Property Solicitors in Orihuela Costa

There is no legal requirement, but it is strongly advisable. An independent solicitor verifies the title, licences and outstanding debts, checks the community-of-owners position, reviews every contract before you sign, and protects your deposit and stage payments. Using the agent's or developer's recommended lawyer creates a conflict of interest — they do not act for you.

Yes. We act only for the client who instructs us and take no referral fees from agents or developers. Our advice is shaped by your interests alone — which matters in a high-volume market like Orihuela Costa, where most of the people around a sale are paid to close it.

Almost every Orihuela Costa home belongs to a community of owners, so we obtain a certificate from the community administrator confirming whether fees are paid up to date and whether any special levies are outstanding. Unpaid community debt can follow the property to its new owner, so we confirm the seller is clear before completion and adjust the deal if anything is owed.

Often, but not always. Some Orihuela Costa communities restrict or prohibit short-term tourist rentals in their statutes, and the Valencian Community has its own registration rules for holiday lets. If renting out is part of your plan, we check the community rules and the regional position before you buy, so you are not caught out after completion.

Yes. With a Power of Attorney granted to our team, we can complete the entire purchase on your behalf — attending the notary, signing the deed, and registering the property in your name — without you needing to fly out. A large share of our Orihuela Costa buyers complete remotely from the UK, Ireland or elsewhere.

Yes, and this is one of the areas where independent legal cover matters most. We check the developer's licences, confirm your stage payments are protected by a bank guarantee or insurance, review the developer's contract before you sign, and hold them to the completion terms. New-build releases around Punta Prima and La Zenia are a common source of disputes that good legal work prevents.

The most frequent are unpaid community fees or undisclosed special levies, and unlicensed alterations — a glazed-in terrace, an enclosed naya, a roof solarium or a townhouse extension added without permission. Others include old charges still on the title and discrepancies between the deed and the registry. We catch these during due diligence, before you are committed.

We quote our fee in writing before you instruct us, based on the specific transaction, with no referral commissions and no hourly surprises. Third-party costs — notary, registry, taxes — are separate and paid to the relevant institutions. For anything beyond a standard purchase we will explain the scope and quote for it; extras may apply.

Yes. We prepare and review the sale contracts, assemble the documentation a buyer's lawyer will require — licence, community debt certificate, energy certificate — handle the 3% retention and capital gains position for non-resident sellers, deal with the plusvalía, coordinate any mortgage cancellation, and manage completion at the notary so the sale runs smoothly.

Entirely. Our team is English-speaking and we explain every contract and document in plain English. You will never sign something in Spanish that has not been clearly explained to you first.