Monday, August 18, 2008

On Completion The Property Would Have Normally Have Risen In Value

Category: Finance, Real Estate.

If you are interested in purchasing buying a new property in Spain then more often than not you will be buying off- plan. One of the financial advantages of this is that you can simply pay a deposit of 3000 Euros to secure the property leaving you around 3- months to pay the next installment.



This simply means that you are buying property that is yet to be built. The second installment is normally 50% of the total balance of the property. You may have a small snag list to complete with minor jobs to be done thought this would not delay the signing of the property with the Notary. The third payment is the last 50% balance and you would only pay this once you have visited your completed property and are happy with everything. The time period between the deposit and the final payment on completion could be around 2- years so there are many benefits to buying off- plan. On completion the property would have normally have risen in value.


Regardless of what happens in the currency markets you guarantee the price as soon as the deposit is paid. What percentage it has risen is down to many factors. Your property is now completed so this would also tempt buyers who wanted a new property but wanted to move in immediately without the delay of the building work. It could be the development that are buying on is near completion so is an additional attraction to new buyers who don t want to buy on a building site. The last variable on price increase would be the current state of the Spanish property market. You will no doubt have visited the show house or apartment before signing. The problems of buying off- plan considering you do not mind the 2- year wait for completion are a little less serious.


With many of the developments have different layouts, sizes and materials the property you receive may be slightly different that the one you was shown a few years earlier. If you have purchased a upper floor apartment then the show apartment is normally on the ground floor so you would be unsure of the views you would get until the day you inspect your completed property. The same could be said of the view. All this said an done buying off- plan is a great way to purchase Spanish property. As long as you take into account the situation once the property has been built regarding the views and interior and exterior build then I am sure you will be very happy in your new home and the 2- years wait was worth it. The pluses far outweigh the minuses.

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