Who are CASAS almeria........and what can we do for you?
However over the years demand has outstripped supply and we now sell an increasing number of New Build Country Houses and Villas which are mainly being built in small groups rather than large urbanizacions. There seems to be a lot of interest in these with our clients at the moment as well as many Resale properties. Then there are plots of land (many quite large) where you can build a villa to your own design - but please see the section on the recent changes to the Planning Laws in Andalucia which will affect rustic land. Finally we also have acess to apartments and villas on the coast, on golf developments and on self contained 'Resorts'. These are proving to be of particular interest to clients looking for a purely 'holiday' type property with good letting potential. CASAS almeria was initially formed as a result of our resident English speaking solicitor (one of only a few in the area) discovering that the majority of her clients were hitting problems with the purchase of their new homes in the area. On the older properties there can frequently be outstanding debts or ownership issues which means the purchase is not quite so straightforward as buying a completely new property. She and her husband (a qualified estate agent) therefore decided to make things a lot easier for both themselves and their clients by offering an estate agency service where all the initial "Searches" were done prior to putting the property on the market. If there are any major problems then they will not market the property. Obviously this is far better for you, the client, as you will not be wasting time looking at properties which might cause unnecessary work and hassle at a later date. Also as we have a resident solicitor we are also able to handle a full range of legal services both before and after your purchase. For an example of the types of services available see our Legal section. As most of the Cortijos or older houses will require varying amounts of building work done we will assist you in all the necessary form filling and applications for approval to build or reform as well as organising a local architect to help you design your new home and draw up plans and getting builders' quotes. This all part of our total service to you. Likewise if you are building from scratch on a plot we can also help as above with Architects, Builders and all the form filling. We can also assist with Mortgages, Insurance, Banking, Fiscal Representation, Residencias, Car Hire and much, much more. In fact we are a "One Stop Shop" for owning in Spain. We are very keen to provide a totally Personal service aimed at finding you the place that you want and having offices in both Spain and the UK means we can always be easily reached. Many of our past clients tend to become ongoing friends as well – and in the past we have even organised local Spanish classes to help them establish themselves into the area. So that’s enough about us……what’s actually involved in buying a property and getting any necessary work done on it? See our Buying Guide on the next pages. |
We
are a totally Independent family run estate agency
focused primarily on finding you the right property. Our key product used to be Cortijos
– old Andalucian farmhouses – which can be in various states of repair from
total ruins through to fully "reformed" farmhouses. Many cortijos have
considerable amounts of land, frequently between 3,000 and 30,000 sqm.