MY SERVICES WHEN BUYING A PROPERTY IN SPAIN WILL INCLUDE:
1.- LEGAL ASSESSMENT PREVIOUS TO EXCHANGING CONTRACTS.
You have to be sure that the property that your buying has the same information an description as is in the deed, and it is free of loads, charges, taxes and tenants, therefore, it is VERY IMPORTANT to contact a lawyer before signing a private contract to secure the property or pay the deposit. If you contact a lawyer before signing the private contract, he would be able to advice you about including some clauses to protect you and save you money.
Due to the new Laws on money laundering, the non residents are not able to pay in cash more than 10.000€ without filling the form S1. The best way to pay the seller is a bankers draft from your Spanish bank at his/her name; this way you will be able to prove where the money comes from.

2.ASSISTANCE AND TRANSLATION IN THE SIGNING OF THE DEED.
f you do not speak Spanish you will need a translation service to sign the deed, and I will be there to sort out any last time problem and act as a translator.
3.- PAYMENT OF TAXES, (7% OF THE DECLARED VALUE)
If you want to have your deed registered at your name you have to pay this tax. It’s paid in the land registries and it is 7% of the declared value.
If you are buying a new property or a second hand restored property sold by a company, you will pay VAT. The VAT you will have to pay will be 7% of the declared value, but also you will have to pay 1% of the declared value as the stamp duty.
I usually ask the client on the completion date for financial cover to pay all the legal fees and taxes. This financial cover will depend on the property value.

4.- PAYMENT OF THE NOTARY AND LAND REGISTRY’S FEES.
The final amount that you will be paying to the notary and land registry will depend on the declared value, the number of sellers and buyers, it is not a fixed price, but the notaries and land registries have their prices legally established.

5.- COLLECTION OF THE DEED FROM THE LAND REGISTRY.
It will take one or two months to have the deed and your ownership right on your property registered at the land registry.

6.- CHANGE OF THE OWNERSHIP AT THE INLAND REVENUE OFFICE (CATASTRO).
The “Catastro” is the Inland Revenue office, and if the deed does not include the last receipt paid, it is important to fill in a form to communicate to the tax department (Catastro) that you are the new owner of the property. The tax you have to pay for owning a property in Spain is not very high, depending of the price of the property and are paid once per year, between September and November.

7.- IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT REGISTERED AT THE LAND REGISTRY.
The first thing to do will be to research why it has not been registered and whether it will be possible to registry it or not, and what documentation will be necessary. Normally a certificate from an architect and a survey (maps and plans) of the property are required.   

1.- LEGAL ACTIONS.
Lawyers are like doctors, none want to need one, but if you have to bring an action against, or someone has suited you, to have an English speaker lawyer on your side, can be very helpful. I can help you on civil, criminal and administrative legal actions.

2.- ASSESTMENT TO GET THE N.I.E (foreign identification number) OR THE RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE.

You will need to obtain the NIE number (foreigner identification number) before signing a title deed to buy a property in Spain. You can apply for it yourself as it is very easy (see link’s section), but if you need help or you want to save the queue at the police station I can apply for it on your behalf.

3.- WORKS LICENCES TO BUILT OR REBUILT A PROPERTY.
To apply in your Town-Hall for the works licence necessary to built a new house or rebuild an old one. Depending of the king of restoration and the Town Hall you might need a project sign ed by an architect. There is a tax on the planning permission that is normally the 2% of the project’s estimate.

4.- LAST WILLS
According to Spanish civil Law, the inheritance law to apply to foreigners is their personal Law, even if they make their Last Will in a different country.
The probate will be done in England, and later if will have to be translated, legalized (attach an apostille-legalisation certificate) and then sing an inheritance title deed in Spain.
It will make things easier to your heirs if you have a Will done for your Spanish assets and properties.
My fee included drafting out the Will by email and assisting to the notary office as translator/interpreter.

www.euromover.net the local moving company

http://www.defensordelpueblo.es/index.asp the ombudsman office.

http://www.atencionglobal.ocu.org/index.asp?prm_id_c=6444&cop_id_
c=8194&&EntryPoint=index.html&IdCreativity=611&IdZone=9038 one of
the most important consumers association in Spain.

http://sigpac.mapa.es/fega/visor/ This is the link to a webpage to have aerial
pictures of rustic plots and properties.

http://ovc.catastro.meh.es/ Inland revenue office.

http://www.minhac.es/portal/ Tax Ministry

http://www.mir.es/ in this web page you can get information and application
forms regarding the NIE number and residency certificate.

http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/Show
Page&c=Page&cid=1007029391440  this is the web page of the legalization
office in London to legalize all public documents signed by notaries and solicitors
in England.