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Buying a house in Spain: Tips
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Looking for a property
Take advice
Status of property
Reserve the property
Finance the property
Sign the final contract
Welcome to Spain!
Purchasing Expenses
Looking for a property

There are many ways to start looking for a property in Spain to suit your wishes and needs:

Using a real estate agency in Spain
Using some other form of intermediary (lawyers, etc.)
Using a real estate agency in your own country
Contacting the owner of your chosen property directly
Using the Internet
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Take advice from specialised professionals
Purchasing a house is a very important decision and requires the intervention of qualified professionals.

Therefore, it is a good idea to get advice from a specialist lawyer who can tell you all the steps that you will need to become the owner of your property.
Real estReal esate agencies can also provide you with a list of specialists.
Lawyer fees amount to roughly 1% of the price of the property.

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Check the status of the property
On the basis of your risk profile, we will set up deposits linked to the world’s leading values and indexes. You can choose to guarantee your capital or to guarantee the interest rate you want to receive for your money, depending on the term of your investment.
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Reserve the property
Once you have found your property and hired a good team of advisors, the next step is for buyer and seller to sign a reservation contract. The agency will require a deposit of roughly 10% of the property price for this contract.

Although not compulsory, we would recommend you to sign this contract. This way, the two parties make a commitment; if this commitment is not carried through, the affected party will be compensated.

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Finance the purchase of your home
Banesto offers mortgages of up to 70% of the property valuation, or the sale purchase price, whichever is the lowest.

Mortgage interest rates in Spain are among the lowest in Europe. This makes it particularly interesting to finance your purchase instead of buying outright. You can then use your cash to make your savings work for you.

REPAYMENT TABLE FOR 1000 EUROS
INTEREST RATE
TERM IN
YEARS
2,50% 2,75% 3,00% 3,25% 3,50% 3,75% 4,00% 4,25% 4,50% 4,75% 5,00% 5,25% 5,50%
5 17,75 17,86

17,79

18,08 18,19 18,30 18,42 18,53 18,64 18,76 18,87 18,99 19,10
6 14,97 15,08 15,19 15,31 15,42 15,53 15,65 15,76 15,87 15,99 16,10 16,22 16,34
7 12,99 13,10 13,21 13,33 13,44 13,55 13,67 13,78 13,90 14,02 14,13 14,25 14,37
8 11,50 11,62 11,73 11,84 11,96 12,07 12,19 12,31 12,42 12,54 12,66 12,78 12,90
9 10,35 10,46 10,58 10,69 10,81 10,92 11,04 11,16 11,28 11,40 11,52 11,64 11,76
10 9,43 9,54 9,66 9,77 9,89 10,01 10,12 10,24 10,36 10,48 10,61 10,73 10,85
11 8,67 8,79 8,90 9,02 9,14 9,26 9,38 9,50 9,62 9,74 9,86 9,99 10,11
12 8,05 8,16 8,28 8,40 8,51 8,63 8,76 8,88 9,00 9,12 9,25 9,37 9,50
13 7,51 7,63 7,75 7,87 7,99 8,11 8,23 8,35 8,48 8,60 8,73 8,86 8,99
14 7,06 7,18 7,30 7,42 7,54 7,66 7,78 7,91 8,03 8,16 8,29 8,42 8,55
15 6,67 6,79 6,91 7,03 7,15 7,27 7,40 7,52 7,65 7,78 7,91 8,04 8,17
16 6,32 6,44 6,56 6,69 6,81 6,93 7,06 7,19 7,32 7,45 7,58 7,71 7,84
17 6,02 6,14 6,26 6,39 6,51 6,64 6,76 6,89 7,02 7,15 7,29 7,42 7,56
18 5,75 5,87 6,00 6,12 6,25 6,37 6,50 6,63 6,76 6,90 7,03 7,17 7,30
19 5,51 5,64 5,76 5,88 6,01 6,14 6,27 6,40 6,53 6,67 6,80 6,94 7,08
20 5,30 5,42 5.55 5,67 5,80 5,93 6,06 6,19 6,33 6,46 6,60 6,74 6,88
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Sign the final contract
To become the new owner of the property, you will need to sign the final purchase agreement in the presence of a Notary and pay the pending amount.
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Welcome to Spain!
The last legal step is to register the Public Sales & Purchase Agreement at the Property Registry Office.
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