Buyer's guides
Title, tax, the building site, operation: what to have understood before signing a preliminary contract in the medina.
- Can foreigners buy a riad in Morocco? — Yes, freely, and the Marrakech medina is no exception. What the law allows, the one real restriction, and the three things to settle before signing when you buy from abroad.
- Buying costs for a riad in Morocco: notary, registration and land registry fees — On top of the asking price, expect roughly 6 to 7% in costs for a titled property. The breakdown item by item, what changes for a melkia, and the costs people forget.
- Riad guesthouse yield: how to calculate it honestly — A riad's yield is calculated on the price actually paid, with a realistic occupancy rate and every running cost. The method, the classic traps, and a step-by-step example.
- Buying in Morocco from abroad: transfers, currency and repatriation — How to bring the money in, why the banking route matters as much as the price, and what lets you take your capital back out when you sell. The practical guide for non-resident buyers.
- Viewing a riad: the 30-point checklist — Damp, roof terrace, beams, party walls, meters, occupants: everything to check when viewing a riad in the medina, before you fall for the courtyard.
- Riad in the medina or apartment in Gueliz: where to invest in Marrakech? — Two very different investments under the same city name. Entry price, works, rental model, management, title and resale: a point-by-point comparison to choose with your eyes open.
- Buying a riad in the medina: the six stages — From the first viewing to registration at the land registry, the real path of a medina purchase — and where time is usually lost.
- Melkia or land title: understanding ownership in the medina — Two regimes coexist in Morocco. One is definitive and enforceable against all, the other rests on testimony. What that changes for a buyer.
- What renovating a riad really costs — The works budget is decided by what nobody will ever see. How to read a quote, and why traditional finishes are rarely the item that overruns.
- Guest houses: classification, permits and operation — What running a riad as tourist accommodation in Morocco involves: classification, day-to-day obligations, and the questions to put to your accountant.
- Choosing your derb: access, neighbours, width — Two riads two hundred metres apart are not worth the same. The difference comes down to three or four parameters.
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