Compare actual properties and your routine on each island rather than relying on island-wide labels.
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Create one brief
Use the same budget, size, access needs and personal priorities for both locations.
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Test your routine
Verify journeys and services through current providers and visits. Do not rely on generic travel-time claims.
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Apply equal checks
Use the same legal and technical process for each shortlisted asset. An island-wide average cannot validate a property.
04
Record trade-offs
Compare daily life, project delivery and ownership costs. Choose which uncertainties to investigate next.
Turn reading into a useful record
Keep three columns in your working notes: the question, the source of the answer and the action still needed. Give each open issue a responsible person. Ask the relevant professional to explain the limits of their review, and preserve assumptions alongside the conclusions.
Before making a commitment
Use this checklist to prepare a more precise conversation. It does not establish rights, condition, value or suitability of any individual property. Obtain the appropriate independent advice for your transaction and confirm current requirements with the responsible authority.
