Property due diligence in Madeira is the set of legal, structural, and planning checks that must be completed between signing the promissory contract (CPCV) and the final deed (Escritura). Miss one, and you can inherit an unlicensed building, an undisclosed debt, or a plot you cannot legally build on. This hub lists every check, who performs it, and what a failure looks like.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU. In Madeira, the notary authenticates the deed — the notary does not verify the property is sound, licensed, or debt-free. That verification is due diligence, and it is the buyer's lawyer's job. If no one runs these checks, no one catches the problem before your money is gone.
WHY DUE DILIGENCE IN MADEIRA IS DIFFERENT
Two facts make Madeira due diligence its own discipline, separate from mainland Portugal and from what UK or US buyers expect at home.