Buying a farmhouse: the keys to enjoying your new home

Land, water, access and habitability certificate: five keys to make buying your farmhouse a pleasure from start to finish.

A Catalan farmhouse wins you over at first sight: stone walls, wooden beams, countryside all around and silence. Buying one is among the loveliest experiences there is, and with a little order you enjoy it from start to finish. Most stand on rural land, so the first step is to learn from the town hall everything the property allows: renovations, extensions and uses.

Water and access complete the picture. If the house has a well, we confirm it is registered with the Catalan Water Agency; if it is on the mains, that supply reaches the house properly. And we check the access road, to know who looks after it.

Finally, the habitability certificate, the roof, the structure and the land registry. We review all of this with trusted experts before showing you a farmhouse, and give it to you in writing. So all you have to think about is how you will live in it.