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10 Ways To Save Money When Buying Your Spanish Property

Or ten ways for getting the best value possible when buying Spanish Property.

When you are going to be buying Spanish property you obviously want to get the best value for money. However that does not only mean finding a property and negotiating a price that suits you and then sitting back and congratulating yourself on a job well done. There are so many other ways to save money on your purchase that if you do not do them then your costs for the purchase could be thousands of Euros higher than they otherwise would be. Take a look at ten of the ways in which you can save money when buying your Spanish property.

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The Four Horsemen Post… From the Spanish Property Network

We posted a very popular post on the Spanish Property Blog last week.Titled “The Four Horsemen of the Spanish Property Apocalypse”. Within it we explained how to get a bargain in Spain without going to a bank for their rather badly located properties. Take a look and if you have any questions just ask.

When you are looking for a property as a buyer you are obviously looking for a bargain that suits your requirements. Those requirements will be exclusive to you, ie different from anyone else, but you can almost guarantee that the property you buy will have many of the characteristics that others are searching for too (This is why we said that there are not actually that many properties really for sale in Spain here) One thing that you are looking for though is summed up in the Spanish Property search mantra “Bueno, Bonito y Barato” (Good, pretty and cheap)

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But What About The Resale Value?

If the first thing you are doing when buying a property for sale in Spain is thinking about the possible resale value then you are approaching buying property in the wrong way. Currently there is little value in the market for flippers of property because of the costs of purchase in Spanish property.

When you make your decision to buy a property you will be paying 7% tax plus commissions and costs so you have to make sure you get it right. It is because of this that we at Valencia Property do everything we can to make sure that you make the right choice by giving you the fullest information possible.

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La Ley De Costas (The Spanish Coastal Law)

Today’s video in our 100 tips about moving to Spain takes on the Spanish Coastal Law (or La Ley De Costas) A totally confusing and rambling law implemented in different ways in different areas of Spain it is really something that you should be aware of. Even being a celebrity will not help you if you fall foul of it as Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith found out (Google it) Watch the video for a little bit more information and if you are thinking of buying a property near the beach then bear this law in mind and make sure your lawyer checks it out for your particular property.

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Pool Time At Your House For Sale in Spain

There comes a time of the year when it is the right time to venture into the pool. This first excursion is always fraught with apprehension because your body will not be used to the temperature in the water and the pool will not have heated itself to the required levels to avoid the initial shock at least. However, it is a must do because when living in Spain, if you have a pool then you must use it, why else would you have it?