Pointers From Our Viewing Trip To The Costa Del Sol To Buy A Villa
Tips from our viewing trip to the Costa Del Sol to buy a villa
My partner and I had agreed to purchase a apartment in Spain. Discussing this with some friends who were also considering buying a apartment it was suggested we join them at a apartment exhibition in Birmingham.
To get around quicker, we split from them deciding to meet at midday and recommend suitable stands to visit. They were late back however and a phone call revealed that they had brought an ‘off-plan’ apartment on the Costa Del Sol, west of Malaga, and were just finishing the necessary paperwork.
Frankly we thought them to be deranged to make such a fast decision. However, they knew that area of Spain well. We were more cautious. However upon their recommendation we visited the same stall and hey presto we had agreed a viewing flight to Spain before you could say ‘tapas!’. I must say though that the thought of a cheap weekend in Spain was quite appealing though. A weekend trip cost £95 per person.
A month later we landed at Malaga airport and were very impressed with a warm greeting from the sales person, Virgina. We were even more impressed that she knew our names. Our very own escort was very friendly and we were whisked away from the airport in a nice BMW company car.
After looking at lots of villas and developments at both ends of our financial spectrum, we saw a development we liked at Casares Del Sol approximately 25 minutes from Gibraltar. It seemed to have everything we were looking for. It promised luxury apartments with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a high tech kitchen, set amidst tropical gardens with 7 swimming pools. Being British we showed the ‘stiff upper lip’ choosing to mull over the prospect during the course of the evening.
We did however view some other developments with Virginia so as to be 100% sure. There was no pressure placed upon us, the developments almost selling themselves. Virgina gave us plenty of help in seeing the various benefits of exactly where to buy on a development. Consider for example things as views, noise levels, access as we get older (lift, stairs etc), proximity to pool, rental opportunity
We signed the purchase form for Caseras and spent 4,000 Euros. The lovely Virginia treated us to a slap up meal at Casares. Casares is a attractive traditional white washed mountain village whereby our development gets its name. By now she felt more like a new friend than a sales representative. As you can imagine we had many questions regarding them all.
We came back to the UK excited with dreamy thoughts of enjoying many holidays in our home in the sun. Virgina kept in touch occasionally informing us to progress on the development and even sent a few photographs of our plot.
My advice is to carefully choose which company you book your viewing trip with. Ask where you will stay during the visit, and of course what is the cost. Finally ask loads of questions, compile a list before you fly and get each question answered. And once you have chosen your villa, sign up with a company that specialises in villa furnishings and get them to show you suitable villa furniture packs that are within your budget.
Read tips about choosing and buying vacation home on this blog.
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