We’ve heard this from property owners who are genuinely baffled by what is happening.
They bought their finca years ago. They had a lawyer. They went to the notary, completed the purchase and got the keys.
They may even remember specifically asking whether everything was okay.
“Yes. Everything is fine.”
So they lived in the house. Ten years pass. Maybe fifteen.
Then they decide to sell.
There’s a buyer, things are progressing nicely and the buyer’s checks begin. Someone looks more closely at the planning situation or one of the buildings on the land and suddenly there’s a question that nobody was expecting.
The seller’s reaction is usually the same.
“But how can there be a problem? We checked all this when we bought it.”
And sometimes they really did believe it had all been checked.
That doesn’t automatically mean their previous lawyer did anything wrong. We don’t know what they were asked to investigate, what information was available at the time or whether anything about the property changed afterwards.
But buying a property successfully years ago and knowing that everything a future buyer may want clarified has already been dealt with aren’t necessarily the same thing.
That’s why we think sellers of rural properties should start asking these questions before they put the house on the market.
Not when the photographer has been.
Not when the viewings have started.
And definitely not for the first time when there’s a buyer sitting on the other side waiting for answers.
If something does need investigating — perhaps involving an architect, the Town Hall or an AFO process — having time on your side makes an enormous difference.
And if everything turns out to be exactly as it should be?
Even better. You go to market knowing what you have and with the paperwork ready when the questions start.
We’ll be talking much more about this during our AFO series because it’s something we see owners get caught out by, often through no fault of their own.
If you own a rural property in Andalucía and you’re thinking about selling, particularly if you haven’t looked closely at the planning paperwork since you bought it, check before the buyer does.
That’s a much nicer time to find out where you stand.
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