yannick011990
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If you own a flat in Madrid and live far away, the first move is simple: ask someone who handles property sales there. A property lawyer Madrid owners can reach is a sensible place for that first email. Picture a woman in Perth, a flat she bought years ago, nobody living in it, and a growing pile of small worries.
This post follows her through the process, using only what the Advisors in Spain site says about selling property, its Madrid office and how a case starts. No prices and no timelines. No legal promises either. The site doesn't make them, so I won't either.
Here's where the Advisors in Spain home page helps a little. Under individuals, it lists property and conveyancing, and the form has a choice called selling a property in Spain, right beside buying. So selling isn't an afterthought. It's a named option.
Conveyancing gets named too. Think of it as the steps that carry a flat from one owner to the next, and the documents that go along. Marisol doesn't need to know the details. She needs to know that someone does, and who that person is.
There's a box for timing, from urgently to still researching, and a short description field. She writes two honest lines about the flat and one about being abroad. About three minutes. Nothing to sign, and no charge for asking.
That quote covers the scope and the fee before anything starts. She isn't committing to a thing by reading it. If a deadline matters, she can say so, and if two working days pass without a reply, she can write in and the team chases it the same day.
Before professional work begins, she'd know who's responsible, the scope, the fees and the terms. In writing. The site also says it checks qualifications or registration where they apply, and whether the person can work in English or Spanish. Since she lives in Perth and thinks in English, that last one counts.
Hold on. The site asks people not to send passports, medical records, criminal records or other sensitive documents with the first enquiry, and says it will tell her later what's needed. So the folder stays in the drawer for now. One less thing to worry about tonight.
Buying property in Spain as a foreigner looks different from the other chair, and Marisol knows it. A buyer from Dublin faces the same regional rules and the same language gap. The form says regional rules and taxes differ, and that a case can run in English or Spanish.
So her first message gets one extra line: she'd like to know who handles tax questions, and whether that person works in English. Short and specific wins.
She reads the quote slowly. Scope, fee, terms, and the name of who's responsible. If something's missing she can ask. If it doesn't feel right, she says no, and it costs nothing. The site is clear that engagement comes after she agrees the details.
This post follows her through the process, using only what the Advisors in Spain site says about selling property, its Madrid office and how a case starts. No prices and no timelines. No legal promises either. The site doesn't make them, so I won't either.
The Worry That Doesn't Go Away
Let's call her Marisol. Her flat sits empty most of the year, and every few weeks something nudges her: a message from a neighbour, a reminder that the market moves while she sleeps. Selling feels like the grown up thing to do. Doing it from Perth feels like a second job.Here's where the Advisors in Spain home page helps a little. Under individuals, it lists property and conveyancing, and the form has a choice called selling a property in Spain, right beside buying. So selling isn't an afterthought. It's a named option.
What the Property Page Lists
The property lawyers page mentions buying and selling, plus due diligence. For a seller, due diligence might sound like the buyer's problem. Maybe. But papers have two sides, and a seller who knows what a buyer's lawyer will ask for has fewer surprises.Conveyancing gets named too. Think of it as the steps that carry a flat from one owner to the next, and the documents that go along. Marisol doesn't need to know the details. She needs to know that someone does, and who that person is.
The First Email From Perth
Property lawyer Madrid is what Marisol types that night, at the kitchen table in Perth, long after dinner. Pages of results. Instead of scrolling, she fills in the Advisors in Spain enquiry form. She picks individual and selling a property in Spain, then names Madrid as the region.There's a box for timing, from urgently to still researching, and a short description field. She writes two honest lines about the flat and one about being abroad. About three minutes. Nothing to sign, and no charge for asking.
What Comes Back
A Reply, and a Quote in Writing
The site says it aims to reply within one business day, and that the team reads every enquiry itself, even if the matter isn't something it can take on. For Marisol, an email waiting when she wakes is a small kindness. A quote follows once the specialist understands the work.That quote covers the scope and the fee before anything starts. She isn't committing to a thing by reading it. If a deadline matters, she can say so, and if two working days pass without a reply, she can write in and the team chases it the same day.
Who Will Actually Handle It?
Marisol wants a name. The site says that depending on the service, Advisors in Spain may do the work itself. Sometimes it coordinates delivery, sometimes it introduces an independent professional who works under their own engagement terms.Before professional work begins, she'd know who's responsible, the scope, the fees and the terms. In writing. The site also says it checks qualifications or registration where they apply, and whether the person can work in English or Spanish. Since she lives in Perth and thinks in English, that last one counts.
A Messy Detail: The Empty Flat
Now the messy part. Somewhere in a drawer in Perth is a folder of old Madrid papers, half of them in Spanish, one of them stuck to a takeaway menu. Her instinct is to scan the lot and attach it to the first email. Honestly, who wouldn't?Hold on. The site asks people not to send passports, medical records, criminal records or other sensitive documents with the first enquiry, and says it will tell her later what's needed. So the folder stays in the drawer for now. One less thing to worry about tonight.
If the Buyer Is a Foreigner Too
Say the buyer is from abroad as well, one of the many people buying property in Spain as a foreigner. Perhaps a family from Dublin. The same site lists help for buyers, with property lawyers and a form choice for buying a property in Spain. Both sides of a sale might be reading the same pages, though whether one firm could act for both isn't something the site says, so ask.Buying property in Spain as a foreigner looks different from the other chair, and Marisol knows it. A buyer from Dublin faces the same regional rules and the same language gap. The form says regional rules and taxes differ, and that a case can run in English or Spanish.
Money Questions on the Side
Selling raises money questions nobody enjoys. The site lists tax advisors for income tax, wealth tax and non resident filings, and a bank accounts page for non residents. I can't say what applies to Marisol, and neither can the page. The form does offer wealth, investment or exit tax planning as a choice, which seems apt for a seller.So her first message gets one extra line: she'd like to know who handles tax questions, and whether that person works in English. Short and specific wins.
A Small Wobble on Day Three
Day three, and Marisol wobbles. A friend says selling in Spain is a nightmare, a different friend says it's easy. She almost closes the email with the quote in it. Nobody has promised her anything, which, strangely, is a comfort.She reads the quote slowly. Scope, fee, terms, and the name of who's responsible. If something's missing she can ask. If it doesn't feel right, she says no, and it costs nothing. The site is clear that engagement comes after she agrees the details.