Learning that my apartment will not be possible to live in for many years to come (It may be a good idea to read the blog posts in correct order. Hence start with the oldest one) The apartment before the renovation OK, so
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The conflict deepens while I am gathering proofs (It may be a good idea to read the posts in reverse order, hence starting wit the oldest one) The water was pouring from the ceiling along the wall Coming to the apartment on that
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Getting informed and preparing for battle After my initial meeting with the reigning troika of Community Representatives, I realize that I must get better informed about legislation and the options I have in order to push things my way. I therefore book a
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A meeting with a bunch of selfish, arrogant and pompous "gentlemen" (It may be a good idea to read the posts in order, hence starting with the oldest one, that will make the blog easier to follow) First of all. Let me present
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The first encounter with my new neighbors (It may be a good idea to read the posts in order, hence starting with the oldest one, that will make the blog easier to follow) If there is one thing everyone has told me, since
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Signing the contract and opening the door to my own apartment for the first time (It may be a good idea to read the posts in order, hence starting with the oldest one, that will make the blog easier to follow) As you
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So you sign a contract. Now is when the real problems start! So, after all, I gave up my dream apartment (previous post) and continued to look for alternatives. And as always; just wen I was about to give up the whole idea
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A real life experience, where I almost lost 17000 Euros! In February 2014 I thought I had found the apartment of my life! It was right in the heart of Madrid (Huertas/Las Letras). This where I found the apartment of my life. It
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Negotiating the price and reserving the property Ok, you found a property you want to buy (hence, you have so far not listened to my advice...), so what do you do now? The seller would like you to immediately sign a contract of
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So you found something you think you may like? Once you have found an apartment you want to take a closer look at, you need to start calling the real estate agent, or whoever put in the advertise. Forget all about being able
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Purpose of this blog The purpose of this blog is to send a warning to anyone, whoever you are, that is looking for a house in Spain. I will also give some useful tips about do's and don'ts in this process. And I
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