Buying or selling property

I sold my house in July 2024 through the Inland Villas agency in Sax, Alicante, Mr David Fraser, proprietor.

This is what I have learnt:

Bring your own translator, use your phone. There are apps available that translate conversation and text. In house translators can not be relied upon.

Do not conduct any communication via WhatsApp. The sender can access your account and delete what they wish. Use email, you will have a copies that can't be meddled with.

The signing of the initial sale document is likely to be in the estate agent's office. Make sure you get a copy of the document. If there doesn't seem to be one, use your phone to translate and take a photograph. Better still - don't continue with the transaction.

Ideally, you want to meet the prospective purchaser/vendor. You need to ensure that the "sale" price and "purchase" price are the same.

Insist that you get the agreed deposit at the time of signing the initial sale document and use a bank transfer to send or receive the money, don't use cash.

Most properties are listed with multiple agencies, so if you don't feel comfortable with an agent, go to someone else. If something doesn't feel right, it probably isn't right.