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Renting
Finding a place
Tenancy contracts and clauses
Guarantors, co-signers and rent guarantee insurance
Deposits and getting them back
Rent increases and indexation
Tenant rights by country
Eviction and how it works
Repairs: who pays for what
Short-term and furnished lets
ICL
UVA
IPCA and IGP-M
Ending a contract early and the penalty
Subletting and shared tenancies
Renting with pets
Inventory and condition reports
Renting without a payslip or formal contract
Where to get free legal help as a tenant
Buying
How much you need saved
Mortgages by country
UVA
UF
UDI
Deeds and the notary
Taxes and closing costs
Checking title and outstanding debt
Buying off plan
Social housing programmes
Your first home, step by step
Buying as a foreigner and the Mexican fideicomiso in restricted zones
Buying at auction
Developer insolvency on off-plan purchases
Structural and boundary surveys
Agent commission and who pays it
Buying jointly when unmarried
Using FGTS or pension funds towards a purchase
Building and renovating
Building on your own plot
Self-building and extensions
Permits and municipal sign-off
Material costs
Hiring a builder or contractor
Renovations that add value
agua
electricidad
gas
Living in your home
Utilities and bills
Service charges and building committees
Home safety
Damp and leaks
Building rules and living together
Moving house
House sharing
Market
Buenos Aires
Mexico City
Sao Paulo
Bogota
Santiago
Lima
Montevideo
Guadalajara
Rio de Janeiro
Medellin
Rents against wages
The housing shortfall
Housing policy and regulation
Inflation and contracts
Neighbourhoods and districts
Central bank rates and mortgage affordability
Dollarised prices and currency risk
Rent controls and what happened after they changed
New build completions
Vacancy rates
Migration and demand shifts between cities
News
Taxes and ongoing costs
IPTU in Brazil
predial in Mexico
ABL in Argentina
contribuciones in Chile
ITBI
ISAI and stamp duties
Notary and registration fees
Capital gains when you sell
Inheritance and passing on a home
Service charges and building reserves
Utility connection and reconnection costs
Rental income tax for owners
Rents against wages
Rents against wages - reporting from Roofsandrents.
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