the Residents of St. Petersburg interested in abandoned houses. In March 2020 the demand for such objects increased by 12.5 percent compared to March last year, in April this indicator has increased by 33.6 percentage points. This is stated on the real estate portal “BKN.ru”.
In the Leningrad region the most active potential buyers recorded in the Kirov region (26.1 percent), Gatchina (18.8%) and Tikhvin (17.4%). Sought after home in the Pskov region — is Nevel, Dnovskiy and Loknyansky districts. Also popular are the Novgorod oblast (Moshenskoy district) and Republic of Karelia (Sortavala district).
Realtors are recommending buy a cheap house with a plot, which initially have all the necessary documents. “Subsequently, such an object will have no legal problems, and financial costs may even be lower than when buying an item through the search for the heirs or through auction,” — noted experts.
“If we are talking about registration of rights to an abandoned house, which has no rights, it is very difficult to do. I should note that take and use the object. Usually it is enough to talk to the neighbors. As a rule, local residents greeted the emergence of new normal people in the villages is welcome, so the problems should not be”, — said the Agency “Nevsky Prostor”.
