Rustic property in Spain is not only the farmhouse miles from anywhere. Many villas on the edge of a town are on rustic land too, and buyers often only find out from the nota simple or the bank’s valuation. Whether it is a remote cortijo or a villa with mains...
A power of attorney lets someone you choose, usually your lawyer, sign documents for you in Spain. When you are buying, it means your NIE (the identity number every foreign buyer needs), your Spanish bank account, the arras contract (the binding deposit contract) and...
You do not need to speak Spanish to buy a property here, but 36 words come up in every purchase, from the first listing you read to the first tax return you file, and most of them have no exact English equivalent. Agents, banks and notaries use them without...
How you get a prescription in Spain, what you show at the pharmacy and what you pay all depend on why you are here and where you are from. This guide sets out the five situations, then the things that work the same for everyone: how the farmacia works, how electronic...
Most guides to Spanish property are written for buyers. When it is your turn to sell, the process runs the other way and nobody explains it properly, which is where the surprises come from. This guide covers the whole thing: getting the property ready, agents and...
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