Buying property in Goa is a high risk operation. This is because unlike in other states of the country, the Property and Inheritance laws are based on the Uniform Civil Code, a positive legacy of 400 years of Portuguese colonialism. The Sale Deed that you may enter into has no legal validity and you need to conduct an exhaustive check on whether the seller is in legal possession of the property he wants you to buy. This involves checking the antecedents of the property over at least three generations Goan Observer has tied up with senior reputed lawyers to provide you the service of checking out the title of the property for a very modest fee.