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Guide to Andalucía - Spanish Mortgages
As in the UK you’ll be required to provide proof of identity and proof of earnings, typically by supplying your last three salary slips, recent bank statements, a copy of your passport and sometimes a letter of reference from your employer. If you are self-employed you’ll need to provide the last few years of your accounts, a report from your accountants, most recent tax return, recent personal bank statements and a copy of your passport. You will also need to provide the bank with a copy of the offer letter or sales contract 'Contrato privado de compraventa' and a 'Nota Simple' from the property registry which identifies what, if any, debts are attached to the property. |
The first thing to remember is that mortgages in Spain are attached to the property and written into the escritura or title deed. They tend to be expensive to set up with administration fees of up to €1,500 to €3,000 (£1,000- to £2,000) being the norm. On the other hand many properties, especially new ones already have a mortgage attached to them - this is a common way for a developer to finance construction and you can simply take this over avoiding the need for set up fees. Spanish banks will usually lend non-residents between 60% and 110% of the declared value of the property, secured against the property in Spain or your property in your home country. 