Buying off plan property in Spain continues to be popular among non-resident buyers, especially as an investment.<\/p>\n
If you are considering purchasing off plan, then it is very important that you are aware of your rights and the promoter’s obligations. Whether you are buying an apartment or a house within a complex which is still not built, or whether you are have bought land and are having a villa built, you should make it clear that you expect the promoter (off plan) or builder(land) to fulfill their obligations, including the famous \u00ablibro del edificio\u00bb (literally, book of the building<\/em>).<\/p>\n The libro del edificio is a relatively new document introduced by a clause in the Ley de Ordenaci\u00f3n de la Edificaci\u00f3n in 2000 largely to protect the rights of house buyers in the event of any potential future problems related to possible faults in the building. This is why it is in your interests to have a copy. If anything goes wrong once you are living in your new home and you believe it is the responsability of the builders to correct it, then you need the libro del edificio in order to prove your case.<\/p>\n The promoter must hand over the document to the comunidad de propietarios when the building is complete (or to you if you have had a house built). Members of the comunidad (i.e. all property owners within the complex) can ask for a copy.<\/p>\n The libro del edificio is essentially a users manual about the building. It should include:<\/p>\n Buying off plan property in Spain continues to be popular among non-resident buyers, especially as an investment. If you are considering purchasing off plan, then it is very important that you are aware of your rights and the promoter’s obligations. Whether you are buying an apartment or a house within a complex which is still not built, or whether you are have bought land and are having a villa built, you should make it clear that you expect the promoter (off plan) or builder(land) to fulfill their obligations, including the famous \u00ablibro del edificio\u00bb (literally, book of the building). The <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sin-categoria","tag-off-plan-purchase"],"yoast_head":"\n\n