How To Buy Spanish Property and Move to Spain Safely!
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‘HOW TO BUY SPANISH PROPERTY AND MOVE TO SPAIN – SAFELY’
CONTENTS
(Just look what is covered!!)
1. TO MOVE OR NOT TO MOVE
- Reasons why relocation does not work
- Avoid the problems
- Relocating choices
- Finding out the truth
- Effective research
- Rental rules
2. WHY MOVE – TO SPAIN?
- Positive factors
- Negative factors
3. LOCATION – LOCATION – LOCATION
- Financial cost of buying the wrong property
- Critical location guidelines
- Tools for success
- Minimum amenities
- Gilded cages
- The work factor
- Checking demographics
4. BASIC SPANISH LAND LAW
- Ubanizado (building land)
- Rural land
‘Land Grab’ and the redesignation of land
- Reclassification benefits and dangers
5. THE NATURE OF SPANISH HOUSING
- Traditional land use
- Modern development
- Illegal building within the countryside
- New estates
- Native Spanish market
- Coastal properties
6. TYPES OF PROPERTY IN SPAIN
- Adosado
- Apartamento
- Casa de Pueblo
- Casita
- Duplex
- Finca
- Masia
- Parcela
- Piso
- Solar
- Villa
7. CHOOSING YOUR SPANISH PROPERTY
- Legal
- Transparent liabilities
- Nota Simple
- Resaleable
8. FINDING YOUR PROPERTY IN SPAIN
- Internet
- Estate agents
- Relocation agents
- Urbanización (estate) management
- Bank in Spain
- Auctions
- Se Vende signs
- Advertisements
- Networking
9. THE SPANISH PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS
- Conveyancing lawyer
- Power of Attorney
- Building Surveyor
- Notary
- Bank
- Summary
10. PROPERTY FINANCE AND ENABLING
- NIE number
- Costs of relocation
- Specific property buying costs
- Finance
- Bank in Spain
- Currency transfers
- Mortgages
- Tax avoidance
11. NEGOTIATING THE DEAL
- Sale price of Spanish property
- Items to be included
- Date for Escritura (‘Completion’)
- Date for Private Contract
- Date for main deposit
- Services
12. THE LEGAL PROCESS
- Route A – Classic
- Agreement in principle
- Private Contract with main deposit
- Sign Escritura (‘Completion’)
- Route B – Informal deposit
- Route C – Straight to Escritura
- Route D – Reserve deposit
13. LOOSE ENDS
- Building and contents insurance
- Services contracts
- Register with Town Hall
- Register Escritura
14. CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS
- New builds
- Decenal (10 year guarantee) problems
- General short term builder liability
- Examples of new build problems
- First occupation license
- Damp
- Subsidence
- Retaining wall movement
- Rot and insect attack
- Reinforced concrete steel decay
- Swimming pool defects
- Defective services
Older Properties
- Examples of older property problems
- Subsidence
- Retaining wall movement
- Rot and insect attack
- Reinforced concrete steel decay
- Swimming pool defects
- Defective services
- Planning permissions and licenses
- Building and reform projects
15. WORK IN SPAIN
- Work in Spain options
- Employment
- Self-employment
- Partnership
- Limited Company
- Working envirnoment
- Working life
16. HEALTHCARE
- Free healthcare in Spain
- Healthcare out of Spain
- Temporary travel to Spain
- Private healthcare in Spain
- Dentists, opticians, physiotherapists
- Pharmacies
- Residential homes
17. SPANISH SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION IN SPAIN
- The law
- Spanish School timings
- Schools
- Spanish State primary schools
- State secondary schools
- State universities and polytechnic universities
- Kindergartens
- Semi-private schools
- Private Spanish schools
- International schools in Spain
- Private universities
- Age sensitive education in Spain
- Passing academic year
- State, private or international schooling?
- Sport
- English language
- Summary
18. DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE
- Taking your animal to Spain
- Returning your animal to the UK
- Owner´s liability
- Public areas
- Common diseases and problems with pets
- Advice from Spanish vets
- Spanish attitude to animals
- Animal rescue
- Dangers animals in Spain
19. VEHICLES, MOTORING AND TRANSPORT
- UK registered vehicle
- Legal requirements
- Car ownership
- Motor tax and MOT
- Spanish driving license
- Motoring
- Traffic accident
- Public transport
20. LETTING YOUR SPANISH PROPERTY
- The dangers
- Business registration
- Marketing
21. MONEY AND PENSIONS
- Personal discipline
- Financial affairs
- Gestors
- Pensions in Spain
22. RESIDENCY
- The law
- Reality
- Situation normal….
- Action
- Paying tax
23. WILLS AND INHERITANCE TAX
- Intestacy
- The law
- Types of Spanish Will
- Making a Spanish Will
- Tax avoidance and Inheritance Tax in Spain
- Summary
24. CONTRACTS AND DISPUTES
- Asking for trouble
- Outline contract law
- Oral agreement
- Written agreement
- Notarised agreement
- Written contracts
- Disputes
- Formal mediation
- Legal action
- Outline civil action
- Judgement
- Appeals
- Costs
- Your lawyer
25. THE SPANISH POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Spanish Police
- Guardia Civil
- Policia Nacional
- Policia Local
- Others and intelligence force
- Recognise the Spanish police
- If a crime occurs
- Rights upon arrest
- Fire service
- Ambulance service
- Accident and Emergency departments
- Emergency telephone numbers
26. IN PERSPECTIVE
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTRIBUTORS
THE AUTHOR
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80,000 words – 325 pages!
26 sections!
plus over 160 vital Spanish Terms and Definitions
plus Useful Contacts
9 highly qualified, professional contributors (Spanish and British)
Written by a Spanish industry ‘insider’ and professional author