BuyingFind and buy your home or land in Spain, safely
From choosing the place to getting the keys. With the real costs, and the questions to ask before you sign anything.
A place of your own in Spain. It really can happen.
Dreaming of, buying, renovating, living in and selling a home in Spain. Told from our own experience. Calmly, in plain English.
Welcome to Solveria
Dreaming of a home in Spain, but not sure where to start? That's completely normal. It took us years. Here we share everything we learned along the way.
What Solveria is about
Buying, renting, living and selling.
Real experience and practical tips for every step, from the first dream to the sale. A new article every week.
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Buying
From the first daydream to the keys. The right place, the real costs and the paperwork, so you know what you are signing.
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Renting
Rent first before you buy, or rent out your own home. The rules, the prices and more bookings.
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Living
Taxes, licences and daily life as an owner. Calmly explained, always dated.
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Selling
Your home at its best, as it really is. With your own estate agent.
Read the storiesMaybe you are thinking this too
Where on earth do I start?
Not with the houses, but with the place. Where are you already happy when you are on holiday?
What will it really cost me?
Count on roughly 10 to 13 percent on top of the price. Know that in advance and you can look around calmly.
How do I know it is safe?
Ask for a nota simple, the land registry extract, before you pay anything, and have someone who works only for you.
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A guide for where you are now
Not a PDF gathering dust, but short, practical steps on your phone. A new one every few days, with our own experience added.
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BuyingSellingSell your home faster, in 5 simple steps
Has your home been on the market for months? With these five steps, buyers finally see what makes it special.
Renting firstRent first, buy later
Want to try living here before you buy? A few months of renting takes the doubt away. Here is what to know.
LettingGet more bookings for your home, in 7 steps
Already letting, or about to start? From your licence to guests who come back.
Homes from owners
Homes with a story
Owners sell with the estate agent they trust. We make sure the right buyers see their home. The first home is our own.
Our own home
Three homes, one plot
El Campello, Costa Blanca
- 3homes
- 5bedrooms
- 217 m²living space
- 631 m²plot
€549,000
We are selling with our own estate agent. Viewings are arranged through their office.
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Letting your place in El Campello? What you need to know about your licence now
Our home came with a tourist licence for the apartment. What we didn't know then: that licence doesn't simply pass to the next owner.
Your idea of cosy is not your buyer's idea of cosy
Staging a home for sale isn't about making it pretty. It's about making it neutral. And neutral is what makes it appeal to more buyers.
Oksana and ChrisAbout us
We are Oksana and Chris.
This is what we learned: start with the place where you are already happy.
We bought, renovated, let and are now selling. And we're already looking at land to build on ourselves. I'm not an estate agent, but I know the way by now. I'm happy to share it with you.
Oksana and Chris
For owners
Has your home been for sale too long?
Every month your home sits on the market costs you money, peace of mind and energy. It doesn't have to. You sell with your own agent, and these five steps make sure the right buyers really see your home.
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Sell your home faster, in 5 simple steps
- Look at your home through a buyer’s eyes
- Make it light, calm and spacious
- Get photos that bring buyers in
- Tell the story of your home
- Make sure the right buyers see it
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