Buying a property without a solicitor
May 13th 2015 | 3:15 am
#16
Senior Moment
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 20,459
From: On the edge
Re: Buying a property without a solicitor
I can only post this again from Peter Esders:
Do I need a lawyer when buying a property abroad?
Asking this question of a lawyer always surprises me. However, my answer is equally surprising – no you don’t. There is no legal requirement to use a lawyer when buying in either Spain – or in the UK, for that matter.
Statistics show that in the UK 97% of people would use a lawyer when buying a property, yet for some reason the same logic seems to go out of the window when people go abroad.
No, you don’t need a lawyer, but how on earth people think that they can buy a property in a foreign country where they probably don’t know the legal system or even the language is beyond me.
Do I need a lawyer when buying a property abroad?
Asking this question of a lawyer always surprises me. However, my answer is equally surprising – no you don’t. There is no legal requirement to use a lawyer when buying in either Spain – or in the UK, for that matter.
Statistics show that in the UK 97% of people would use a lawyer when buying a property, yet for some reason the same logic seems to go out of the window when people go abroad.
No, you don’t need a lawyer, but how on earth people think that they can buy a property in a foreign country where they probably don’t know the legal system or even the language is beyond me.
I'm surprised the question has to be asked to be honest. As I said, it really boils down to your aptitude to risk. If I'm putting that kind of money into something then I want to do all I can to minimise risk. I'm not saying that it CANT be done by a gestor, I'm just that a solicitor has been fully trained over many years and is normally insured. Thats why you pay more.
May 13th 2015 | 3:41 am
#17
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,255
Re: Buying a property without a solicitor
Amen
I'm surprised the question has to be asked to be honest. As I said, it really boils down to your aptitude to risk. If I'm putting that kind of money into something then I want to do all I can to minimise risk. I'm not saying that it CANT be done by a gestor, I'm just that a solicitor has been fully trained over many years and is normally insured. Thats why you pay more.
I'm surprised the question has to be asked to be honest. As I said, it really boils down to your aptitude to risk. If I'm putting that kind of money into something then I want to do all I can to minimise risk. I'm not saying that it CANT be done by a gestor, I'm just that a solicitor has been fully trained over many years and is normally insured. Thats why you pay more.
May 13th 2015 | 6:03 am
#18
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 2,143
From: London (mainly)/Oliva
Re: Buying a property without a solicitor
When we bought our first property in Spain we employed a lawyer and gave him power of attorney.
He sorted everything for us in addition to the normal conveyancing work, NIEs, bank account inc dds, utilties etc.
Why people make such hard work of purchasing is beyond me.
He sorted everything for us in addition to the normal conveyancing work, NIEs, bank account inc dds, utilties etc.
Why people make such hard work of purchasing is beyond me.
May 13th 2015 | 8:53 am
#19
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,163
From: london/gandia
Re: Buying a property without a solicitor
So, how would I go about getting the bank/NIE done, is this something that can be done in a 3 days trip?
Also, I'm hearing that it may be worth getting a gestor as they can be very helpful, and at a lot less of an expense than a lawyer. Do you know how I would go about finding one of these?
Thanks
Also, I'm hearing that it may be worth getting a gestor as they can be very helpful, and at a lot less of an expense than a lawyer. Do you know how I would go about finding one of these?
Thanks
