The days of Communist rule meant that individuals were not allowed to own property in Bosnia and Herzegovina, though with the fall of Communism and the break up of Yugoslavia people began to inherit their properties. This process was soon left in a state of confusion as the civil war took hold, but in the decade since the end of hostilities things have been put back on track and the market has opened no end to foreign investors. British nationals are party to the same legal treatment as any citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the buying process is straightforward.

As part of a former Communist state, Bosnia and Herzegovina is prone to the same pitfalls as any other former Soviet country – all land titles should be checked in detail by more than one independent party to ensure legality of ownership, as reclamations can be lost and confused over time. The civil war meant that the reclamation process was confused even more so, and as such the checking of legality should be a major priority for the potential off plan investor.