Buying on the Costa Brava from abroad: where to start
NIE, bank account, lawyer and notary: the order of the steps when you buy a house in Spain without living here.
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Notes from the team on the villages, the houses and the paperwork of a purchase.
Empordà farmhouses: what to check before you buy
Stone walls, timber beams and plenty of land. What we always check in a farmhouse before we recommend it.
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What a house’s energy certificate tells you
What the letter from A to G means, who issues it and why you will see it on every listing.
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A winter in Begur
When the summer visitors leave, the village finds its own pace again. A walk through Begur out of season.
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Rent for a season before you buy
Live in the village for a few months before deciding. Why many of our buyers start by renting.
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