Buying in Spain

Hi everyone

we are looking to buying our first holiday apartment in either Corvera golf and country club or The Hacienda del Alamo, anyone live in either and can give me an idea of the proa and cons?

Thanks

Ask how much the maintanance fees are before you buy make sure you youse a good lawyer make sure the property is fully legal and has all the paperwork in place check and that the electric meter is in place /the water meter/ make sure their is no outstanding debts. ( DON'T BUY OFF PLAN YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED) good luck.

Some of the biggest debts you could have on a property are the community fees even if its a bank owned propertyit could have 1000s euros debt on it. Speak to the administrator they could tell you and get lawyer to look for any money owed. Keep asking questions.

Ditto what everyone has said - the message is check, check and check and get proof of no debts etc.

We bought off plan on 2 occasions and on both occasions I am pleased to say all paperwork was in order, no debts came with the property (developer mortgage for example), all meters and utilities installed and certificate of habitation in place.  

Lots of other people have bought off plan successfully and then again lots have bought unsuccessfully.  It really is a lottery whatever you buy.

Corvera - we have an interest in a property there - the developer has our deposit  but has no licence to build the property and no planning permission and of course there is an empty space full of weeds where the property should have been built  and we are now in the middle of a costly and very lengthy battle to get the cash refunded (plus expenses).

So, again - check, check and check again.

Sandra

All the advice you have been given on here about buying in Spain is first class, and it's been mentioned DONT buy of plan, to be honest I am amazed as to why people do this anyway because basically you give money over, a lot of money, for something you don't see, cant touch, well you do I suppose, a picture of what it's supposed to (never) look like, who buys a TV with out looking at it, people cant make the choice of a red or blue shirt for £35.99......

But 10,000 / 20,000€ here take it. 

Cheers everone

I appreciate everybodys honesty. The ones we are interested in are not off plan they are full finished and owned by the bank. We are going out in Sept/Oct and Blue Med seem to be the only company that bother to reply to emails.Anyone dealt with Blue Med?

Thanks Again

Mary