When purchasing a Spanish property, a lot of purchasers do not want to enlist the services of an expensive lawyer, which some in this area charge between €1500.00 to €1800.00. The owners may give you a copy of the old property deed of when they bought the property, but this deed was only valid they day the property was purchased, and now the property may have a mortgage applied to it or other charges, that it will not say in that deed.
Should you decide not to use the services of a lawyer, and do all the legal work yourself, you will save money, but if you are not fluent in Spanish, or do not know about legal property matters, we recommend using a professional, who has a lot of experience.
Phil can offer you this service which will include:
1. Check with the townhall that there are no outstanding taxes for the council tax, rubbish tax and recycling tax.
2. If the property is an apartment or a property that has a community of neighbours, he will request a certificate from the administrator stating that all community fees are paid completly upto the time when you are going to complete the sale in the Notary, and also that there has not been any work agreed in a community meeting, budgets made for payment of the work, and date when the work will commence, by Spanish law, if this has been passed, its the owners responsibility to pay for the work, and not you, the purchaser.
3. At this stage Phil will request a new Nota Simple, just to double check that since the contract, the owner has not had any debts, charges, mortgages put on the property.
4. Now a date and time is fixed for completion in the Notary, Phil will visit the administration side of the Notary, make an appointment, supply a copy of the contract so that they can start drafting the new buy and sell deed, and to also order a special type of Nota Simple, which is in Spanish called a Continuada, this is a Nota Simple, but in more depth, and also from the time orders the continuada, locks the land registry for registering any debts etc on the property.
Now that you have all the above in place, its time to visit the Notary to legalize the sale, please read one of the following articles relevant to the type of property, and where you are buying it from.
1. Completing the sale in the Notary in person, for purchasing a property from Buy Spain Properties, that has originated from a bank source, a group of investors or a private seller. More information..
2. Completing the sale in the Notary without attending (using our powers of attorney service) for purchasing a property from Buy Spain Properties, that has originated from a private seller, bank source, or group of investors. More information..
3. Completing the sale in person in the Notary or without attending (using our powers of attorney service) for purchasing a property from another estate agent, or a property that you wish to purchase directly from the owner. More information..
Links to all the services we offer
Please check out the other services that we think may be helpful to you, and other information regarding properties in Spain that we think may be useful. Simply click on one of the links below to see the information regarding each category and services available.
All services related to Spanish real estate we offer.
Purchasing a Spanish property, including start to finish guide and information.
Selling a Spanish property.
CEE Energy rating certificate.
Second habitation license.
Reconnections of water and electricity (Bank sourced properties).
Property security with an alarm.
Prior to reforming your Spanish property.
Property building licenses.
Project management for building.
Builders.
Property management in general.
Legalize the square meters of your property.
Please note: If you require another service regarding Spanish property, that is not listed, please send us a message with a valid email address and telephone number, and we will contact you, you can access our contact us page, using this link. Go to our contact us page.
