Vivre Costa del Sol
Buying guide
The steps to buying your home or investing on the Costa del Sol, with our support.
We help with the NIE: police-station appointment, documents, applicable fee procedure and in-person support. We also arrange in-person bank-account opening in Spain at institutions with which we have a good relationship. In certain specific cases, we advise on preparing your fund transfer.
- We help organise your NIE application and in-person bank-account opening in Spain. In certain specific cases, we can also advise on preparing your fund transfer after reviewing your circumstances.
- We help with obtaining a NIE for your property purchase or investment on the Costa del Sol. A NIE is an identification number, not a residence permit.
- Our support includes arranging the police-station appointment, preparing the documents to submit and helping with the applicable fee procedure. We explain which documents and costs apply to your file.
- We accompany you to the appointment and help follow up the application, coordinating with your purchase timetable. Issuing the NIE and processing times remain the administration’s responsibility.
- Account opening takes place in person at a bank branch in Spain. We accompany you to institutions with which we have a good professional relationship.
- In certain specific cases, we advise on preparing a fund transfer for a purchase or investment on the Costa del Sol. Support depends on reviewing your circumstances and the options applicable to your file.