How I work · The process, end to end

Typical duration 12–16 weeks

Services

What I actually do for you.

A buyer's agent is not a tour guide. Here is every task I take on, every task I will not, and the timeline it runs on. Read it before we speak — it will save us both an hour.

Part I — The five phases

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Week 0 · 20 minutes

The conversation

A free call. I listen more than I talk. I'll tell you honestly if I'm the right person — and if I'm not, I'll name one who is.

✓Brief discovery call, any language
✓Honest assessment of fit
✓Introduction to another agent if not
✓No obligation, no drip emails

Week 1 · written document

The brief & the numbers

I write a two-page brief summarising what you're looking for and what it realistically costs, taxes included. You sign off or correct.

✓Two-page buyer brief, in your language
✓Total-cost budget (purchase + 17% fees)
✓Mortgage pre-assessment with Sabadell or BBVA
✓NIE & residency paperwork started

III

Week 2–6 · 4–8 properties

Shortlist & viewings

I walk every shortlisted property before you fly. You see only the three or four that survive. We view in a single weekend, not over months.

✓Pre-viewings on your behalf, voice-noted
✓Shortlist of 3–4 properties only
✓A weekend of viewings, in person
✓Walk of the street at 10pm on a Saturday

Week 6–10 · heads down

The offer & the dossier

I negotiate in Spanish, submit the mortgage dossier, file the deposit with the notary, and read every page of the arras before you sign.

✓Negotiation in Spanish, on your behalf
✓Arras contract reviewed line by line
✓Mortgage dossier submitted & tracked
✓Community accounts, IBI, easement check

Week 10–14 · to the notary

Escritura & after

The notary signs the escritura. I sit beside you and translate every clause. Afterwards I help with utilities, insurance, and the tax registration.

✓At the notary, with you, translating
✓Utilities & insurance switched into your name
✓First Spanish tax return, if you need it
✓Handover pack — keys, contracts, contacts

Part II — Included & not included

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The plain list

What's in, what isn't.

I list what I won't do as clearly as what I will. It is the only honest way to price a service.

Included in the fee

Not my job

✓Unlimited calls & WhatsApp during engagement

✗Holiday-rental management after you buy

✓Every document translated, reviewed, explained

✗Furnishing, renovation, interior design

✓Negotiation in Spanish, on your behalf

✗Off-market “insider” developments (none I trust)

✓Structural walk-through on villas & fincas

✗Legal work — I use a vetted Spanish solicitor

✓At the notary with you, translating live

✗Accounting after year one — I refer to Elena in Adeje

✓Handover pack, contacts, utility switches

✗Short-term mortgage broking for residents

Part III — Pricing, without the wink

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Apartment

€6,500

Flat fee, capped

·Full representation, 5 phases
·Up to 8 pre-viewings
·One weekend of in-person viewings
·Two rounds of negotiation
·At the notary, translating live

Villa · finca

Most common

€9,500

Structural walk included

·Everything in the Apartment tier
·Half-day walk-through with my builder
·Deeper title & easement search
·Community board review
·Post-purchase handover extended to 60 days

Single viewing

€450

If you’ve already found it

·Walk of the street & building
·Community accounts review
·Voice-note within 48h
·One-page written memo
·Honest yes / no / negotiate-to-X

All fees include IGIC. Paid in two instalments: half at signed arras, half at escritura. I take nothing from the seller or the selling agency — written into my terms.

Ready?

The next step is a conversation.

Twenty minutes on the phone, in your language. I'll tell you honestly whether you need me, or not.

Book a twenty-minute call