23 Jun 2026 3:24 PM:

Can anybody out there help please?  We sold a property with Tecnocasa  - the name of the woman who handled everything is;- Sandra Zarco Miralles she had us sign paperwork to reclaim the taxes paid at the point of sale and assured us that we should get the money back within 12 months, it is now almost two years and I keep contacting her, but she either ignores us, or says she will chase up the gestoria. We feel like we're going round and round in circles.

She told us we had to keep the Spanish bank account open for the refunds, but all that achieved was more expense from their charges.  We have now closed the account and told Tecnocasa that any funds will have to be sent to the English bank account - no acknowledgement of this whatsoever.

We even put a post on Trustpilot to try to get a response, tecnocasa in Spain responded saying if we sent them an email with all the details they would look into this matter.  5 emails and more than a month later they have still not responded!  We believe they just put that response on Trustpilot to make it look like they cared.

So just wondered if anybody on here has had any dealings with Tecnocasa?  Can anybody tell us where we should go from here? Would be very grateful for any help or information that might lead to the return of our funds.

Thanks in advance......

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03 Feb 2026 4:38 PM:

Thanks to all who have taken the time to respond to my post.  I have contacted the company who sold the house and who got my partner to sign the forms for claiming back the tax, they have now replied and said that they will actually contact a gestor to chase up what is happening, that was over a week ago, so watch this space. I will let you all know when, or if the refund is ever received.

 

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16 Jan 2026 11:52 AM:

Hi everyone who has responded to my post!

It has now been almost 16 months since my partner sold the property in Spain.  The estate agent who handled the sale was also claiming (allegedly) back the tax charged at the point of sale. There has still been no sign of any refund.  I have contacted the agent several times to ask about the progress, the last time she answered me she told us that we had to be patient - that was 4 months ago.  Since then, any communication we make with her is just completely ignored.

Anybody any advice where we go from here please?  It's very frustrating as they told my partner that he had to keep the Spanish bank account open for the refund to be paid into - meanwhile this racks up charges upon charges for so say account maintenance. 

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11 Aug 2025 7:20 PM:

Hi all,

Just wondered if anybody reading this can help me?  My partner sold a property in Spain last October and at the time paid a tax to the local notary and was told this can be claimed back. Can anybody tell me how long it is between selling the property and being able to claim a refund of the tax paid? Thanks

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27 Jul 2023 7:28 PM:

Hi to anyone out there?!

What has happened to car hire in Spain? I remember the days when it was a simple and inexpensive thing to do! The staff were always courteous and polite....and it wasn't their sole aim to wring out every last euro from you!

My question is can anybody recommend a car hire firm who might fit any of the above criteria? We always used to use Record and they were always excellent, unfortunately the last two times we have used them they have disappointed us badly.  The last time they charged us for a full tank of fuel and this was supposed to be re-imbursed upon return of the vehicle, but instead of refunding it, they charged the same amount again, this took me 4/6 weeks to sort out and more than £10 stirling in phone calls, and no apology or anything in the bargain!

Would appreciate your thoughts/recommendations, many thanks.

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