The Arevont buying library
Buy in Spain with your questions answered.
From your first shortlist to the costs of owning a home. Find the explanation you need, at the stage you need it.
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Six questions worth answering before you buy.
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Buyer's guide
The whole purchase in fifteen steps, from the first conversation to the keys, with timelines, costs and the decisions you make along the way.
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Lawyer's checks
Ownership, charges, building legality and community debt, explained one check at a time.
Read the guidePurchase costs
What lands on top of the purchase price, item by item, for a new build and for a resale. Read it before you fix a budget, because the gap between the two is larger than most buyers expect.
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Mortgage processing
How much a Spanish bank lends a non-resident, and what the law forces it to hand you in writing before anything can be signed. It also compares fixed and variable rates in the current market.
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Short-term rental
Three separate authorities have to say yes before you can let to tourists, and your community of owners can ban it outright. This guide covers what each one requires before the first guest arrives.
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Annual costs
What owning a property here costs every year, item by item, from the local property tax to the standing charges on electricity and water. It also covers what a non-resident owner still owes in a year nobody stays there.
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Follow the purchase, step by step.
The buyer’s guide brings all fifteen stages together, from the first conversation to the handover.
The 15-step property buying guidePut it into perspective
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