{"id":266,"date":"2015-01-14T13:01:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planetvilla.es\/?guid=abd028d9ad8f3d4762e78d7576ca00e0"},"modified":"2021-08-23T16:44:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T16:44:35","slug":"buying-property-in-spain-process-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetvilla.es\/en\/buying-property-in-spain-process-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying property in Spain. Process step by step."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/planetvilla.es\/media\/images\/news\/cache\/p19bkcl74j17gp1ul14bm17cn1orl9-160x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-object img-polaroid\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.45em; background-color: initial;\">Looking for a<br \/>\nsuitable property<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The whole process starts with determining your requirements and your<br \/>\nbudget. Are you looking for an apartment, house or villa? If you wish to buy<br \/>\nfor investment purposes (rental income \/ capital gains) or to enjoy it<br \/>\nyourselves (as a holiday home, permanent residence or to stay in Winter). If<br \/>\nyou need a mortgage, your current bank can help you determine how much you can<br \/>\nborrow. If you want a loan in Spain we can help you as we have very good<br \/>\ncontacts with several major banks. When you find an interesting property on our<br \/>\nwebsite, you can request a visit through the website by phone or email, also if<br \/>\nyou have general or specific questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Buying costs<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is important that you are aware of the additional buying cost when you<br \/>\nare putting in an offer:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>New construction<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7<span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span>VAT (IVA) rate<br \/>\nof 10% of the value of the property.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7<span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span>Stamp Duty<br \/>\n(AJD): rate of 1% of the value of the property.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7<span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span>Other buying<br \/>\ncosts (notary, solicitor, registration fees, local taxes, etc.): + &#8211; 3% of the<br \/>\nvalue of the property.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Total additional buying cost new build: +- 14%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>Resale<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7<span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span>Transfer tax:<br \/>\nrate of 10% of the value of the property.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7<span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span>Other buying<br \/>\ncosts (notary, solicitor, registration fees, local taxes, etc.): + &#8211; 3% of the<br \/>\nvalue of the property.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Total additional buying costs resale: +- 13%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Purchase Contract<br \/>\n(compromise)<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once an agreement is reached on the price, the purchase contract (also<br \/>\ncalled compromise) is signed. You have to pay approximately &nbsp;3000 euro deposit upon signing the purchase<br \/>\ncontract. The amount may vary depending on the price of the property, for more<br \/>\nexpensive ones being a bit higher. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Formalities<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To buy a house you need to have a NIE number and a bank account in Spain.<br \/>\nOf course, we ensure that these formalities are taken care of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>NIE:<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">NIE stands for N\u00famero de Identidad de Extranjero and represents an identity<br \/>\nnumber for foreigners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a tax number that every person who buys a house in Spain needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>Bank account:<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The utilities (water, electricity and gas) and taxes are paid by direct<br \/>\ndebit from a Spanish bank account in Spain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Solicitor<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Spain, the notary only has an administrative function. He checks the<br \/>\nidentity of the owners and signs the deeds, he does not perform any preliminary<br \/>\nchecks. Hence it is very important to choose a solicitor who can check<br \/>\neverything for you. He checks whether all documents of the property are in<br \/>\norder and that there are no outstanding debts, so you can feel confident that<br \/>\nthere are no problems with the property. We work together with solicitors who<br \/>\nwe trust and who provide an excellent service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Notary<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both buyers and sellers go together with their solicitors to the notary.<br \/>\nWhen signing of the &#8220;escritura&#8221; (deeds) at the notary, the balance of<br \/>\nthe outstanding sales price, the notary fees and registration fees are paid by<br \/>\nthe buyer and the seller hands over the keys of the house.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From this day you can start enjoying your property and holidays in Spain.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tLooking for a<br \/>\nsuitable property<\/p>\n<p>The whole process starts with determining your requirements and your<br \/>\nbudget. Are you looking for an apartment, house or villa? 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