Please read if your buying property in Spain
I have posted this previously in response to a question regarding reclaiming retention tax, but felt it need to be highlighted in a stand alone post
Be very very careful when using some so called solicitors, who are no more than glorified conmen. I sold a house10 years ago to an American couple who unfortunately used the same “solicitor” as myself, they also gave him power of attorney and paid 175000 into his account in order to complete the purchase on their behalf, within a month of receiving their 175k he had used the money for his own benefit and never passed the funds onto me, it took 7 years to get him into court and on the day he walked into the court he pleaded guilty told the judge his brother was going to help repay the stolen money and walked out of the court a free man, that was three years ago,a penny has not been repaid, and this conman is walking around free after causing huge mental distress to the poor couple who lost 175k, there is so much more I could write about this bandit, but I would spend days writing of our bad experiences with the legal process in Spain
The company was called SALAR in Torrevieja, the individuals name is Ignacio Rebas,