Roy4

Hi All

My partner & I are thinking of buying a modest property in the Nerja area to use for weekends away & occasional long stays.
We would welcome any tips ie agents to use, solicitors, the legals, pitfalls etc.
We are researching ourselves but I know you can't beat experiances of people who have actually done it, we did live out in India a few years ago.

Any help would really be appreciated.

mikelincs

DO NOT use the solicitors recommended by the agents, find an independent one, buyers are in command at the moment, so make an offer, think in terms of 20% below asking price, I know of people who have had to sell very low. I even heard of an agent who knew how desperate the owner was to seel the place had been discounted to 50,000, he told the owner the best offer he had had was for 22,000, owner was so desperate that it was accepted, buyer was the agent, who immediately put it back on the market for 50,000. Shop around different agents, unlike the UK, houses can be up with multiple agents, all with different valuations.

Roy4

Thanks for the info, all noted.
Is there anybody in the Nerja area that could provide some local advice, ie a good lawer/agent etc to use.

IanandKathleen

We used these guys to do our wills but they advertise a lot in the English press here and seam reasonable.

http://www.decottalaw.com/nerja-lawyers.php

The advice re offers is very good we know of people who have dropped the price to sell. Take your time in deciding where and what you wont to buy.

Regards

Fred James

Here is a link to a local paper for Nerja, listing some of the (many) local agents.

http://www.soltalk.com/Monthly/The%20Guide/Guide.htm

For a lawyer I would recommend Sonia Sequero c/ Pintada 87-1
29780 Nerja 95252 3412

fionamw

One of the best pieces of advice I´ve seen on this subject is don´t even think of buying until you´ve rented in the area for a few months. It gives you a good base from which to check out the area and of course you can do your househunting without rushing.

Sharon B

Definitely don't buy until you have lived in the area. Rent a place for at least 6 months if not longer, a property will turn up but don't feel rushed into buying at the moment. You really need to research the place and get a feel for the local prices. Good luck.

Roy4

Thanks everybody, really appreciated.

pauldawn

WE HAVE JUST BOUGHT A HOUSE 10 MIN FROM MARTOS ,WE USED
MALAGA LAW TL +34679858508 they DO ALL THE WORK .

ineedu2

Strange how you are able to list an estate agent and the moderator listed a Lawyer but when I listed an estate agent for you it was withdrawn.
Strange that.

jdr

Read what he wrote on your post for clarification. ;-)

ineedu2

Thank you so much for your help as I am clearly so thick that I can't understand.
What I said was that I recommended an estate agent and the comment was removed. Then the moderator went on to recommend a lawyer!!!!!!!!!
Ha what a joke this site is.

jdr

Did you read the rules (9) of the site when you joined ?

Well as it was your first post you may of been the estate agent touting for work, especially if it was not even in the area.

One of the best sites , you need to chill out and get acclimatised before jumping in, otherwise you could get burned. lol

ineedu2

Yeh read the rules and no I'm not an estate agent.
You seem to have missed the point too.
Not much point in explaining again that when someone askes for specific information and someone gives it it shouldn't be taken off by a moderator only to leave his own specific details of a layer! It may have been his brother!
Thats alright though I suppose.

pauldawn

hi hope info we gave was ok ,e.mail me and i will help you the best way i can
w live in norheast uk and we have done what you want to do .