Buying and Renting Property in Malaga

If you are thinking of buying a property in Spain either as an investment to buy to rent out for the short or long term, use as a holiday home or to move to permanently, there are a number of things you need to take into consideration. As someone who has been through the process of purchasing a property here I have put together some guides based on my and others personal experience to give you some assistance.

You can find out more by clicking on the following links covering investment property in Spain and property for sale in Spain                      

When you decide to buy a property in Spain you may be thinking of buying an apartment in Spain which many people decide to do as there has been so much new development here in the past.

You can often secure a much better deal by buying off plan property in Spain as this gives the accommodation the opportunity to appreciate and spreads the payment over the longer period than if you buy resale property which usually needs to be completed and paid for within one month.

There are a number of costs associated with buying property in Spain and you factor all these figures into your budget when deciding on how much you want to spend.

If you buy a property in Spain you need to consider whether you are buying it to let and then another consideration is whether you are going to do just holiday lets or offer it as a long term property rental which as the norm usually means asking tenants to sign up for a period of eleven months.

Based on our experiences we have written articles on the various options which you can find out more about by clicking on the relevant links above.

Management of your property in Spain is something that you will have to consider if you are not a permanent resident.

It can add even more expense but if you don't have someone looking after your flat, house or villa there could be a leak that goes unnoticed for weeks or months on end.

You have two choices of property management in Spain, either a neighbour or a large company. Click on the link to find out more about the various options.

The Estate Agents in Spain are not regulated and you maybe surprised to find out that the biggest problems happen with the English companies - certainly on the Costa Del Sol. We have therefore written some guidelines on the "dos" and "don'ts" of dealing with Spanish estate agents.