The things British buyers actually ask.

No. Like every agent on this coast, I’m paid from the seller’s side of the commission when a sale completes — so my guidance costs you nothing. I also sell, which is the smaller half of my week; I’ll always be plain about which side I’m on.

On a resale, budget roughly 10–11% on top — that’s 7% ITP transfer tax in Andalucía plus notary, lawyer and registry fees. On a new build it’s about 12–14% — 10% IVA plus 1.2% AJD stamp duty and fees.

The NIE is your Spanish tax identification number. You need one to buy, open a bank account and sign the deed. I help you get it — it’s one of the first things we sort.

The reserva is a small holding deposit (€3,000–€6,000) that takes the home off the market while your lawyer checks it. The contrato de arras follows — a 10% deposit that binds both sides; a seller who pulls out repays it double.

Usually 6–12 weeks for a cash purchase, or 8–16 weeks with a mortgage — the bank adds its own pace. I walk every step with you, from the first call to the keys.

Yes. I become your eyes on the ground — walking properties, filming what the listing photos won’t show, and video-calling you through each one. Francois & Maria did exactly this before their first viewing trip.

Under the 90-in-180-day Schengen rule, you can spend up to 90 days in any rolling 180-day period without a visa. Owning a home doesn’t change that — longer stays need a visa route, which I can point you toward.

No — Spain’s golden visa was abolished in April 2025. There are still other routes to living in Spain longer-term; I keep an honest, dated explainer in the guides.

That headline refers to a proposal that has been floated, not a law. As things stand it is not in force. I’ll always tell you what’s actually on the statute book versus what’s just been announced.

My home patch is the Málaga–Nerja-to-Fuengirola corridor and the wider western coast — six stretches from Sotogrande to Nerja, drawn out on the Corridor Map. I keep to one client at a time.