and now, i think, you can freely buy a house on your name
    Posted by ttt on 13/10/2009 07:48:50
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  2. Hi, Is it true that real estates in Croatia are up to 40% cheaper then in summer 2008 ? Thanx in advance, Mark
    Posted by Mark on 12/07/2009 22:54:17
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  3. Hi Phil and TopanakeTeath, Do either of you have any more information on the new legislation? Any useful links you could post here?
    Posted by Rhiannon on 24/06/2009 15:17:42
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  4. my name is kelly race i has a boyfriend his name is chrs he is 27 years old
    Posted by kelly on 15/06/2009 03:31:30
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  5. Have had the same problem, bought a property in Istria in the spring of 2008 and no-one had any idea of this legislation due to come into place, as a consequence the house is costing money and sitting dormant. We also where not looking to make a profit, just enough to cover the costs. This is the only mention anywhere that i have seen highlighting this issue.
    Posted by phil on 01/04/2009 13:24:29
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  6. We bought a villa in Istria ( Dec 2004)which was featured on A place in the Sun. This was for holidays and for occasional renting out to help cover costs. All went well until summer of 2008 when our paying guests were literally evicted at 6.30am as unbeknown to us we did not have a rental license. The solicitor and estate agent had not tol us that we needed one.The property was locked up for on month and nobody was allowed in. As owners we had booked a flight to go out in August 2008 but were unable to stay in our own property. What makes the matter worse is that as the present law stands we are unable to get a rental license as when the proprty was built it was registered as domestic and not for letting. I note in your article that things are easier now for UK residents buying property in Croatia. At the moment we are only entitled to 15 non paying guests to stay in our 3 bedroomed villa from 15th June to 15th. I know there is a lobby to Brussels to try to get the current law altered. Several developers have built new villas in Istria and are unable to get the necessary rental license so furnished properties remain unlet. I have not heard in the press or on any of the many television programmes about the problems of letting properties in Croatia and think this problem should be highlighted.
    Posted by Susan Lee on 12/03/2009 10:40:09
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  7. I am planning a trip with my wife to Croatia next summer, and looking for a company that rents apartments on Cratian island Hvar. Does anybody have any experience with Croatian travel agencies?
    Posted by TopanakeTeath on 19/01/2009 10:42:43
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