We represent you. Not the seller.
Full buyer's agency for North Americans purchasing property in the Valencia Community — from brief to escritura. In-person viewings, Spanish negotiation, legal coordination, and post-completion support.
Your interests. Our job.
In Spain, the buyer's agent is paid from the vendor's commission at completion. This is standard practice, and we are transparent about it — because the alternative would be a strange way to start a relationship built on trust.
What matters is this: we represent you. The Spanish estate agent represents the seller. Our job is to find you the right property at the right price, close the transaction cleanly, and have you tell everyone you know what the experience was like. That alignment only works if you are genuinely well-served.
We live in the Valencia Community and know this market from the inside — what a property presents as versus what it actually is to live in, how Spanish agents work, how they negotiate, and where foreign buyers consistently lose ground. We represent you as your buyer's agent, alongside vetted local professionals and a Spanish property lawyer, and we close those gaps.
The estate agent commission in Spain is traditionally paid by the seller — typically 3–5% of the purchase price. Where a buyer's agent is involved, that commission is split. You do not pay an additional fee on top of the purchase price.
Our buyer's agency fee is 2–3% of the purchase price, funded from the vendor's agent's commission at completion. This is disclosed to all parties. It is standard, legal, and transparent. Our incentive is your outcome — not the sale of a specific property.
Brief to keys. All of it.
Discovery and brief
- Property brief consultation — 60 minutes. We establish lifestyle requirements, location preferences, non-negotiables, and budget range. We also tell you what your budget actually buys in each target area — based on current market, not aspirational marketing. No surprises later.
- Market orientation. What is happening in the Valencia Community right now. Where values are moving. Which areas are seeing North American demand and why. Where the value still exists.
- Lifestyle mapping. We match your stated priorities — beach access, golf proximity, rural quiet, urban amenity, food culture, travel connectivity — against the specific geography of what's available at your price point.
Search and sourcing
- Full inventory access — listed properties plus off-market opportunities through our on-the-ground network in the Valencia Community.
- Curated shortlist. You receive properties that actually fit your brief. Not everything in the database. We filter before you see it.
- Virtual viewing package. Before you fly, we send video walkthroughs of shortlisted properties so you arrive having already eliminated the majority of the options. One trip to close, instead of three trips to look.
In-person viewings
- We are physically present at every viewing — no third-party agents, no translation chaos, no one in the room with a different agenda.
- Post-viewing assessment. Honest, property by property. What we would buy, what we wouldn't, and why. In writing.
- Second viewings coordinated where needed, including with our renovation contacts for properties requiring work.
Offer through completion
- Offer strategy. We know what has been sitting, what has moved fast, and what the vendor will actually accept before you put a number on paper.
- Price negotiation. Conducted in Spanish, by someone who understands how Spanish agents price, how they present offers to vendors, and where there is room that the headline figure doesn't show.
- Arras contract coordination. We introduce and brief our real estate lawyer partner. You engage the lawyer directly — they work for you. We coordinate the timing and attend the signing.
- Due diligence. Title search, registered encumbrances, community debt review, pending community works assessments, IBI payment history, and cadastral value verification. We do not skip this regardless of how clean a property appears.
- ITP calculation. Impuesto de Transmisiones Patrimoniales — transfer tax. We prepare you for the full acquisition cost picture, including ITP, notary fees, and legal fees, before you commit to anything.
- Notary — escritura pública. We attend. So do you. The lawyer attends. The keys change hands.
After the keys
- Utility transfers — electricity, water, gas, internet. Account transfers and new registrations handled correctly in the right sequence.
- Community administrator introduction and fee briefing
- Gestoria referral for ongoing administrative needs — vehicle registration, annual tax filings, NIE renewals
- Renovation and trade contractor referrals — architects, project managers, builders, interior teams. Vetted, with track record in the region.
- 90-day direct access for the questions that come up when you are living in a new property in a new country.
Every type of property. One standard of service.
Valencia apartments
Centro Histórico, Ruzafa, El Cabanyal, Benimaclet. Strong rental potential and urban lifestyle infrastructure. The most dynamic property market in Spain right now.
Apartments and penthouses
Denia, Jávea, Oliva, Cullera, Gandia. Direct beach access or short walk. Marina locations. The Costa Blanca North at prices that still make sense.
Townhouses
Old town properties in coastal towns and inland villages. Character, community, lower price per m². Often the best value in the most liveable locations.
Villas
Detached, pool, private gardens. Typically 3–5 bedrooms. Coastal belt and inland Valencia. The property most North American clients eventually buy.
Fincas
Rural estates with land — olive, almond, citrus. Often 5,000m² to several hectares. Equestrian potential, guest accommodation, complete privacy. The Vall d'Albaida offers exceptional value.
Renovation projects
Significant discount against finished comparables. We have the contractor network to make these viable. For buyers with appetite and the right guidance, the best returns in the market.
We represent you.Never the seller.
The Valencia Community. From coast to inland.
Our on-the-ground network, market knowledge, and contractor relationships are concentrated in the Valencia Community. This is where we live, and where we know the difference between what a neighbourhood presents as and what it actually is to live in.
Secondary coverage by arrangement: Costa Blanca South, Barcelona area, Andalusia. If your target is outside our primary geography, tell us at the eligibility call. We'll be honest about where we can serve you fully.
Valencia City
Spain's third city. World-class food culture, extraordinary architecture, direct beach access, and a cost of living that makes Toronto and Vancouver look like a different planet.
Jávea & Denia
The sophisticated end of the Costa Blanca. International community, serious restaurant culture, sailing, exceptional beaches, and property values that have room to grow.
Oliva, Cullera, Gandia
Direct beach access at significantly lower price points than Jávea. Strong communities, excellent infrastructure, less international noise. The coast that serious buyers are discovering.
Inland Valencia
Ontinyent, the Vall d'Albaida, and surrounding comarca. Fincas, land, olive groves, silence. The most significant value in the Valencia Community for buyers seeking space and rural character.
How a property search actually works here.
Property brief — 60 minutes
Lifestyle requirements, location priorities, non-negotiables, budget. We tell you what your budget buys in each area. No aspirational marketing.
Market orientation and shortlist
We build a curated shortlist against your brief. You receive the properties worth seeing — not the full database.
Virtual viewing package
Video walkthroughs of shortlisted properties before you fly. You eliminate 80% of the options before you land. One trip to close, not three trips to look.
In-person viewings — we are there
Every viewing, in person, with us. Post-viewing assessments in writing. Honest about what we wouldn't buy.
Offer strategy and negotiation
In Spanish. Based on what has moved and what hasn't. We know where there is room before you put a number forward.
Arras contract and due diligence
Legal partner engaged. Title, encumbrances, community debts, IBI history, ITP calculation. All reviewed before you commit.
Escritura — notary — keys
We attend. The lawyer attends. The transaction completes correctly.
90 days post-completion
Utilities, community, contractors, gestoria. Direct access for whatever comes up. Things come up.
What people ask first.
The property brief is where it starts — 60 minutes to understand your lifestyle, your priorities, and what your budget actually buys in the Valencia Community. No obligation. No database dump. An honest conversation.
No buyer fee. Commission funded by vendor's agent at completion.
Why do I need a buyer's agent? Can't I just use the Spanish estate agent?
How does the commission structure work exactly?
We speak Spanish — do we still need a buyer's agent?
What are the additional costs beyond the purchase price?
Can you help with renovation?
We want to rent before buying. Can you help?
Tell us what you're looking for.
The property brief is where it starts — 60 minutes to understand your lifestyle, your priorities, and what your budget actually buys in the Valencia Community. No obligation. No database dump. An honest conversation.
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