Self-help templates
Power of Attorney to Sell Property
For letting someone you trust sell your property for you: owner, agent, property, powers, minimum price, limits, duration.
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How to use it
- When: you own a property (a flat, house, land or similar) and want someone you trust to sell it for you, for example because you live abroad, are ill or cannot attend the sale.
- Who signs: the owner (the principal). If the property is owned by several people, each owner signs for their own share. The agent usually also signs to accept.
- Fill in everything in [square brackets] and cross out options that do not apply. Be precise about the property and the limits: the narrower the power, the safer you are.
- Choose the agent with great care. An agent who can sell and collect the price handles your most valuable asset. Choose someone you trust completely, and consider setting a minimum price and requiring payment straight into your own account.
- Form matters: for real estate, many countries require notarial form, an apostille or consular legalisation, and a translation if the document will be used abroad. Check this before you sign, and with the notary or registry that will handle the sale.
- Tip: keep the original safe, give the agent a certified copy or the original as the buyer's notary requires, and write down when the power ends.
What is inside
- Art. 1. The principal (owner)
- Art. 2. The agent
- Art. 3. The property
- Art. 4. Powers granted
- Art. 5. Price and payment
- Art. 6. Limits
- Art. 7. Substitution
- Art. 8. Duration and revocation
- Art. 9. Accounting
- Art. 10. Costs and remuneration
- Art. 11. Form, language and governing law
- Art. 12. Declaration
- Notes on the clauses and a checklist of what to check under your country's law
What these templates are not
- They are self-help templates, not legal advice, and they do not replace a lawyer.
- Laws differ from country to country, and some rules cannot be changed by contract. Each template ends with a checklist of what to check where you live.
- For a high-value or unusual situation, ask a local lawyer or notary to look at the final text.
TheLawToKnow Tools. Self-help template. Not legal advice. Check the law currently in force. Written with the help of AI tools and reviewed by a lawyer-author.