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Date registered: August 3, 2010

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  1. Declared Price — September 14, 2010
  2. The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Spain: Buying, Renting, Letting and Selling [Paperback] — September 8, 2010
  3. Spanish Property Deposit and Contracts — September 2, 2010
  4. Buying a Property in Spain For Dummies [Paperback] — August 25, 2010
  5. Architects — August 23, 2010

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Sep
14

Declared Price

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Declared Price When you’re buying property in Spain this is the price which appears on all the official documents, and hence on which all the taxes are based. The Spanish don’t seem to like paying tax much, so anything they can do to pay less is fair game. They avoid tax on buying and selling… Continue reading »

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Sep
08

The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Spain: Buying, Renting, Letting and Selling [Paperback]

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Review “Gives the prospective buyer advice to feel fully prepared when approaching property agents in spain … a helpful read for novices to buying property in Spain and promises a sound grounding in spanish property law.” “Full of information on the language, inheritance laws, health and education and other useful stuff.” “Covers every detail you… Continue reading »

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Sep
02

Spanish Property Deposit and Contracts

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Contracts and Deposits Here’s a brief summary and the problems you can get. The 3 usual stages during the purchase process are: 1. The reservation fee Often the estate agent or seller will ask for a reservation fee of anything up to 5% of the price. In my experience, both as a buyer and a… Continue reading »

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Aug
25

Buying a Property in Spain For Dummies [Paperback]

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Review “…easily understood advice for a readership ranging from the complete novice to those who want to brush up on what they know.” (Spain Magazine)”…for a readership ranging from the complete novice to those who want to brush up on what they know.” (Spain Magazine) Buying a property abroad is one of the biggest decisions… Continue reading »

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Aug
23

Architects

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Architect (Arquitecto) 1. Private You’ll need a spanish architect to prepare a project plan (proyecto) if you’re going down the legal route for your building in Spain; either new build, extending or renovating. (I explain the difference between ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’ under Planning Permission. Believe me, it’s not that simple.) Don’t do what I did – take on… Continue reading »

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Aug
09

Spanish Planning Permission

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Building in Spain – Spanish Planning Permission (Licencia de Obra) The options are: 1. Build only when permission has been granted 2. Build while applying for permission 3. Build, never intending to get permission 4. Build something different to what you have permission for There’s a good book, ‘You and the Law in Spain’, by… Continue reading »

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Aug
06

Spanish Land Problems

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Be careful with Rights of Way when buying property in Spain. For instance, in olive harvesting season at the end of the year, you may well wake up to see an old man on his mule, with his little dog trotting happily in front, ambling down your “private” track. Although there is no “right of way”, nevertheless the… Continue reading »

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Aug
05

Access and Rights of Way

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You can do everything properly, carefully and legally when you’re buying property or land in Spain and still get caught out big time. Even the local Town Hall can be in the dark about this particular nightmare: it’s called a Vía Pecuaria. In the UK they’re called Drovers’ Roads or Green Lanes, ancient rights of… Continue reading »

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