Section 5 - How to Use These Tools Together

PropCheck vs Portuguese Property Lawyer vs VeriCasa

✦ For You
PropCheck
Individual buyer tool
All Buyers
Portuguese Property Lawyer
Legal transaction
B2B Only
VeriCasa
Agents & lawyers only
Who it's for
Individual buyers
Sign up directly - no professional account needed
All buyers
Handles legal transaction end-to-end
Professionals only
Requires B2B account - individuals cannot sign up
What it covers
All 4 docs + full scoring
Certidão, Caderneta, Licença, Certificado + Simplex 2024 risk + EPBD liability
Legal transaction + advice
CPCV, escritura, title transfer, legal opinion
Document verification
Professional workflow only
Speed
Minutes
Days to weeks
Days
Cost
€99–149/yr
Unlimited checks
€200–500/hr
Manual verification
~€9.88/credit
Requires professional account
Language
English reports
Predominantly Portuguese
Portuguese
Visit required
No visit needed
No visit needed
No visit needed
Scored risk output
Reality Gap Score + AIRCS
0–10 scale, quantified financial exposure
- Legal opinion only
No numerical risk score
- No scored output
Run PropCheck first. Share the report with your lawyer. Arrive informed.
PropCheck surfaces the issues - your lawyer resolves them. Together, the total cost is a fraction of a problem discovered post-completion.