Pikku-kylän notaari Last time I wrote about a Finnish couple and their difficulties with a notary in a small village. Small Spanish villages are not used to foreigners, so the attitude can even be racist and Spanish is the only language spoken. In this real estate transaction, we should still have spoken Valenciano, which has…
Kansainvälinen kuriiripalvelu The sellers, a Finnish couple, did not travel to Spain for the transaction. They wanted to enjoy the Finnish summer. Round trips for two and hotel accommodations would have cost too much. In any case, the trip would have only lasted a few days and ended up being quite an exhausting trip. Because…
Tämä on ryöstö! A bit dramatically expressed, but sometimes it feels like being robbed in the housing market. Foreign buyers are taken advantage of. You are in a foreign country and your language skills are weak, so you are an easy target. The newest means of financing for lawyers Lawyers have also come up with…
Kuntotarkastukset You cannot complain about everything that can be seen afterwards Because of this, no buyer should be passive and go and admire the scenery during the condition check. During the condition check, you have to be critical and demand all possible measures if something is unclear, e.g. water damage or sagging floors. You always…
Kenen puolella on välittäjä? The house is for sale with several brokers, and a dozen housing brokers, and all of them have a different price and square footage. The owner himself sells at the lowest price and highest square footage. It is comical when different brokers announce their price reductions when the same house is…
Asunnon päivitys Spain experienced a dramatic economic change in the 1960s and 1970s. At the end of the 1950s, the Spanish economy was plagued by an inflationary crisis. Prices rose faster than wages and the standard of living of most Spaniards fell. The fall in real wages caused industrial unrest in some parts of Spain,…
Puhallus You do a bit of fraud and pay fines rather than comply with the law. The real estate agent, if he’s fair, can casually reveal that you build first, the neighbor files a complaint, you pay a few hundred in fines and that’s it. If you are conscientious and apply for a permit first,…
Maksa osa käteisenä For many years, I have been listening to the experiences of Finns in the housing market. In problem situations, a wall rises against the Finn. There are many reasons for this situation, one of which is, of course, a poor command of the language, which is why an interpreter is needed. Everyone…
Tutustu asunto portaaleihin Different housing portals such as Idealista and Kyero provide a lot of information about the housing market. With different searches, you can search for different information about apartments or houses. I recommend going through them at the latest before making a purchase decision. I drew my own area on the Idealista search…
Välittäjien eri suuruiset palkkiot Real estate brokerage differs from where in Spain you are shopping. In Valencia, real estate brokerage companies operate mainly independently without significant cooperation with other brokers. Both parties, the seller and the buyer, pay the agreed 3% to the broker, so a total of 6%. On top of this are the…