Research help needed from people who have bought property in Spain

I recently completed a property purchase research project on a Marbella apartment and ended up producing a surprisingly detailed due-diligence report covering:

• local market pricing
• comparable properties
• rental potential
• refurbishment opportunities
• area analysis
• risks and red flags
• suggested offer price

It got me wondering whether something like this would actually have been useful to people before they bought property on the Costa del Sol.

I'm not selling anything at the moment and I'm not looking for clients. I'm genuinely trying to understand whether foreign buyers feel they receive enough independent information before committing to a purchase.

If you've bought property in Spain, especially on the Costa del Sol:

1. What information do you wish you'd had before buying?

2. What mistakes did you make?

3. Would an independent report have been useful?

4. If yes, what would it need to include?

I'd be very grateful for any experiences or lessons learned.

Thanks in advance!

I am always suurprised at how lttle research people do before buying. I think there is a need for this type of report but whether people would take up the opportunity is a different thing.

If you do decide to start offering such a serice please let me know and we can discuss making our clients aware of it.

Peter Esders

Judicare Law International