How can Spanish real estate be full of sunshine when the roundtrip costs are sky-high?
This is the normal procedure in buying:
“You are then requested to pay a 10% of the purchase price as deposit. The estate agent will hold these funds in a bonded client account. As a precaution, it would be wise to put your deposit into an escrow account, a blocked account where neither party can get at them until the sale is closed.
If you intend to raise finance for the purchase, make sure that the sales agreement has an arres agreement (i.e. a 10% deposit) and a date specified for completion. However, it is possible to sign the contract without such a deposit and while technically you have the right to sue a seller who subsequently withdraws, with an arres agreement in place you are entitled to twice your deposit as compensation in the event that the seller decides to withdraw.
You pay the balance of the purchase price and all fees when you and the seller have signed the Escritura de compraventa, the definitive contract equivalent to the Deeds of the property. If you are buying a new property, you do not own the property until the work is completed, and you are in receipt of relevant certificates.
In Spain, the notary is a public official and is required to witness the deed of sale. But getting expert, independent legal advice in addition to the notary is recommended to protect your own interests. The notary prepares the official contracts and makes sure they comply with Spanish regulations. The notary enters the sale on the local property registers (Registrio de las Propriedad) to protect against third party claims. If there is common ownership, a Community of Owners must be established through which community charges can be shared. If your property is in an apartment block then the situation relating to the Horizontal Division should be clear, especially in new developments.
The cost to register the property is around 7.1% of the property value. The transaction is normally completed in about 20 days with 4 procedures. “
http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/country.php?id=176&cid=eu&cat=5
Hmmm…
Compared to netherlands, it might be lower, but i won’t call this very lenient.
or is there something wrong with the details?
