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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:07am
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LesleyH68

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Location: Catral

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Hi there 

I’m new to the forum, can anyone advise me on the best bank to open an account and approach a mortgage advisor please ? 

We are interested in property in catral and now we have our NIE numbers we are ready to proceed. TIA 

Cheryl

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:06pm

Cheryl

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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:06pm

Hi Lesley and welcome to the forum.

Could you give us a few more details please? Are you a UK resident looking for a holiday home or starting the process of applying for a visa to move here? What type of property are you looking for, an apartment in town or a villa in the countryside?

I would highly recommend https://www.getlegalinspain.com/buying-selling-house-spain.html 

I haven't needed a mortgage but they have helped out with many other matters for me.

LesleyH68

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:56pm

LesleyH68

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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:56pm

Cheryl wrote on Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:06pm:

Hi Lesley and welcome to the forum.

Could you give us a few more details please? Are you a UK resident looking for a holiday home or starting the process of applying for a visa to move here? What type of property are you looking for, an apartment in town or a villa in the countryside?

I would highly recommend Read more...

Hi there 

We are looking in Catral ,countryside and not in the Town .

Villa,pool ,space and maybe a guest apartment or under build .

Hope that helps 

Kind Regards 

Lesley

Cheryl

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:52pm

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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:52pm

LesleyH68 wrote on Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:56pm:

Hi there 

We are looking in Catral ,countryside and not in the Town .

Villa,pool ,space and maybe a guest apartment or under build .

Hope that helps 

Kind Regards 

Lesley

Read up on the Habitacion Certificate which is likely to come into play. 
If the separate apartment is for guests, no problem, but if you are looking to rent it out for holiday lets you will need a Tourist Licence which you won't get if you have no certificate but then you won't even get a mortgage on it.
Make sure that the property is exactly as it states on the deeds as some underbuilds are listed as storage and many have been converted without consent and shouldn't be used for accommodation.

This article gives a lot of detail about buying country properties; https://www.imslawyers.com/buying-in-spain/legal-protection-when-buying-in-spain/ 

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