Journal

Notes on buying here, and living here.

Guides, area notes and the practical detail of a Spanish purchase. Written to be useful rather than to rank — though it helps with that too.

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Buying property in Mojácar as an international buyer

What to expect from the market, the paperwork and the timeline when buying in Mojácar from abroad.

The practical sequence for UK buyers: travel, money, documents and the order in which things happen.

What the NIE actually is, why the purchase cannot complete without it, and how it is obtained.

The categories of cost to budget for, and why the total depends on your own circumstances.

Reservation, private contract, due diligence, notary — the sequence in plain language.

How to assess a home you cannot stand in — and when to insist on being there.

Two neighbouring markets with quite different characters. Which suits which buyer.

Get more out of three days than most buyers get out of three months of browsing.

The taxes that apply on purchase, annually, and on sale — as categories, not as advice.