Tag: Independent Abogados
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Marbella’s AP-7 – Taking Its Toll
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Gecko Towers STOP PRESS 10.07.24 Update 2: Marbella and Estepona’s Mayors, respectively, Angeles Munoz and Jose Maria Garcia Urbano, have turned up the heat on the Madrid central government’s refusal to sanction plans to develop a commuter train connection between Malaga and the Western Costa del Sol. The Mayors argue…
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MarbellaPropertyLawyers’ Guide 9 : Sweating Your Asset.
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Gecko Towers For many owners of a property in the Marbella region, be they long term owners or recent buyers, there are several drivers that cause them to chose to invest in this market. It may be a lifestyle purchase, a reward for a lifetime of hard work, a the…
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MarbellaPropertyLawyers’ Guide 8 : Joining a Community of Owners.
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Gecko Towers If you buy a property in the Marbella region that is located on an Urbanisation – generally understood to be a development or group of developments of Town Houses (Adosados) or Apartments/Flats (Apartamentos/Pisos) – it is entirely usual that your property will comprise part of a Community of…
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MarbellaPropertyLawyers’ Guide 7 : “Off Plan”- Don’t get ripped off!
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Gecko Towers There is currently a stone-cold reality that on the Costa del Sol, particularly in the Marbella area. There is insufficient available property stock to satisfy the huge demand that local estate agents are experiencing from clients keen to buy here. The natural bed-fellow to a lack of stock…
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MarbellaPropertyLawyers’ Guide 6 : The Costs of Buying.
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Gecko Towers A ‘Wealth Warning’! ….This is a breakdown of the costs of buying in the Marbella region of Southern Spain – but specifically excluded are the actual cost of the property itself – and is in relation to the “typical” purchase. It is intended as a rough guide only…
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MarbellaPropertyLawyers’ Guide 5 : Funding Your Purchase.
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Gecko Towers “Money makes the World go around…..“. Well no it doesn’t, of course, but in making an acquisition of a property in the Marbella region it is something that you are going to need to take care of. Not only having it available, but having it to hand at…
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MarbellaPropertyLawyers’ Guide 4 : Due Diligence and Paperwork
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Gecko Towers In making a property purchase in the Marbella region my strong advice is to ensure that you seek the guidance and wisdom from a locally based specialist in Spanish law. Your chosen Abogado (Spanish lawyer) should be a member of the local Colegio de Abogados (Spanish Bar Association).…
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MarbellaPropertyLawyers’ Guide 3 : Affordability.
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Gecko Towers Demand for properties in the Marbella region of the Costa del Sol has remained reasonably consistent post Covid. Although there were many transactions in 2022 and 2023, there is evidence of some stability in the higher-end market heading into later Summer 2024. However, prices for all manner of…
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MarbellaPropertyLawyers’ Guide 2 : Back to Basics.
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Gecko Towers The sources of information available to the prospective Marbella property owner are virtually endless. Can I recommend that you focus on those objective, “honest broker” and third party pieces written with you, the prospective client, being the sole focus. With this in mind, please delve into our blog…
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MarbellaPropertyLawyers’ Guide 1 : Buying a Property
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Gecko Towers: Today, we start a part work of stripped down, practical advice and a simplified guide to buying a property in Marbella. Our first stop on this journey is the reason why, the motivation to buy – what can you hope to achieve from a well-selected and carefully chosen…