The purchase or sale of a property in Spain involves many different people to varying degrees of participation. For example it usually involves : The seller/buyer, their legal representative, the estate agent, the bank, Taxman, public notary (a government appointed official who ratifies all house purchases), Land Registry, Town hall, water and electric companies and in some cases courts of law and Regional Authorities.

As your legal representative we will ensure that all parties are dealt with correctly and your new house purchase is free of all complications.

What Does Our Conveyancing Service Include

1. Carrying out all necessary searches on the property ensuring there are no debts, embargos or mortgages on the property that you are unaware of and informing you of any issue which is relevant to the purchase of the property. In the case of a new development checking that the constructor has all the necessary bank guarantees and carrying out all the necessary searches on the land on which the property is to be built.

2. Negotiating with the vendors' legal representative regarding the terms and conditions of the contract, writing the aforementioned contract and ensuring compliance with the law.

3. Preparing all the required paperwork for the visit to the Notary for the completion of the purchase /sale of your property. This includes preparation of the deeds, informing any banks of any mortgages that need to be arranged and/or cancelled, and arranging for all the relevant parties to be in the right place at the right time for the successful completion of the sale/purchase.

4. After the purchase/ sale has gone through at the Notary this is not the end of our work, we ensure that the Deeds are correctly registered at the land registry then collect the Deeds and return them to you. Pay all the relevant taxes, change over the electric, water, IBI (rates), and bin tax all to your name.

5. All Foreign property owners in Spain must have a NIE number (Número de Identificación Extranjero) this has to be obtained within 30 days of the signing of the Deeds at the Notary. This is a fiscal number and we will arrange this for you and help you fill out the relevant forms.

6. If you require a mortgage we can help negotiate with the bank.