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The Casa Propia method is the safest, the cheapest and works with partial services. As a buyer you pay 1% of the purchase price to a lawyer for a due diligence. Maybe even several times. With the Casa Propia method, that is a fixed low amount including the assurance of an independent IGP purchase inspection, so that you know exactly what you are buying. That makes sense and makes this method the safest in Spain. In any case, read the information on this website at your leisure.
For € 275 per three months, a coordinator will help you find housing offers, especially local Spanish estate agents who do not publish (everything) on the internet. A coordinator will contact them and discuss your housing requirements and make the arrangements for the viewings. This gives you a much more complete overview of what is for sale and you do not miss the one house you are looking for.
A coordinator ensures that everything runs smoothly and works unlike a real estate agent in your interest. The coordinator is highly trained and speaks your language. He or she takes care of the implementation of the IGP purchase inspection and guides you through all steps to the notary, but also knows the right ways to insurance and financing your home if you need it.
An IGP purchase inspection is carried out and signed by an architect and a gestor. An architect visits the house and government agencies and inspects the house for illegal construction and / or renovation, the gestor examines all administrative and tax-related matters. A lawyer then analyzes the assessment. A purchase inspection always starts with a Pre scan (€ 200) to avoid incurring costs for a full inspection while the house turns out to be completely illegal. All inspections are stored in the IGP register, the professionals sign a declaration of integrity and work under the supervision of the arbitration committee consisting of members of Casa Propia. That makes our working method the only reliable one in Spain.
Because the lawyer is also involved in the legal control of the IGP inspection, a fixed low rate can be used for drawing up the contracts regardless of the purchase price instead of the usual 1%. This provides considerable savings and, moreover, more security.
The lawyer draws up the reservation contract, which includes the IGP inspection as a resolutive condition and the final deed of sale.
You probably don’t want to waste time viewing properties that don’t meet legal requirements. Unfortunately, it appears impossible for real estate agents to offer this certainty in advance, and that takes a lot of (holiday) time. At the VIP service we do a kind of “IGP light” research with your own permanent team (coordinator, architect and lawyer), which should prevent this. If you eventually decide to buy, the coordinator, a full IGP inspection and the contracts are included. For example, in many cases you are probably cheaper with a VIP service than if you always pay a lawyer for each home for inadequate due diligence. Read more about this. And of course still with much more certainty.