Buyer’s guide

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This buying guide will help you finding tips and advice on buying any kind of properties (villa, house, apartments, flats, estates). Aspects such as taxation related to the seller’s country of residence and other advice are discussed, courtesy of Rimontgó, Spain’s leading real estate agency.

By working with Rimontgó, our clients receive advice on the most convenient way to approach the urbanistic, economic and legal aspects related to the purchase of their home.

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Buyer’s guide

Questions & Answers

1. Pre-purchase advice

2. When purchasing

3. Formalities after purchase

4. Other relevant issues

Buyer’s guide

Questions & Answers

1. Pre-purchase advice

What are the requirements for a property to be sold with a full guarantee for the buyer?

What are the necessary checks to be carried out before accepting a property for sale?

Know the local property market before buying.

Know the surroundings of the property before buying.

Expenses associated with the purchase of a home.

What are the compulsory requirements for the buyer in order to operate in Spain?

2. When purchasing

How can I buy a newly built property in Valencia?

What are the advantages of living in one area or another of Jávea?

Is it better to buy a house with an independent plot or a flat in the centre of Valencia?

What is the difference between buying a new home and buying a second-hand home?

What documents will Rimontgó collect if I want to buy or sell a house?

If I am interested in a property, should I make an offer?

How can I formalise my intention to buy a home?

What is the best form of payment for buying a house?

Is it advisable to buy a house in a single payment?

What is an "off-plan purchase"?

As a buyer, would it be in my interest to take over the seller's mortgage?

3. Formalities after purchase

Is it necessary to formalise the sale by public deed, and what guarantees does it offer?

Who takes care of the public deed and mortgage loan formalities, if applicable?

4. Other relevant issues

First time homebuyer? Useful tips. Questions about costs.

How to approach a move when there are children?

About moving companies, furniture transportation and international removals

Should I rent or buy?

If I am a buyer, should I make a counter-offer if I am interested in a property?

If I buy a newly built property, what information must the developer of a new building or construction in Spain provide us with?

If I buy a second-hand house or a second-hand flat, what information should I obtain from the owner? Is it advisable to work with a second-hand estate agent?

If I buy a home through Rimontgó, who should take care of collecting and verifying the documentation?

I intend to buy a house, what steps do I have to take? The home purchase contract.

What is the best form of payment for buying a house?

Should the price of a house be paid in a single payment?

If I buy a new home, how much do I have to pay before formalising the deed of sale?

If the private purchase contract is signed, does the full payment have to be made or is it deferred to the time of the public deed?

As a buyer, would it be in my interest to take over the seller's mortgage?

Is it necessary to formalise the sale by public deed, and what guarantees does it offer?

Who takes care of the registration of the deed and the mortgage loan, if applicable?

Taxation on the acquisition of the property.

Taxation during the tenancy of the property without a lease.

Taxation of leases