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10 Mar 2011 5:43 PM:

I totally agree with the google maps suggestion but agents are very protective.

I always ask for the catastral reference because it gives you the boundaries (well approx!) the registered house details (within 5 years or so!) and you can see the location and whether it's next door to a pig farm, quarry, tip etc. If an agent won't give me it, I find another one who will. For people just starting looking in Spain, this is a valid suggestion for the whole country. Just get the reference and enter it into the catastrals website. If you select sigpac or one of the other overlays, you see a satelite image just like google but with the boundaries and house outlined.

This is starting to appear like an agent bashing thread but a lot of them have only themselves to blame. I could post an whole list of "tricks". The best thing for anyone in Andalucia is to always ask for the Ficha Informativa or DIA. Most of the poor agents can't be bothered to produce these so that's a good indicition. In the interests of fairness, there are a few good ones but there names are tarnished by the ones who don't play ball.



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09 Mar 2011 3:33 PM:

If you were in Andalucia you would have addition rights. All agents have to conform to a law called decree 218. This essentially means they have to provide you with an information sheet with all the properties details on including address, IBI, easements etc and various documents. If you view in that area, you might wish to include the following footer on your emails which a friend of mine gave me. If they are following the law and provide you with the information, it will give you an idea if the properties are worth viewing or at least, whether the agent is worth viewing with.

Please note: As is my legal right in Andalucía, before or on viewing a property with a person acting in a business capacity, I will require a fully completed copy of the properties Documento Informativo Abreviado or Ficha Informativo in accordance with the relevant section of decree 218/2005. i.e for rental houses this is section 11 and for houses in their second or subsequent phases of transfer this is section 10. Please ensure this is provided along with any other relevant documents.



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