lordhowe

Has any one had any dealings with a company called M&S INTEREALTY, in Torrevieja and if so were they any good? I have been asked to use them to buy a property and not sure should I trust them with my money.

Rosemary

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This also depends on who has asked you to use them. Normally people on here say that it is inadvisable to use a solicitor recommended by the estate agent.

Please let me know if you need any further help.

Rosemary

jdr

Never trust any company recommended by the person selling, get your own from somewhere else.

Mitzyboy

I guess the question is .... who ask you to use them? If it was the estate agent, the seller, or anyone related to the sale then just say no and find your own. Using a solicitor that is recommended by the seller or the sellers estate agent is fraught with danger and should be avoided at all costs.

Guardamar4me

Please listen to the advice from others. NEVER use solicitors connected in any way or recommended by estate agents, propery sellers etc.

After a shocking experience with Aroca solicitors, we transferred to www.martinezandballester.com, several years ago and have been very satisfied with their service since.

Hino

+1 All of the above. Never, ever use lawyers suggested/required by the vendor.

There's an old saying........

There's always a mug in the game and if you don't know who the mug is.............

ForHotspot

Yes that lawyer had been recommended to me by his agent & I'm not happy to use him. I'll never trust any agent esp. recommending his lawyer. The agent is just as bad.

lic

I HAVE USED THEM, MUCH TO MY COST AND SORROW!!
Unfortunately I am not in a position to recommend any Spanish legal firm to you, however I can recommend who you should not use, but am not allowed to on here.

spainrico

Torrevieja can be very incestuous seldom with a good outcome. Take totally independent Spanish legal advice regarding any property purchase - preferably from out of town ie Alicante.
I wished I had 12 yrs ago.
I now use http://www.pellicerheredia.com/en/so...-alicante.aspx

mikelincs

One I can recommend through using them myself, and they have no ties to any estate agent etc. is,
http://www.expresslegalcafe.com
one of the joint owners is SueG a member of this forum.

Although based in La Nucia, Benidorm area, she does have contacts in the Torrevieja area.

Rosemary

I will second this recommendation, having gained extremely good advice in the past from SueG. She will always make sure that she gives the correct advice and is very friendly and helpful.

Rosemary

lordhowe

Thank you all, I will now go in with my eyes wide open,LIC i have read your posts and if you want to chat more drop me a line,
I will ring SueG not for a coffee ( my wife would get jealous) but to see if that company can help.

SueG

Thank you for the recommendation Mike and Rosemary and I have now spoken to the gentleman!

lordhowe

Dear All
I started this post with a comment regarding M&S INTEREALTY, in Torrevieja who acted for me in my recent purchase, I then was put in contact with Sue at http://www.expresslegalcafe.com who acted for me in relation to over seeing my legal contracts and attended the notary as my interpreter, this was like my insurance policy and it was well worth the small cost, it gave me peace of mind to have a British Solicitor looking at the contracts.
Although I have nothing bad to say regarding M&S Interealty and the service I received was great.
If you are buying or selling it would be my recommendation to use either of the companies I have mentioned M&S Interrealty is a Spanish company and Express Legal Cafe is of course English (or for a small fee use them both LOL)

SueG

Don't always get time to come on here these days - what a nice feeling!! Thank you very much indeed for your very kind comments. Sue x