A common sense guide to property buying in Southern Spain
1) Where to buy
Although from the comfort of your armchair many places on the coast of Southern Spain appear to be much alike. There are however, major differences.
Anyone seriously thinking of buying a property should initially concentrate on deciding where to buy rather than which properties look enticing from the agent's details.
Begin by making a list of the locations that you think may be suitable based on your existing knowledge and find out as much as you can from the internet. Then plan a trip to spend at least a couple of days and nights in each of the locations that are on your shortlist. You will quickly discover that some places will appeal to you more than others.
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Of course budget will be a major factor so it is a good idea to look at a small selection of properties in each area that interests you to see what you can get for your money. Any sensible estate agent should be happy to show you a few properties even if you come clean and say that you are just trying to find out what you can get for your money in that area.
2) Avoiding the pitfalls
There are some pitfalls that you will want to avoid. In recent years the legal system relating to property purchase in Spain has been tightened up and many of the loopholes previously used by unscrupulous vendors have been closed but it is still all too easy for purchasers to get into varying degrees of difficulty.
A good and common sense way to find out about some of the important issues is to ask the neighbours. Neighbours usually know a lot more about local issues that might affect the property than anyone else and most people are happy to talk to their prospective new neighbours about potential problems so why not ask them?
You should of course use a local lawyer or someone else competent to assist you with the conveyancing and title checking elements of the transfer of ownership process and for the all important registration of your new title deed. But remember that "searches" of the kind performed by lawyers in the UK do not happen in Spain.
3) Relax and enjoy it
After completing the purchase process and you have become the proud owner of your new home in Spain try to adjust to the way of things here and don't expect everything to be quite as clear cut and tidy as you are used to back home.
Our recommendation is that once you have successfully completed a property purchase just concentrate on enjoying life here and find reliable people to help you through the inevitable minor hassles that you will come across. Even a simple matter like buying a second hand car can drive you crazy if you try and handle the paperwork yourself. Go to a local specialist "gestor" and he will do all that is necessary, for a small fee of course!
REMEMBER; being offered a property that seems to be too good to be true - then it almost certainly is!
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