New build or resale explained

Inside the explanation guide

Explanation guide · 41 pages

1. Start with your priorities
2. Understand the two kinds of transaction
3. Compare certainty and waiting time
4. Established areas versus new areas
5. Compare the full purchase cost
6. Deposits, stage payments and guarantees
7. Mortgage and valuation risk
8. Choice versus disruption
9. Know exactly what is included
10. Inspect build quality and condition
11. Understand warranties and claims
12. Compare energy and comfort
13. Compare community costs and facilities
14. Check legality for each option
15. Think about the next buyer
16. Warning signs to check
17. Score your finalists the same way
18. Glossary of Spanish terms and FAQ

Inside the checklist & workbook

Checklist & workbook · 15 pages

The comparison workbook for buyers: costs, risks, warranties, timing and value side by side, with a scorecard for your finalists.

• Start with your priorities
• Understand both transactions
• Compare certainty and waiting time
• Established versus new areas
• Compare the full purchase cost
• Deposits and stage payments
• Mortgage and valuation risk
• Choice versus disruption
• Know exactly what is included
• Inspect build quality and condition
• Understand warranties and claims
• Compare consumption and comfort
• Compare costs and facilities
• Think about the next buyer
• Score both options the same way