How To Buy A Home In Spain: The Complete Guide To Finding Your Ideal Property

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Spain is the perfect place in which to buy a home and develop a new attitude. Providing you with the information you need to make your purchase easy, this book leads you through the processes of: deciding where to go and what to buy, searching for properties, taking care of your finances and the legal documentation, organising your move, and more. Spains rich cultural traditions, excellent climate and leisure opportunities continue to attract an increasing number of overseas visitors on a long- and short-term basis. Whether you want to buy for investment, as a holiday let or for permanent residence, Spain has much to offer. Buying a property there, whether it be a village house, city apartment or costal villa, has its own rules though and author, Harry King, has all the information you need to make your purchase as easy as possible. In this book he leads you through the processes of: deciding where to go and what to buy, searching for properties, taking care of your finances and the legal documentation, organising your move, dealing with taxation, and settling in and enjoying your new lifestyle. The Spanish economy has boomed and the current pace of change in Spain is dramatic, purposeful and peaceful - it is the perfect place in which to buy a home and develop a new attitude: of living for today and not tomorrow.

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How to Buy a Home in SPAIN More related titles Buy to Let in Spain How to invest in Spanish property for pleasure and profit 'Any book that shows how to have a sun-kissed retirement and get someone else to pay for your holidays in Spain ...has got to be worth getting hold of.' - Living Spain Knowing the Law in Spain A guide to Spanish Law for the British property owner, resident or long-term visitor Going to Live in Spain A practical guide to enjoying a new lifestyle in the sun 'Tips on how to get the most out of this vibrant country so that you can enjoy your new life to the full.' - Sunday Telegraph Gone to Spain You too can realise your dream of a better lifestyle 'The author writes with honesty and directness. It is difficult not to be enthused by this book.' - Living Spain How to Buy a Home in SPAIN The complete guide to finding your ideal property H A R R Y K I N G howtobooks Published by How To Content, A division of How To Books Ltd, Spring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford 0X5 1RX. United Kingdom. Tel: (01865) 375794. Fax: (01865) 379162. email: [email protected] http://www.howtobooks.co.uk All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or stored in an information retrieval system (other than for purposes of review) without the express permission of the publisher in writing. The right of Harry A. King to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Text © Harry A. King 2006 Photos © Harry A. King (pp 1, 6), Spanish Tourist Board (pp 3, 4, 8), Atlas (p 7), Les Gould (pp 2, 5) First published in paperback 2006 First published in electronic form 2007 ISBN: 978 1 84803 041 1 Produced for How To Books by Deer Park Productions, Tavistock, Devon, UK Typeset by specialist publishing services, Montgomery, UK Cover design by Baseline Arts Ltd, Oxford, UK NOTE: The material contained in this book is set out in good faith for general guidance and no liability can be accepted for loss or expense incurred as a result of relying in particular circumstances on statements made in the book. The laws and regulations are complex and liable to change, and readers should check the current position with the relevant authorities before making personal arrangements. Contents Acknowledgements Preface