18 Jun 2026 10:09 AM:

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

Forum thread: Research help needed from people who have bought property in Spain

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21 Jul 2021 10:22 AM:

Windtalker,

I don't think that this is a question of focusing on whether the property is illegal rather than having a survey - a buyer should do both. A buyer needs to make sure that the porperty is legal and also structurally sound, just like when buying in any country. It is unusual to have a survey in Spain but there are very good reasons why you should do so. I think part of the problem is that people get caught out by the higher cost of buying in Spain compared to the UK and therefore try and keep those costs down and a survey is easily dispensed with. Couple that with the misguided view that being somewhere warm means that there is likely to be fewer problems from a structural point of view and the fact that agents will discourage you from taking a survey because it can potentially get in the way of a sale and I woudl say that over 90% of people don't take out a survey. Most get away with it but some don't.

 

Peter

Forum thread: General info on buying process

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