Sale with reserved usufruct
You transfer ownership but keep the right to use and enjoy the property for as long as you live. You secure the future without losing the roof over your head today.
Requesting a quote doesn't commit you to anything
- You tell us about your case. It's free.
- We send you the price in writing, within 1 to 3 hours.
- You decide. If it works for you, we start. If not, you delete it with one click and pay nothing.
No one will pressure you. Your information is used only for your case.
Is it for you?
If any of these sounds like you, this procedure is for you.
- Owners who want to leave the inheritance of their property to their children settled but keep using it and living in it until they pass away
What's included and what isn't
Everything clear from the start. No fine print.
Includes
- Advice on the right legal arrangement for your estate goal.
- A check that the property has a clean title (we recommend a prior registry review).
- Drafting of the document with the clauses that protect you.
- Recording at the Registro Inmobiliario.
- A lawyer by your side throughout the signing.
Does not include
- The official registry fee, calculated on the value of the property or the right.
- Municipal and catastro (municipal property records) compliance certificates, if they need to be obtained (separate service). We can handle it separately:Municipal permits →
- Prior registry verification of the property (separate service, recommended).
Add to your procedure
Check it and we include it in your quote. You decide at the end.
What you need
Check off what you already have. You don't need everything to request your quote.
You have 0 of 4.
- Current ownership document for the property
- Municipal compliance certificates and property record ID (cédula catastral), depending on the case
- Details of the parties (seller, who keeps the usufruct, and buyer)
- Your contact information to coordinate
How the process works
You do very little. We take care of the rest. The whole process: on average, 7 to 18 business days.
- Step 1
We assess the arrangement
We confirm that selling while reserving the usufruct is what you're after.
We do this - Step 2
We draft the document
We separate the bare ownership from the usufruct.
We do this - Step 3
We record it at the registry
We gather the compliance certificates and sign at the Registro Inmobiliario.
We do this - Result
Done
We hand you the recorded deed.
You receive it
Depending on compliance certificates and registry availability.
What it costs and how to pay
There are two separate payments, and we want you to see them clearly.
Our fee: we do all the work for you.
The official registry fee. It goes straight to the agency, and we give you the exact amount, with its receipt, before you pay anything.
How you pay: 50% when we start and 50% on delivery. In dollars, in bolívares at the official BCV exchange rate, or with Cashea.
How is your investment calculated?
Your investment has two very different parts. What you pay us, professional fees, from $165, to advise, draft and record the transaction from start to finish
What's paid to the government (SAREN, Venezuela's registries and notaries service), the registration fee, calculated by law on the value of the property or the right created, plus the forms. That amount belongs to the registry, our firm doesn't keep it, and it depends on the property's value Your lawyer gives you the exact figure before you pay anything, no strings attached.
FAQ
What happens if I sell and don't reserve the usufruct in writing?
The buyer can ask you to leave the next day. A recorded reservation guarantees that you can keep using the property for life or for the agreed period.
Can I sell and keep using the property?
Yes: you sell the ownership but reserve the usufruct for life.
How much does it cost?
The professional fee, from $165, covers the drafting, the visado (a lawyer's sign-off, required before filing a document) and the recording; the official registry fee is separate and is calculated on the property's value.
Can the buyer sell it later?
Yes, but with your usufruct attached: whoever buys it has to respect it.
Who pays taxes and upkeep in the meantime?
It's agreed in the document; as a rule, the usufructuary.
About this procedure
This is one of the smartest estate planning tools there is, and few people know they can use it. It means transferring ownership of your property to your children or to whoever you choose, while reserving the usufruct for yourself: that is, the right to keep living in the house, use it or rent it out and collect that rent, until you pass away. You split ownership in two: your children receive the bare ownership, and you keep the use and enjoyment for life. This gets you two wonderful things at once: you leave the inheritance settled, so no one has to fight or go through an estate settlement down the road, and you don't lose your home or your peace of mind while you're alive. No one can make you leave. We advise you on whether this arrangement suits you, draft the document properly reserving the lifetime usufruct, and record it at the Registro Inmobiliario. You secure your loved ones' future without giving up your present.
Legal framework and important notes
Ley de Registros y Notarías (Registries and Notaries Law) · Código Civil (Civil Code)
- The bare ownership is transferred while the usufruct (use and enjoyment) is reserved for life to the transferor; it separates bare ownership from usufruct
- It's recorded and pays an official registry fee
- An estate planning tool
We guarantee our service, not what the agency decides. If something depends on them, we tell you clearly and in time.
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