Buying a house in Spain in 2024? 10 Legal tips by the lawyer you won´t get from your estate agent

Want to buy a house in Spain/Andalusia as a holiday home or to settle as a Spanish resident? Or looking to invest in Spanish real estate for tourist rental? Check these 10 legal tips FROM THE LAWYER for a SAFE purchase, as you´ll have to deal with the Spanish legal language and different customs and laws! Since 2013, I work at a law firm in Andalusia specialized in property law for foreign buyers. These 10 tips for buying a house in Spain, therefore, have a very different perspective than the commercial sales information from your agent/broker...
10 LEGAL TIPS FOR A SAFE HOUSE PURCHASE IN SPAIN:
00:00 Intro
02:28 Differences Spanish buying process
05:51 Tip 1 - The lawyer (solicitor), legal investigation & private purchase contract
10:01 Tip 2 - The real estate agent (broker) & reservation contract
13:53 Tip 3 - Countryside rural properties & DAFO certificate costs
18:00 Tip 4 - RTA Tourist rental license (Andalusia)
21:47 Tip 5 - Spanish mortgage loan & valuation
25:33 Tip 6 - New build constructions from real estate developer
28:51 Tip 7 - Black-money deals and furniture tricks (capital gain tax seller)
31:42 Tip 8 - Community of Owners & urbanization
33:57 Tip 9 - Technical risks: structural survey, hidden defects & home insurance
36:59 Tip 10 - Spanish last will & inheritance law/tax
39:45 Personal recommendations for living in Spain
More information on buying a house in Spain:
- General: www.life-in-andalusia.com/cat...
- Spanish buying process: www.life-in-andalusia.com/spa...
- Lawyer: www.life-in-andalusia.com/law...
- Legality in countryside & DAFO: www.life-in-andalusia.com/leg...
- New Build Properties: www.life-in-andalusia.com/new...
- 10 Examples of problems: www.life-in-andalusia.com/pro...
- Text of this video House purchase in Spain: www.life-in-andalusia.com/10-...
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