Can’t find the perfect property?.
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You never find the perfect property that ticks all the boxes, maybe the ideal location, but the property does not match what you are looking for, or maybe the ideal property, but in the wrong building or street.
So what’s the solution? If you do not need to buy a property, and move in straight away, I suggest that you go down the following route.
Via my company, purchase a property that is in the location that you want, in a good building, and the size you are looking for, when being showed potential properties to be purchase myself or my husband Phil can suggest some possible layout changes to see if the properties being viewed could be modified to what you are looking to achieve.
Please note that we cannot give prices of what the work will cost, as now my company no longer do the work.
Ok, so now you have found your property, so what comes next.
Stage 1. Services.
Firstly, you will have to reconnect the water and electricity if the property has been purchased from a bank or investor group. Please click here for more information.
Stage 2. Design.
Phil can come to the property, measure, draw original floor plans, and then modify the plans to how you want the layout of the finished property to be, depending on the property, and the location. A quote can be done for this work when the property has been purchased, and how much work will be involved.
Stage 3. Permissions.
Never to a reform without a license, should you do the work without a license, and a neighbour reports you, it can lead to receiving a very large fine from the townhall.
So how do I get the permissions? We normally use a local technical architect, he then presents the project to the townhall with a standard cost for the m2 of the property, ie; the bigger the apartment or house, the more the townhall will think it will cost to reform it totally, and their figure is the one that you will pay the taxes on to get the license.
You will also have to pay the technical architect for his service.
Stage 3. Builders.
Now is the time to find a good builder, the one that did most of the work in the video below, is very good, but also very busy, should he be available when you are at the stage for looking for a builder, he will come to your property, look at the plans, look at the property, and then quote you the cost for labour and the approximate time needed to complete his work. Should you add things during the reform, these will be classed as extras, and you will be quoted for the extra work before it is done.
Stage 4. Materials and deliveries.
Depending at his availability when you are this stage, Phil may or may not be able to offer his services as a project manager. There are various levels of project management, especially if you live in another country, these levels can consist of the following:
1. Level basic. This will be to visit the property once a week, with a video call to you to show you the progress, and also let you know if any changes need making etc, he will then translate there and then during the video call to the builder, these calls will be recorded to safeguard what is said is actually done.
2. Level moderate. this level includes level basic, but also covers searching online for materials other than things like plasterboard, bricks sand and cement. One the shopping cart is full of what the builder needs, you will be sent a link to enter the page of the DIY shop to pay, they will then deliver direct to the property.
3. Level full. This level includes both level 1 and 2, but also entails buying all the materials needed for the total reform, start to finish, including deliveries, arranging a company with large elevator to lift the materials up to the property if an apartment. This level requires a lot of time for a project manager, as he will be working along side the builder to get the materials as and when he needs them, therefore this is the most expensive option, but in my opinion the best, your project manager will spend a lot of time looking for the best quality materials at the cheapest price, so you will be paying him, but saving a lot of money in materials costs.
Stage 5. Interior design.
You at this stage have your fantastic reformed apartment, but have no idea how to make the property look WOW, we can advise regarding furniture, location of the furniture to give the best look, lighting and maybe even adding some feature walls with paint or wall paper. If you have no time, or not in the country, we can offer this service to design and purchase the furniture etc and have delivered.
Stage 5. It´s finished.
If wanted, as soon as the property is finished, Phil can go to the property, make a professional video and photos and send to you.
The video.
This is my property, it was decided to remove all walls and ceiling, doors, electrics, windows, absolutely everything, just leaving the pilars and the external walls. Phil designed the apartment in a way that would make the apartment work for use, then Martin did the major construction, while Phil project managed, bought all the materials, arranged all to be delivered, as well as doing the electrics, the kitchen, the laundry room, all the carpentry including custom wardrobes etc.
Martin and his wife, Phil and I, between us carried out all the work in the property with exception of Emilio who installed the air conditioning and the gas pipe for the gas hob, and his brother to fix a water pipe, which was rotten between this apartment and the ceiling of the apartment below.
I hope you like the way my apartment turned out, I personally love it.
Regards.
Maria.