Spain Advisors

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con Marina, Travessera de Gràcia, 08025 Barcelona
Added by Jopie, at 05 April 2022

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• Mungai Boulch

  27 July 2022

  First time home buyer and expat in Spain. Mark walked me through the entire process, helped with negotation, organized all the paperwork, provided recommendations for mortgages and other services amongst other things. As an added bonus he's also a really nice guy! Highly recommended.

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• Jakob Rasmussen

  26 July 2022

  We recently bought property in Sitges with the assistance of Spain Advisors. Mark Carr was great at supporting the buying proces for us consistantly and proactively provideded guidance for us through every part of the journey. The partnership we had with Mark and Spain Advisors was crucial for the deal to come through. For example we were supported in terms of making an offer, negotiating the conditions of the purchase, translating and interpreting contracts, as well as the payment process.
  With Spain Advisors we encountered a very smooth process, and we would strongly recommend anyone buying property in the Barcelona area to team up with Spain Advisors. We felt that we were in very safe hands all the way.

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• Dripto Sinha

  04 July 2022

  I just bought a house this past week. It was a roller coaster ride….a long and mostly unpleasant one although I ended up getting the house I really wanted. Despite it being a buyer’s market, it’s slim pickings. And if you’re an expat like me seeking a mortgage your odds are paper thin.
  
  Having gone through a purchase once, I’d strongly recommend getting a lawyer before you go see houses. I knew I should have but I was a bit too eager. This means I had to deal with an incompetent and sleazy real estate agent, the ones you get warned about all the time. Compounded with an unmotivated and stingy seller it made for an arduous buying process.
  
  Having Mark on my side helped a lot. He’s been practicing in the real estate space in Catalonia and knows the ins and outs relatively well. My Spanish is very basic so having a native English speaker who can also speak Spanish helped immensely. He took over a lot of things such as dealing with the aforementioned agent, notary and paperwork not to mention overseeing the mortgage clauses. I looked into other lawyers as well before Mark and he was the most reasonable and thorough one.

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• Richard Ormiston

  24 May 2022

  I was recommended Mark via a colleague. We exchanged over 100 emails during the process of buying the house. Mark was invaluable because we speak only a little Spanish and so he came to the Notary to translate for us during the mandatory mortgage explanation and test meeting and during the signing of the deed. Things didn't go perfectly smooth, but Mark ensured that we got what we wanted in terms of the content of the Arras contract by pushing back hard against the estate agents who were trying to push the notary costs of registering a pool on us. Mark is a very nice guy, making the whole buying experience much more pleasant. We could have chosen an expensive Spanish lawyer, but dealing with an English native speaker makes a great difference. I could not recommend him enough. Thanks again Mark!

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• Adam

  12 April 2022

  My partner and I traveled to Spain 4 times solely to look at properties before we found our Spanish dream home - a flat in El Gòtico, just like the website mentions. We asked Mark to join us on multiple property visits to give a good idea of value, considerations for the neighborhood, and things to think about that a local would. He has always been incredibly responsive, has asked pointed questions of the sellers' agents, and has provided us with excellent advice at an incredibly reasonable cost. We've been super pleased with our experience and would absolutely recommend him to friends/family that are also considering a second home in Spain.

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