Source: Valencia Plaza, statistics of 2023.
Buying property in Spain, especially in such a charming and sunny city as Valencia, is a truly delightful event. However, to ensure nothing spoils the experience, it is essential to prepare thoroughly and avoid any pitfalls.
If you have recently arrived in Spain, you may find it difficult to know where to look for properties, which neighborhoods to prefer or avoid, how the transaction process works, and so on.
I will help you not only communicate smoothly with Spanish counterparts (as a translator) but also take an objective look at the real estate market. Since I have no vested interest and no ties to any agency, you can count on my impartial perspective.
It's obvious that not knowing the language of your destination is a complexity. But it's less obvious up to which point cultural differences may cause issues with mutual comprehension.
If you don’t know the language, you may get a mistaken impression of your interlocutor’s tone, intentions, and meanings. This makes it harder to assess the counterpart’s honesty or spot any red flags in the deal.
Many foreigners are unaware of the challenges specific to the real estate market in Spain: okupas (squatters), legal obligations of property owners, rental laws. etc.
I am an interpreter, but I have extensive knowledge of the sector:
Communication with real estate agencies and property owners, assistance in finding a property, obtaining documents from the bank and government offices (NIE, padrón), translation of the preliminary contract, etc.
Generally, this involves the homeowners' association and the property management company. You will need to understand regular payments, rules for using common areas, rules for renovation procedures, and so on.
Neighbors remain neighbors, even in Valencia... No matter where you live, they might make noise, cause leaks, talk behind your back, smoke on the balcony next door, or let their dog roam off-leash. I can help you talk to them!
Sandra from Italy:
¡Hola! Vine a Valencia en 2015 por Erasmus y me enamoré de la ciudad. Cuando obtuve una herencia decidí comprar aquí un piso. Las chicas de Idiomáticus me ayudaron a elegir un barrio con mucho potencial de crecimiento (el Cabanyal). El piso que yo compré ahora vale el doble.
Irina from Russia:
When I decided to buy an apartment, the main criterion was the price, so we had to rule out excessively expensive neighborhoods. As a result, we ended up in a slightly problematic area. I hired Anna to resolve an issue with neighbors who were causing damage to our apartment. Thanks to her mediation, we managed to gain the support of the building administration and other authorities to have the problem permanently resolved.
(Translation from Russian by Idiomáticus).
