Architect Designed 4 bedroom House for sale with countryside view in Uniao das Freguesias de Salvada e quin tos, Beja, Alentejo Southern Portugal

3,970,000 EUR 3,414,200 GBP 4,287,600 USD

Reference: 241700

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Floor Size: 505 m2
Plot Size: 9 hectares / 22.24 acres

Features

Balcony
Private
Parking
Countryside View
Good Condition
Renewable Energy

Details

Unique, spectacular 4 bedroom villa nestling in over 22 acres of glorious land with enjoying far reaching countryside views from its peaceful location near Beja.

In Alentejo, between cork oaks and vast fields out of sight, arises this magnificent work of modern architecture.

The property was designed by one of the greatest architects of Contemporary Architecture, Bartolomeu da Costa Cabral and idealised by the owners, so that it was something different.

It is composed of a main house with 3 bedrooms, an en suite bedroom, living and dining room, and fully equipped kitchen.

There is a salted water swimming pool, two large dimensioned ateliers and two more agricultural support houses. One of the main features of the house is to be self-sufficient.

The thermal control of the roof is ensured by a 5 cm layer of water protected by insulating slabs, with a fan device designed to increase the evaporation of water during the summer by cooling the water and the house, and during the winter this air box remains enclosed so that the insulation of the boards work as a protection from the cold.

It has own water through a borehole, photovoltaic electricity panels, hot water through solar panels, sewage pit and central heating with a diesel boiler. It also has a cistern for collecting rainwater, for the irrigation network and eventual reserve.

Throughout the design process and its construction, the house benefited from a close collaboration of the owners, a couple of artists, being a ceramist and a sculptor and painter. The choice of construction in mud appeared as evidence due to the climatic aspects, the defence of the Alentejo heat, creating an environment with thermal inertia, and also because it is a traditional technique suitable for a building with only one floor.

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1. Signing a Letter of Intent

On finding a property you wish to purchase, your agent will draw up a 'Letter of Intent, this will be signed by both parties, vendor and buyer. Copies of this will be given to the legal representatives of both parties and will be used in preparing the Promissory Contract. Included in this letter will be the price, what is included in the sale, furnishings etc. and any conditions of the sale plus the dates for both exchange and completion.

2. Exchange of Promissary Contract (Contrato Promessa de Compra e Venda)

The buyers lawyers are responsible for drawing up the promissory contract (Contrato Promessa de Compra e Venda) and as part of the process they will have carried out the legal searches and made sure that there are no charges, e.g. utilities, property tax etc. against the property. The contract will contain details of both parties and include clear title of ownership, when payments are due to be made, the completion date and an inventory, if required. The Promissory Contract is legally binding and will generally be signed by both parties and witnessed by a notary/lawyer. The contract will include penalty clauses in case either party does not fulfill the terms of the contract. A 10%, non-refundable deposit is required at this point, this will be paid to the vendor, through the lawyer's client account. Once the contract has been signed, if the vendor pulls out of the contract, they will be obliged to pay back double the deposit to the purchaser. If the purchaser pulls out, they will lose their deposit.

3. On Completion

The amount of time between signing the Promissary Contract and Completion will vary and will have been agreed in the contract. Before Completion your lawyer will need to arrange with a fiscal representative for you to obtain a Portuguese Fiscal Number. The official Deed of Transfer of ownership (the Escritura) will be signed by you (or someone representing you with your Power of Attorney), this is signed at the Notary and they will retain the document. The Deed will be read aloud by the Notary before all participants sign it. Your lawyer will need to check to ensure that you understand what is being said if you do not understand Portugese. The Escritura, once it has been signed, will officially give you ownership of the property, but will still need to be registered in your name on the Land Registry (Registo Predial) by your lawyer. Your lawyer should obtain a copy of this for your records. Once you have completed, the new utility contracts can be transferred into your name by your lawyer.