Don't buy in Spain without Juan.

For a resale home, €1,600 + VAT for homes up to €400,000, and 0.25% + VAT on the part of the price above that. For a €650,000 home, €2,225 + VAT. Rural homes use the same tariff. New-build and off-plan purchases add a fixed €800 + VAT: €2,400 + VAT up to €400,000. Taxes, the notary and the Land Registry are separate. Scope and payment stages are confirmed in writing.

There is no automatic surcharge for a rural property. We investigate its legal position, buildings, access and intended use as part of the purchase. Separate regularisation, technical work or disputes are agreed before starting; finding a problem does not mean resolving it is included.

Your own lawyer works only for you. Juan reviews the home before you commit, explains the risks in writing and negotiates the contracts to protect your position. If we advise you not to proceed, we explain why. The engagement letter sets out the work and payment stages before we start.

Yes. Juan Bertomeu (lawyer, ICALI 4643) has looked after foreign buyers on the Costa Blanca since 1991: more than 1,000 purchases, in English, from our offices in Moraira and Dénia, for Jávea, Calpe, Benissa, Altea and the rest of the coast. Daniel Bertomeu, lawyer and tax adviser, handles the taxes and the residence papers.

No. The purchase starts at €1,600 + VAT for homes up to €400,000, and 0.25% + VAT on the part above. A new-build purchase adds the fixed €800 + VAT supplement. Wills, licences, post-completion services and residence services are optional. The published purchase add-on prices remain available until twelve months after the deed is signed. Personal tax planning, later renewals and annual tax work have their own scope and quote.

Yes. NIE assistance: scope and any separate fee confirmed in your written proposal. Tell us which buyers already have one; we confirm the work needed before you instruct us.

Because lawyers quote the purchase plus VAT, and that way you can compare our fee with any other quote line by line. Everything else on this page is shown with VAT included.

Yes, with a power of attorney. You sign it once, at a notary or a Spanish consulate, and we sign the purchase for you. The notary's fee for the power is paid separately.

The optional post-completion service covers purchase-tax filing, Land Registry follow-up, agreed changes of name requested within five working days and digital certificates. It includes the first annual non-resident tax return for an owner's own-use home, when applicable. Rental-income returns and IRPF are separate; a visa does not determine tax residence. The published €550 with VAT covers a standard resale purchase by one or two non-resident owners; €150 more for each further owner. A separate cadastral reference adds a return per owner at €50 each. For resident buyers, mortgages or sellers with different tax-residence status, we confirm the post-completion scope separately before you instruct us. Taxes, official fees and third-party costs are separate.

It isn't compulsory. A Spanish will can make your wishes for the home clearer and help organise the succession, especially where more than one country is involved. Inheritance formalities and any taxes still apply. With your purchase it is €150 per person; on its own, €300, or €450 for two.

Tell us your intended tourist use before committing. Reviewing legal viability belongs to the purchase investigation. If viable, the optional licence fee covers the later application and agreed registrations. Technical work, official charges and rental-tax returns are separate. A review or application cannot guarantee approval.

Not automatically. Under the current Valencian rules the new owner needs a new town hall report in their own name. We check it before you sign and, if it can stay, we move it into your name: €500 with your purchase.

Yes. Choose "Buy and move to Spain" and select the residence service that fits your household. Immigration services have their own scope and price. Personal tax planning is an optional service with its own scope and written quote. Requesting it does not add a fee to the buying total or advance. Tax returns and complex structures are quoted separately.

Yes. An advance of €800 + VAT (€968 including VAT) is credited towards the purchase legal fee. The proposed engagement gives you 12 months to identify a home and records the buyer prices for any services you need beforehand. We agree the work, payment stages and what happens if you do not buy before taking payment. It is not unlimited property investigation.

Nothing until you sign a one-page engagement letter. It sets the price, what is included and when each part is paid, and points to our page on how we work together: replies within 24 hours on working days, a phone number for what cannot wait, and what counts as a separate consultation.

We identify what is already covered and do not charge for the same work twice. A purchase advance reduces the purchase balance once. Other credits follow their agreed scope and time limits; earlier commitments are respected. A paid service is not automatically a second credit against another service.