Buying a Property in Spain (Brief Overview).

This can be as easy or as complicated as you wish:

The complicated way - Contacting multiple estate agents here in Spain.

You will be bombarded by emails of properties that you are not even interested in, usually because the agency did not listen to EXACTLY what you were looking for and just put you on their mailing list.

Once you have found your perfect property you need to make sure that all your hard work is not in vain and reserve it ASAP.

On leaving an agreed amount as a deposit, normally around €6,000, we will provide a reservation document in which all the terms of the agreement are set out, for example the agreed selling price and what if any of the furniture is included etc.
This document is usually signed by yourself and the seller to officially show an act of intent to purchase & sell the property.

Although in Spain you do not need to have a lawyer for the purchase of your property we would highly recommend having one, this will make the whole process much easier and less stressful for you.

Some of the legal procedures that the lawyers will take care of as part of the purchase process:


Should you choose to have a lawyer involved we can recommend a few for you to choose from as we work with a group of independent law firms here in Spain.

Once you or your lawyers have done their due diligence and finished all the legal checks, the next step is to sign a private purchase contract.

The signing and exchanging of contracts is a legally binding stage of the property buying process, once this has been done you are legally bound to buy the property and the seller is legally bound to sell by the agreed date in the contract.

At this stage you will be asked to leave a non refundable deposit of between 10%-15% of the agreed selling price.

The day has arrived, everybody involved will arrive at the notary at the agreed time to exchange deeds, cheques & keys.

At this point EVERYBODY will say goodbye and make a quick exit, not us.
Our service continues for as long as you need us, whether it be for help, information or recommendations for cleaners, builders etc.