London85

Hi everyone! Awesome forum!
I'm looking to put forward an offer for a Spanish property. I speak ok Spanish, however I can't seem to find the phrase "subject to contract" - how do the Spanish write this in their offer process? It's an important phrase to cover me as far as I understand it..

Many thanks for any help!

KieronF

Always use a solicitor for property purchase

Rosemary

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London85

Yes, I have a lawyer lined up and I have emailed about which phrase to use but was wondering if the phrase is just a common phrase like it is here..

Loafing Along

It is rare to make a written offer for a property in Spain as any concerns you may have , for which the english would tend to use "Subject to Contract" in a written offer are normally ironed-out in the "Contrato de Compraventa" . This document once it has been agreed between both parties is best prepared by a good lawyer as it serves as the basis for the sale to be formally recognised normally in front of a public notary. The Notary has an important function of document verification and other aspects of the property before the final "Escritura" is signed.

London85

Ah ok.. yes I thought they must do things differently there as it's not a phrase that's easily searchable.
Many thanks.. I have agreed the price with the owner directly, and wanted to say, 'yes that price is fine subject to contract' and then swap lawyers details to proceed.. but it seems I can do that anyway without that specific phrase being overly important..

dfjordan

As others have said, its important you use a trusted lawyer to draft the purchase agreement, as the procedure for buying and selling in England is very different from other countries, ie if your offer is accepted and signed for, there will generally be penalties if either party drops out. You may want to consider “una promesa de compraventa” in which you can stipulate that the signing of the escritura ( the definitive transfer of the property) is subject to certain conditions being fulfilled within a certain amount of time, eg clean title, no debts, expropriations etc exist.