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jakesuper Jul 9th 2012 9:25 pm

Good books on buying property in Spain
 
Can anybody recommend any good books one can buy on Amazon to do with buying a property in Spain, particularly highlighting the current economic climate and the bursting of the property bubble and giving legal advice and tips on buying property and what to look for in a property and locations in spain to avoid buying property and the best areas in spain to buy property, thankyou.

cricketman Jul 9th 2012 9:30 pm

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by jakesuper (Post 10163964)
Can anybody recommend any good books one can buy on Amazon to do with buying a property in Spain, particularly highlighting the current economic climate and the bursting of the property bubble and giving legal advice and tips on buying property and what to look for in a property and locations in spain to avoid buying property and the best areas in spain to buy property, thankyou.

Ah so that's your game

You're going to write a book. Good luck with that! :D

Fredbargate Jul 9th 2012 9:41 pm

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 
I can recommend the following:-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...SIN=1907498567

steviedeluxe Jul 9th 2012 9:42 pm

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by cricketman (Post 10163975)
Ah so that's your game

You're going to write a book. Good luck with that! :D

Could be right - or he could be creating a website...he's posting this question on at least one other website.

Strapline - "10 things you ought to know before buying a property in Spain"

Wonder if "learn Spanish" will come into the equation?

stuboy Jul 9th 2012 9:43 pm

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 
By their very nature a book is out of of date as soon as it is published. Regulations change quickly and so does the demise and rise of particular areas. There is no substitute for getting of your asre and having a good look around and talking to locals (Spanish and expats)in the areas you are interested in. One of the great benefits of BE is that you have people in the thick of it,perfectly able to comment on the current situation who give their advice freely and in most cases without axe to grind. A lot of what you need to know can be found here.

jakesuper Jul 9th 2012 9:44 pm

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by Fredbargate (Post 10163991)

This is a book on buying property in Portugal:lol:

cricketman Jul 9th 2012 9:45 pm

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by stuboy (Post 10163996)
By their very nature a book is out of of date as soon as it is published. Regulations change quickly and so does the demise and rise of particular areas. There is no substitute for getting of your asre and having a good look around and talking to locals (Spanish and expats)in the areas you are interested in. One of the great benefits of BE is that you have people in the thick of it,perfectly able to comment on the current situation who give their advice freely and in most cases without axe to grind. A lot of what you need to know can be found here.

Exactly :thumbsup:

jakesuper Jul 10th 2012 12:54 am

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by stuboy (Post 10163996)
By their very nature a book is out of of date as soon as it is published. Regulations change quickly and so does the demise and rise of particular areas. There is no substitute for getting of your asre and having a good look around and talking to locals (Spanish and expats)in the areas you are interested in. One of the great benefits of BE is that you have people in the thick of it,perfectly able to comment on the current situation who give their advice freely and in most cases without axe to grind. A lot of what you need to know can be found here.

You cannot rely on what is said on this forum because it is heavily censored and moderated and besides, many of the people on here have a vested interest in talking up the area they are living in even though it may be a horrible area.

Fredbargate Jul 10th 2012 1:00 am

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by jakesuper (Post 10164355)
You cannot rely on what is said on this forum because it is heavily censored and moderated and besides, many of the people on here have a vested interest in talking up the area they are living in even though it may be a horrible area.

I disagree

lynnxa Jul 10th 2012 1:02 am

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by jakesuper (Post 10164355)
You cannot rely on what is said on this forum because it is heavily censored and moderated and besides, many of the people on here have a vested interest in talking up the area they are living in even though it may be a horrible area.

censored - I don't think so

moderated to ensure everyone follows the rules - of course it is :)

stuboy is right - by the time a book is written about anything involving legalities in Spain, it is out of date

& if you're talking about areas to live - the only way to find out if they suit YOU is to visit them - again & again & at different times of year

jackytoo Jul 10th 2012 2:48 am

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by jakesuper (Post 10164355)
You cannot rely on what is said on this forum because it is heavily censored and moderated and besides, many of the people on here have a vested interest in talking up the area they are living in even though it may be a horrible area.

Rubbish! Moderation is good on here compared to other forums.

As for people talking up their area...yes, it happens but there is always someone around to give another view, and they don't get censored.

Mitzyboy Jul 10th 2012 2:59 am

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by jakesuper (Post 10164355)
You cannot rely on what is said on this forum because it is heavily censored and moderated and besides, many of the people on here have a vested interest in talking up the area they are living in even though it may be a horrible area.

Thats complete b@llocks :D
If it were so, you would have been banned by now as a returning banned member

Edit: Ahh well .... he pushed Fred over the edge :-)

JLFS Jul 10th 2012 3:50 am

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by jakesuper (Post 10163964)
Can anybody recommend any good books one can buy on Amazon to do with buying a property in Spain, particularly highlighting the current economic climate and the bursting of the property bubble and giving legal advice and tips on buying property and what to look for in a property and locations in spain to avoid buying property and the best areas in spain to buy property, thankyou.

As you only wish to spend 20k on the property, do you really need a book?

Because surely the advice about mortgages and all that will be irrelevant.

As for tips on what to look for in a propery, in your case, I would settle for it having a roof.

The most difficult part of your property owning journey will be finding the 20k place, that will be in a place that you will actually want to live/invest in.

lynnxa Jul 10th 2012 3:57 am

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by JLFS (Post 10164678)
As you only wish to spend 20k on the property, do you really need a book?

Because surely the advice about mortgages and all that will be irrelevant.

As for tips on what to look for in a propery, in your case, I would settle for it having a roof.

The most difficult part of your property owning journey will be finding the 20k place, that will be in a place that you will actually want to live/invest in.

I don't think he'll answer you - see Mitzy's edit in the post above yours ;)

JLFS Jul 10th 2012 4:00 am

Re: Good books on buying property in Spain
 

Originally Posted by lynnxa (Post 10164691)
I don't think he'll answer you - see Mitzy's edit in the post above yours ;)

What, he has gone?


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