SALES CONDITIONS
Updated 15-07-2024 - includes GDPR privacy statement
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Conditions of sale of Cuevas-Spain Real Estate, hereinafter referred to as The Real Estate Agency. These terms and conditions apply to the entire contents of the Cuevas Spain Website and to any correspondence by e-mail between real estate agency and you. Using the Cuevas Spain website indicates that you accept these terms and conditions in full. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, please do not use the real estate agency.
AREA OF REAL ESTATE
We dedicate ourselves on the sale and promotion of real estate in the area ALTIPLANO DE GRANADA. Mostly focused at the villages and aereas around the village Huescar.
THIRD PARTY LIABILITY
We work closely with independent third parties, specialists in various disciplines of documentation, legal issues, counseling NIE numbers, insurance, construction, renovation, earthworks, engineering measures, architecture, fountains drilling, energy efficiency certificates, solar and wind energy, insulation and heating, plumbing, electrician, forging, carpentry, construction of swimming pools, landscaping, decoration and furniture, advertising and so on. A client can make use of our knowledge and contacts of third parties, but any agreement is BETWEEN clients and third parties and are the sole responsibility among the third parties and the client. While the real estate agency endeavours to ensure that the information on the Cuevas Spain website is correct, the real estate agency relies on information provided by third parties. The real estate agency can not be held responsible for the activities and expenditures of third parties.
DEPOSIT, COMMISSION, NO EXCLUSIVITY
We provide an intensive marketing campaign and offer a high level of service to our customers. We begin with a sales agreement by phone, by email or other way of communication, then a private sales contract is signed by the buyer and the seller followed by a 10% deposit. We can receive the deposit on behalf of the seller. The completion of the sale is done by the buyer's lawyer. We do not require exclusivity for a sale, meaning a seller is free to sell to or with any other client or agency, except to clients who came through our Real Estate Agency. With a sale to a client submitted by our Real Estate agency, the full commission is due to us and we can legally claim the commission from the sale. All judicial and extrajudicial costs that might result from such a claim are paid by the seller.
PAYMENTS
Method of payment of the deposit, sales price and the commission, will be done by bank tranfer.
ADVERTISED SALES PRICE
We comply market prices in our advertising, and can also lower the selling price without notice to the seller when a lower price is published elsewhere. The seller is responsible for the accuracy of the listed information and has to give us notice of all changes in time.
COMMISSION OF THE ESTATE AGENCY
Our Fee is 4% of the sales price with a minimum of 4.000 Euros, plus VAT (21%). The commission is included in the advertised sales price.
SHORT INFORMATION REPORT
We conform us to the DIA (Short Briefing Paper, DECREE 218/2005) approved by the Ministry of governance of the Junta de Andalucía on consumer information in the sale and rental of housing. You have access to a copy of the relevant information sheet for a property at our office in Huescar.
ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC)
The Real Estate Agency is making efforts to ensure that all the properties in our portfolio fulfill the rules of energy performance certificate. An EPC will be provided before a Notary by the vendors of the property. Any seller who refuses to provide this document will be removed from our portfolio. The Real Estate Agency is not responsible for fines if seller does not comply with this regulation.
A seller is responsible for all fines, if they decide not to provide the EPC.
The real estate agency is not responsible for any fines to the seller for not complying with this regulation. You also agree to pay the fines imposed on Cuevas-Spain for breach of the law relating to EPC regarding your property if you decide not to provide the EPC and advertise it anyway via Cuevas Spain Real Estate. The seller agrees to this responsibility when he/she signs our intake agreement.
THE PRICE ON THE WEBSITE
The advertised price does not include purchase costs or taxes. The advertised price is the salesprice including the agency's fee.
Additional costs for the buyer are:
Costs for a solicitor, the notary, Actos Jurídicos Documentados (AJD) for registration, with the Land Registry and the Transfer Tax (ITP). Sometimes there are costs for a survey of the plot or the house when changing the description in the new deeds and new Registry.
Additional costs for the seller are:
For tax Increase in Value of Urban Land (former Plusvalia), and the expenses for the Energy Efficiency Certificate. Sometimes for measuring the plot or the house for changing the description if the deeds or catastral reference are not accurate. And if there is no deed, sometimes also for the first deed.
AGREEMENT ORDER OF SALE
About this agreement govern the Spanish laws. Any changes to these terms will be published on this page on internet without previous notice. The seller agrees automatically to these terms of sale when we publish your property on our websites.
REGISTRATION
These terms and conditions are issued by Cuevas-Spain Autónomo Y4546718T. Office Cuevas Spain Real Estate Calle Morote 23, 18830, Huescar GR España.