Documents to prepare when you sell

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Ownership

A property statement from this monthBuyers and their lawyers read it first. If a mortgage or seizure is on it, know how it will be lifted before you list.
Where: The Land Registry of the districtUsually the same day to a few days
Your title deed and IDEvery owner's. If you co-own, every co-owner signs, or gives a power of attorney.
A power of attorney, if you are abroadMade at a Lebanese embassy or consulate, or at a notary in Lebanon, and specific to selling this property.
Where: A Lebanese embassy or consulate
Inheritance papers, if you inherited itThe inheritance decision and the transfer registered in the heirs' names.

Survey map, building and occupancy permitsCopies ready to send; they answer most questions before they are asked.
Where: The Cadastre and the municipality
Floor plan and the real areasInterior, balconies and terraces separately. A buyer who measures a smaller home than advertised stops trusting the rest.

Municipal and tax clearancesNeeded at the transfer. Settle what is owed early; the offices are not always quick.
Where: The municipality and the Ministry of FinanceUsually a few days each
The building committee's statementPaid-up service charges, and any works already voted.
Where: The building committee
Electricity, water and generatorThe last bills and how each subscription transfers. Buyers ask about these before anything else.
Tax on the gainA tax on the gain from selling property may apply to you; ask your lawyer before you agree a price.