Furniture Packs

I can vouch for margot as well, she made some of my blinds for my house.

Hi everyone, thank you very much for all your replies.  I really do appreciate your help.  Inspectahomes, you make some very interesting and worthwhile points.

Thank you Sandra and Hairbear for your curtain contact, I will take a look at her website.

Sandra, thanks for asking.  Everything seems to be speeding along now.  Our apartment is complete and we are just waiting for the Habitation Certificate and Completion date.  Never know, we may get to meet up one day!!

Regards to all.

Anita.

Hi if you are looking for internal blinds or mosi screens or awnings there is an English couple who will come up and give free quotes and have a good range of fabrics

you can contact Bryan on 695945717 or try  bryanblinds dot com i think

Hi,

I bought my awning at Murcia Furniture also my Furniture. Real professionals, nice people I,m very glad I went there to buy my furniture and awning.

Chantal

For those people that have mailed me about saving money by buying nearly new furniture, after my last posting,  the details with some example are now on my website www.smartshopspain,com

Because the credit crunch and so many people handing back their keys there are some real bargains around in the growing number of 2nd hand showrooms, with furniture from rental properties that has hardly been used. The furniture  is often modern, has immediatley available,you can see and touch the furniture and these guys will even deliver and fit

It is also 50% - 60% cheper than new and ideal ifyou are planning on renting and want to reduce your initial costs

Does anyone know how much the notarys fees are ?  We are due to complete in July. Thank you Pelly and Lorraine.

Not really to do with furniture packs but you should always allow 10% of your purchase price to cover legal and exchange fees

reference secondhand furniture, best idea is to pick up a free newspaper when you are here as they all advertise and then you wont have to pay any commission to anyone taking you to the shops. The newspapers to look for are the Leader, Coastrider and Round Town News.

Getting the local papers, especially in a place like Corvera or Murcia is pretty tricky and the problem is that not all of these shops advertse every week and these shops can be difficult to find plus the quality of the stock in these stores varies dramatically

Being based in the area we can often save people time by understanding what they want and checking before people arrive, even get items reserved

The SmartShop is actually based on a daily charge to take you around and does not rely on commission from retailers, that´s the major difference as I would rather the buyer gets the discount and places like IKEA and Primark, which are the best value, don´t pay commission

Sounds good, but if anyone does want directions to anywhere, or where to get free papers, please feel free to ask me as I have been here for 11 years.

Hi, i am due to complete mid to end of this month!! Am seeking some advise and the prices of furniture packs from DFS, Villapac or any others that are recommended.

Much appreciated

Chris

Chris,

Click on banner on left for DFS information. Villapac are mentioned on the EOS site somehwere, have a look around.

Like you I have lived here a long time , even worked for a local paper and ran distribution and i know how hit and miss getting papers

People buying really don´t take time and do their research, before they arrive and most of these newspapers, and i would add The Costa Calida Informer and The Reporter are available online

People rush to furnish properties without really comparing prices or even visiting some of the Spanish retailers where you can really save money

Buy a couple of beds and chairs so you can use the propery and then take your time to look around

People arrive for a long weekend not knowing that the stores only open half day on Saturdays and close on Sundays, even IKEA closes on Sundays

I undertand that the actual cost of the furniture is 30% of the retail price, an agent may get between 10% - 30% commission, no commission due if you go direct to a shops so you are right

Here´s a sobering fact, a kitchen pack which includes potspans, cups, glasses, toaster, kettle etc, price from pack company €975, cost by buying locally for a combination of places like IKEA and Casa Casa €300 , nice saving perhaps a months mortgage payments

I think you got abit ripped off on your housewares pack at 975e. I have a friend who got one delivered, including judge saucepans, kettle, Toaster iron, ironing board SS bin, crockery,  glasses, judge cutlery, cleaning stuff, airer plus many other things for 348e for 4 people. DELIVERED AND UNPACKED, and did it all over internet and it was in his property when he arrived.

You are right about shopping around but nowadays you can do alot of this on the internet as well as on foot.

SHOP AROUND AND BE CAREFUL  

You are joking I didn´t pay this but it is actually the pricing shown on a couple of local furniture pack suppliers websites that they charge for this pack, ridiculous

If you know where to shop you can buy, again from a local Spanish retailer, the same leather sofa they sell for €1100 for €695

The same single bed they charge €310 for €150

It all soon adds up in fact one customer commented that they had saved the equivilent of one years rental income by shopping around locally

For sure shopping locally is better/cheaper for those that have the time, and more fun too! However, many people working and living far from the property may still decide to pay more for the easy option, knowing they can eventually upgrade/add pieces etc as they have the time and money. So then the choices are either using a local agent/service to do the legwork for you (knowing that they will need to get rumunerated in some way - either through sales man's commission in their 'pet' store or through a mark up passed on to you) or to go to one of the larger local suppliers who specialise in the new developments and hence speak English, provide ready-made packs, and have a reasonable web-site, such as DFS below, who seem v professional and helpful.    

For sure shopping locally is better/cheaper for those that have the time, and more fun too! However, many people working and living far from the property may still decide to pay more for the easy option, knowing they can eventually upgrade/add pieces etc as they have the time and money. So then the choices are either using a local agent/service to do the legwork for you (knowing that they will need to get rumunerated in some way - either through sales commission in a store they have built up a relationship with or through a mark-up passed on to you) or to go to one of the larger local suppliers who specialise in the new developments and hence speak English, provide ready-made packs, and have a reasonable web-site, such as DFS below, who seem professional and helpful

I agree with the comments on DFS, Paul and his team  are a good reliable supplier that delivers, been around for years and they have a good reputation

You should know that if you are completing in July/Augist most of the Spanish suppliers close down

For most people though a saving of between €3k - €6k on a typical 2 bedroom property is probably worth a trip to Spain and using the mix and match approach because if you can buy the best quality to start with you save money longterm

Getting items fiitted is easy as there are plently of good tradesman around and we always suggest agreeing a time for the work and a daily rate rather than €8 a light or €70 to fit a shower screen

If you visit the big DIY stores a good quality shower cubical costs about €150 or €350 supplied and fitted by a company

I hope that yu agree that with a new site and development which will always take a time to build up rentals and facilities every euro that you can save in the early stages is important

Does anyone know how successful Calidona have been renting out properties at Roda? In other words is it worth buying the Calidona furniture package to get their rentals (particularly with the "customer card" discount)?

Trevor

www.corveragolfapartment.co.uk