Sally Veall of the SpainBuyingGuide.com helps readers with their questions about buying and living in Spain.
Article written by The Overseas Guides Company
If you have a question that you would like her to answer email her at spain@overseasguidescompany.com
“We are currently in the throes of our second-home purchase on the Costa del Sol and are dealing with a property agent who seems very trustworthy. He has recommended a lawyer for us to use for the sale but we have heard on the grapevine that it would be better to use an independent lawyer. What do you recommend we do?”
We always recommend enlisting the services of an independent lawyer no matter how trustworthy your agent is. This is no reflection on the agent whatsoever; it is just that you want to make sure that the person looking after your interests only has your best interests at heart.
Although it doesn’t happen that much, there have been instances of home sales that have gone sour and because the lawyer and agent are working together, the buyer ends up worse off. By enlisting someone entirely independent, you are covering your own back.
When it comes to finding a reputable lawyer, we recommend chatting to fellow expats or friends and family who have done the same and who can vouch for the law firm they used for their successful house purchase. If you don’t know anyone to get a recommendation from, get online and scour those forums – people will always tell others about experiences that they have had – good and bad. This is an invaluable source of information.
Fortunately for you, the Spain Buying Guide work in conjunction with a fantastic lawyer based on the Costa del Sol, Perez Legal Group (PLG). The English-speaking team help expats in the region and across all of Spain with conveyancing, wills, tax, insurance, inheritance – basically everything that an expat might need legal assistance for. To be put in touch, contact the Spain Buying Guide Resources Team on 0207 898 0549 or email spain@overseasguidescompany.com
For details of property for sale in Spain, visit the Spanish listings on Rightmove Overseas. One way to save money when buying in Spain is to use a currency exchange specialist when transferring your pounds into euros to complete the purchase of your property. For more information on this, contact Smart Currency Exchange or visit the Currency Zone.
To understand the full step-by-step process to buying a property in Spain, collect The Overseas Guides Company’s ‘Spain Property Buying Guide’
The views and comments herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Rightmove Overseas, Rightmove Group Ltd or Rightmove Plc