| Spain receives 40 million visitors every single year | | | | meter or foot in the whole of Europe (well, |
| because it is just such a fabulous country. It ticks | | | | discounting central London anyway!)...but not to |
| every single box on a potential traveller's list no | | | | worry...because the property market is well |
| matter what their tourism profile - yes, it has | | | | established, well regulated and well explored, the |
| fantastic beaches, yes it has amazing scenery, yes | | | | mortgage lending facilities for Spanish property are |
| the shopping is excellent, yes Spain is historically and | | | | well developed! |
| culturally fascinating and yes, yes, yes the weather is | | | | You can choose to approach a local lender and |
| perfect, the cuisine is delectable and the people are | | | | discuss your borrowing needs in Spanish. You can |
| warmly welcoming. | | | | choose to raise a re-mortgage which will be secured |
| If you haven't already visited Spain - why ever not?! | | | | on your current home or you can speak to an |
| And if you have or when you finally do there's a | | | | international bank which will lend to you through the |
| fairly strong chance that you will be so enamoured | | | | medium of English (phew) but the money loaned will |
| with your experience that you will want to return | | | | be secured on your Spanish home. |
| time and time again. | | | | Which ever option you decide to explore depends on |
| It is this lure of Spain that has seen just so many | | | | your own preferences and circumstances of course - |
| British, European and even international citizens buying | | | | but if you are thinking of having a permanent holiday |
| up Spanish real estate to use as holiday homes, as | | | | in Spain and buying a home there or just a vacation |
| investments to let out to tourists or as permanent | | | | property, the universal advice is get a decent lawyer |
| and retirement homes in the Spanish sunshine... | | | | to assist you every single step of the way. |
| If you want to join those who have already bought I | | | | This advice is not lightly given nor should it be |
| cannot blame you - there is such choice to suit all | | | | casually dismissed - yes you have the right as a |
| budgets and tastes with delightful rural fincas available | | | | foreign citizen to own property in Spain but the |
| for those who like to truly get away from it all to | | | | buying process and everything associated with |
| apartments right on the beach or right in the city | | | | owning real estate in Spain differs greatly to that |
| centre. | | | | which you are currently used to - so a lawyer will |
| The only problem is that the popularity of Spain has | | | | take care of explaining everything to you and walking |
| pushed prices through the roof in recent years and | | | | you through the process. Your country's consulate in |
| some parts of Spain are now among the most | | | | Spain will likely have a list of lawyers you can |
| expensive places to buy real estate per square | | | | approach. |