Your secure purchase on the Costa Blanca

Our comprehensive conveyancing service protects your investment at every step. From the preliminary contract checks to key handover and post-completion, we handle all legal, financial, and administrative requirements for international buyers in the Costa Blanca and Murcia regions.

Services provided, as the case might be:

1. Seller’s status as a legal entity in the Registry of Companies.
2. The property’s registration status, including a request for a certificate of no encumbrances.
3. Verification that there are no administrative proceedings aimed at restoring compliance with town planning regulations by the relevant local authority.
4. Cadastral verification of the property.
5. Verification of identity of the description of the property in the cadastral register, the land registry and reality.
6. Verification that there are no outstanding property tax liabilities.
7. Verification that there are no outstanding debts for community charges and utility bills (water and electricity).
8.  Monitoring and tracking of payments into the escrow account.
9.  Review and/or drafting of the purchase contract or similar document, where applicable.
10.  Verification of the documentation required to finalise the contracts for the supply of water and electricity.
11.  Preparation of the deed of sale for signing before a notary.
12.  Attending the notary’s office and verbally interpreting the deed for signature.
13. Notifying the relevant authorities of the change of ownership of the property for the purposes of council tax and the automatic deduction thereof.
14. Notification to the management office of the owners’ association of the sale and purchase.
15. Payment of the tax due on the purchase and settlement of this at the relevant office.
16. Declaration and payment, where applicable, of the tax on the increase in the value of urban land and the withholding tax for non-residents’ income tax, should the seller be liable for such tax.
17. Submission of the deed of sale and purchase to the relevant land registry.
18. Verification that water and electricity services are connected, change of account holder and payment, where applicable, of any outstanding bills, after deduction from the seller.
19. Registration of the NIE with the relevant tax office.
20. Verification of the existence of a certificate of occupancy and/or compliance with the requirements for obtaining one.
21. Verification of the existence of an energy performance certificate.