DL 10/2024 · Pre-CPCV window

The CPCV signing window: when to inspect and why timing matters

1
Offer accepted
Verbal agreement
No legal commitment
2
Commission inspection
Same day
InspectOS: 3-7 days
3
Report delivered
48 hrs after visit
Bilingual PDF
4
Negotiate or exit
Price reduction
Clauses · Exit
5
CPCV signed
Legally binding
Deposit at risk
6
Escritura
Full liability
transfers to buyer
The inspection window: steps 1-4
Inspection must be commissioned at step 1 and completed before step 5. Once the CPCV is signed, findings cannot be used to exit or renegotiate on the same terms. InspectOS delivers reports within 48 hours of the site visit.
AFTER CPCV: Buyer who withdraws forfeits the sinal (deposit). On a €300,000 property at 10% deposit = €30,000 exit cost. DL 10/2024 means all defects discovered at escritura transfer to the buyer with no recourse.
Source: Código Civil Português, Art. 442 (sinal rules) · DL 10/2024, de 8 de janeiro · InspectOS, April 2026