Buying a Home
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Use our property finder service to find your perfect Spanish property. Whether it is a bargain apartment, a beautiful townhouse, a bank repossessed property with financing, a luxury frontline beach villa or a rustic finca in the countryside, we have the right property for you.
The Buying Process:
A step by step guide
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Once you’ve found your ideal Spanish property, we connect you with independent legal and financial advisors to guide you through every step. Buying in Marbella is straightforward, but legal representation is essential.
The process begins with a Reservation Contract, a standard agreement in Spain that secures the property while your lawyer conducts due diligence before proceeding to the next stage. Our goal is to make your purchase smooth and stress-free.
Purchasing costs
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During the purchase process we are constantly on hand to assist you with any support and advice required. Following the completion of your property, we remain on hand to offer any help and advice that you may need. Your Property Finder Marbella team will provide you with a choice of tried and tested service providers covering all fields. Our aim is to ensure that you receive the most reliable care available in the area.
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What is a reservation contract?
Typically, the reservation contract would set out the basic terms and conditions of the purchase. It is agreed and signed by both the buyer and the seller. It is a temporary reservation document only. Such a document would include:
- Address of the property.
- Agreed sale price of the property.
- The full names of both the vendor and buyer.
- A Provisional date to sign a private purchase contract.
- Other special conditions i.e. subject to finance.
- Amount deposited to secure the reservation.
Typically, a 6,000 Euro deposit is required to take the property off the market while the due diligence is carried out. This deposit would normally be held by your lawyer dealing with the transaction on your behalf. Once due diligence has been done this €6,000 will be sent to the vendor´s lawyer. This reservation deposit is fully refundable in the event that your lawyer discovers any legal impediments impeding the proposed property purchase. It is not refundable if you decide to change your mind. Please be aware that for high end luxury properties the deposit is higher than €6,000.
What happens next?
Once the due diligence process is satisfactorily completed your lawyers will then proceed to a private purchase contract.
What is a private purchase contract?
A private purchase contract is a contract between the vendor and the buyer. It typically sets out the terms and conditions of the contract in detail. The contract will be prepared by your lawyer and will contain:
- A legal declaration from the vendor that they are legally entitled to sell the property.
- The full address, dimensions, and features of the property as set out in the “Referencia Catastral”. This is the Governments property registration with the Government´s recorded details of the property.
- The agreed completion date of the transaction specifying the date for the property to be handed over.
- The terms and conditions as agreed by the purchaser and the seller.
- At this stage a further 10% of the purchase price (minus your initial €6,000 reservation deposit) will be paid to the vendor´s lawyer. All money transactions must be carried out through your lawyers.
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