Use a English-speaking real estate agency for your project in Spain?

If you own a property n Spain and want to sell it, or if on the contrary you plan to settle there, you may be tempted to carry out your project alone. But before you start, are you sure you know the local real estate market well?

Indeed, to facilitate your procedures, it is strongly recommended to call on professionals, such as an English real estate agency for example. Here are several arguments to help you understand the need to go through professionals.

Optimizing your chances of success

First of all, it is important that you know that you will significantly increase your chances of success by choosing to go through a Costa Brava real estate agency, whether to sell or buy a property in Spain.

Indeed, even if it is now possible to use websites between individuals, these will not guarantee you the same chances of success.

Recent research has shown that by deciding to go through a real estate agency, you will be three times more likely to sell or find your property. It is also important to emphasize that with an agency about 80% of real estate projects succeed against only 27% when it comes to transactions between individuals.

Limit the language barrier

Indeed, language is an important argument to take into account because it is quite possible that Spanish is not your mother tongue and that you do not perfectly master the technical terms related to the real estate market. You may then encounter difficulties in making yourself understood if you choose to contact individuals yourself. This is why, to put the odds on your side, it is preferable that you call on an English real estate agency which will be able to guide you at best and carry out for you the steps requiring a perfect command of Spanish.

Understanding the administrative procedures

If you do not know perfectly how real estate works in Spain, it may seem very complicated. You will have to deal with multiple administrative procedures very different from the UK formalities .

Before being able to sign your sales contract, you will need to have a Spanish bank account and a foreign identification number. Your real estate agency can assist you in all these administrative procedures, essential for your project.

Save time

Choosing to go through a real estate agency will also allow you to save your time as well as your efforts. Indeed, it can be very tedious to find the property that suits you and then contact each individual yourself, for a dialogue that is not certain to succeed. Then, you will probably have to travel to visit the selected properties, which will not necessarily be the easiest if you are not there. However, an agency will organize these visits for you and you will not be forced to make several unnecessary trips. She will also be able to direct you to properties that perfectly meet your expectations, especially in terms of location, since these professionals know the country perfectly. She will also manage discussions with sellers for you and save you from long discussions, which will be all the more complicated if you do not fully master Spanish.

Manage the financial aspect

The financial aspect should not be overlooked in your project. It may therefore be that to be able to buy your property, you need to make a mortgage. However, obtaining a loan at attractive rates can be complicated for someone who is not a native of the country. By having recourse to an agency, this one will be able to accompany you and help you to obtain a satisfactory loan. In addition, it will also be essential for you to negotiate your credit insurance. Remember that if you take out insurance with very high rates, the amount you will have to repay will increase sharply and you may even find it difficult to pay off your loan.

Get a listening ear

Finally, you should not forget that, even if through your holidays and various trips to Spain you think you know the country perfectly, you do not necessarily have sufficient knowledge regarding the Spanish real estate market. Being accompanied by professionals, local real estate experts, will certainly be necessary. They will be able to present you the offers on the market in coherence with your project and will follow you during all the procedure, which is all the more important when one wishes to settle in a foreign country in which we do not control all applicable standards and codes. Even if after the transaction you encounter difficulties, you can still contact your provider. A real estate agency will also be able to provide you with professionals, such as lawyers, who will speed up certain procedures or even ensure a favorable outcome to your transaction.

You are now informed of the different advantages of going through a real estate agency, so above all make the right choice for your project.