Croatian property buyers 'driving a hard bargain'

With values for property in Croatia having risen over the past year, buyers looking to invest in the country are negotiating hard for the best deal before making a significant international payment.

Figures released last year by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics highlighted that prices rose by almost 12 per cent per square metre in the first half of last year.

Andrea Marston, UK manager of Investment Group Croatia, said that consumers are now driving a hard bargain to barter down prices, before they make that all-important international payment.

"We are already seeing people negotiating hard on prices but sellers are prepared to negotiate on their asking price, so we will see some hard negotiation on prices."

She added that consumers should see slight price falls in the country "because there have not been huge increases on property prices over the last two or three years".