Category Archives: Background

Jesús is getting all our money

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Paul

Ramon was fast off the mark because within minutes of us agreeing the price the ‘reservation contract’ landed in my inbox. Where was Spanish inefficiency when you really need it? We added to our list of differences between buying a … Continue reading →

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The offer, the counter-offer, and the lost game of golf

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Paul

This was the closest that we’d been in our months of searching. We’d our Immaculate gestoria, our surveyors report of pretty pictures and a plan, and our hearts deeply set on two acres of gently sloping Spanish countryside upon which … Continue reading →

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But what is actually for sale?

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Paul

Our Immaculate gestoria was in place but there was one thing missing, a traditionally English thing but something that the Spanish couldn’t care less about, a full survey. We explained to Inma that we’d really like answers to a few questions; What land … Continue reading →

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The size of the task

Posted on August 14, 2010 by admin

Here is a video made up of just over seven and a half minutes of still images and some movie footage shot on a digital camera. It shows the house and all its associated ruins including some photographs of inside. It comprises … Continue reading →

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‘To buy or not to buy’, that was the question

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Paul

All of a sudden things had become real, very real. We were moving into the terrifying transition phase between the romantic notion of an idyllic Spanish house in the country, and the handing over of a large amount of hard earned cash … Continue reading →

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