A
Spanish Solicitor is called an Abogado. You may have
been to Spanish property exhibitions in your own
country and found legal representatives offering
their services. They would normally have offices in
your country and in Spain, preferably in the same
area that you are buying your property.
If you
choose to go on a property inspection tour one of
the options is to meet an Abogado who will take care
of all the legal requirements for you. This is a
free consultation where you can ask any legal based
questions regarding buying Spanish property.
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The agents
would normally use the same legal Company to
take care of all the legal requirements for
their clients. You are under no obligation
to use the ones recommended by the agents.
You are free to choose another Abogado in
the area or you can choose one based in the
UK you have already signed up with.
Signing up
with an Abogado before you find your
property will save you time as all you need
to do is provide the agents with the contact
and address details once you have found the
perfect property. Finding your property and
then trying to locate a suitable Abogado
will waste time and you may find you are
rushing into signing up with one if you are
worried you may lose the property you are
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If you
prefer to use a particular Company and are serious
about buying property then it makes sense to sign up
with them first. This will be free so you have
nothing to lose if you do not find the property. If
you choose to take the Company recommended by the
agents then this will also save you time as long as
you have met them first. Do not agree to use the
Company recommended by the agents unless you have
been introduced to them first at their official
office.
Ensure
that the Abogado or their staff speak very good
English. If you have an important concern regarding
the legal process you do not want answers in broken
English. When you are dealing with the law it is
imperative that both sides understand each other
perfectly.
Abogados recommended by the agents would normally
speak English.
An Abogado will charge you 1% of the price of your
property as their fee. This fee ensures that the
property transaction is carried out under Spanish
law. They will check all of the official
documentation first before passing it onto you to
also check and sign if need be.
They
will also make legal checks on the ownership
credentials of the person you are buying from on a
resale or information about the Construction
engineers on new builds. This will confirm that the
builders have the right to build on the land where
you are buying your property. On resales they will
check that the property is free from debt,
encumbrances, charges and other financial
liabilities and land ownership problems.
To
ensure you get the right Abogado to take care of all
your legal requirements just ensure that the above
criteria is met. It is better to do a little
research into the Companies available first and meet
with them. You can then rest assured that your legal
requirements for buying property on the Costa Blanca
are in professional hands.
