Guides and answers about buying property in Egypt.
Documents before money: about the property, the seller and the debts. Why copies are not enough, in what order to ask, what changes when a representative signs, how it works in the Property Passport and which answers from a seller are a red flag.
The law is the same for every foreigner, but a buyer from Russia has logistics of their own: money through a chain of banks, document legalisation, a power of attorney instead of a second flight, a contract in Arabic. Eight steps from decision to keys and the list of what breaks most often.
Foreigners have long bought in Egypt in volume, but the honest answer to 'can I' is longer than 'yes'. What is available, why the form of title is not one construction, how a transaction from abroad works, how it differs from what you know and what a purchase does not give by itself.
A reservation payment is the moment your position changes. This is the list of things to establish before you pay a deposit, and the arrangement to refuse.
When a seller says the papers are in order, ask which papers. Egypt has several forms of ownership and contract documentation, and they give a buyer different positions.
Owning a property and having the right to stay are separate questions. This explains the shape of the second one, why the detail has to come from current advice, and what matters practically either way.
