UK/Spanish house swap?

[jojo]

Originally Posted by Big Pete

jojo you are right and i think that doing a deal together is superb for you , NO agents fees etc etc , 1 good solicitor to do the whole thing = half the costs . NO chains and hassles .

all in all a spot on situation , i would go with it , if your happy with the place then you have it cracked . i would lower the valuations slightly for transaction purposes and go ahead .

My opinion anyway

ps; dont use todays Euro as the set rate , thats unfair on you go for a average say 1.42 ish ..

Thanks for that Big Pete!! Thats how I feel about it all .......... I think???!!!!

Jo

[Stravinsky]

Originally Posted by Big Pete

1 good solicitor to do the whole thing = half the costs

Err ..

[Big Pete]

Originally Posted by Stravinsky

Err ..

why the err ? 1 should be ok a neutral one , they all sit round the table maybe have a coffee while they discuss the deal with the independant solicitor .

get all the legal paperwork sorted etc etc.

Meet up on completion date have another coffee round the table whilst signing all relevant paperwork , before exchanging and handing keys over to each other .

1 bill rather than 2 solicitors trying to stretch it out so they can whack the costs up , and you can bet your life 2 would make a heck of a mountain out of it ..
be the classic well i will write to there solicitor and ask for this and ask for that then i will write to you and let you know , and on it goes ..

Quicker and easier i dont know why people make such a major thing about buying houses Its not technical or rocket science you swap money for deeds to a property , check the obvious legalitys ensure clean titles and stuff etc etc .. a doddle job solicitors pass it to there juniors in the Uk .. and no doubt they do in Spain also ..

One thing i would never ever in a zillion years is buy offplan thats when things get technical , but a proper house with deeds and registered and actually having a roof and 4 walls is easy ..

[Stravinsky]

Originally Posted by Big Pete

why the err ? 1 should be ok a neutral one , they all sit round the table maybe have a coffee while they discuss the deal with the independant solicitor .

get all the legal paperwork sorted etc etc.

Meet up on completion date have another coffee round the table whilst signing all relevant paperwork , before exchanging and handing keys over to each other .

1 bill rather than 2 solicitors trying to stretch it out so they can whack the costs up , and you can bet your life 2 would make a heck of a mountain out of it ..
be the classic well i will write to there solicitor and ask for this and ask for that then i will write to you and let you know , and on it goes ..

Quicker and easier i dont know why people make such a major thing about buying houses Its not technical or rocket science you swap money for deeds to a property , check the obvious legalitys ensure clean titles and stuff etc etc .. a doddle job solicitors pass it to there juniors in the Uk .. and no doubt they do in Spain also ..

One thing i would never ever in a zillion years is buy offplan thats when things get technical , but a proper house with deeds and registered and actually having a roof and 4 walls is easy ..

The err was because if you think a solicitor is going to charge you for one conveyance when he is doing two then I'd be very suprised. They'll still do all the searches and the work, so they will charge twice. Been there, done that

[overtherainbow]

Hi jo jo im in a similar situation i need to sell my cottage in order to live in spain but need to find someone in spain who wants to come back to the uk and Who will be in a position to take on a mortgage.
If i was in your situation i would bite there arm off....forget the value! what you have to ask your self is is it worth living in? and what brings me closer to my purpose and what take me away from it? Sleep on it and there is your answer.
Love and light good luck.

[jojo]

Originally Posted by overtherainbow

Hi jo jo im in a similar situation i need to sell my cottage in order to live in spain but need to find someone in spain who wants to come back to the uk and Who will be in a position to take on a mortgage.
If i was in your situation i would bite there arm off....forget the value! what you have to ask your self is is it worth living in? and what brings me closer to my purpose and what take me away from it? Sleep on it and there is your answer.
Love and light good luck.

Rightly or wrongly, we decided not to follow the house swap path - partly due to cost, partly due to the fact we were selling a second house in the UK and it fell through and partly due to my OHs fear of owning in Spain at this uncertain time.

Interestingly, the owners of the spanish house have had several reasonable offers since and have (more or less) sold their house at the asking price. I think our UK house would have lost value since then, so maybe we should have done it.

But we're renting a lovely place here and its not too expensive. We're working on the theory that house prices will drop here by more than our years rent???? As for the value of our UK house????????????????????????????????????????????? ?!

Jo