Buy more safely in Spain
Purchase Safety Report
A thorough technical property inspection and initial document and registration review by an experienced independent building surveyor, combined with full legal due diligence by an independent Spanish property lawyer — fully coordinated by Nordic Move and focused exclusively on the buyer's interests.
Check first, then decide
A beautiful property is not automatically a safe purchase.
Many international buyers focus mainly on the view, space, atmosphere and location during a viewing. That is understandable. The real risks are often less visible: incomplete documents, an extension that has not been correctly registered, unclear plot boundaries, technical defects, damp problems, septic tanks, owners' community rules or unexpected costs.
Purchase Safety helps make these issues clearer before you buy. We work with experienced, highly knowledgeable and independent professionals: a building surveyor for the technical property inspection and initial technical document comparison, and an independent Spanish property lawyer for the full legal due diligence.
In many property transactions in Spain, the selling estate agent is paid a sales commission by the seller or through the property transaction. This is a common sales model, but it can mean that there is a financial interest in the sale being completed. Nordic Move Spain works differently: we are not paid by the seller or the selling estate agent to get a particular property sold.
This allows us to work exclusively from the buyer's perspective. If something needs further investigation, we want it investigated. If the findings give reason to renegotiate, involve an additional specialist or walk away from the property, the buyer should know that before becoming committed.
Based on both professional assessments, we bring together the key findings, open questions and conditions and give one clear purchase recommendation: proceed, reconsider or do not buy. Nordic Move replaces neither the surveyor nor the lawyer; both remain independent and responsible for their own assessment, advice and reporting.
Independent professionals
Two independent assessments for a clearer view before you buy.
We work with experienced independent professionals who thoroughly assess their own area of expertise. The building surveyor examines the technical condition of the property and compares relevant technical documentation. The independent Spanish property lawyer carries out the full legal due diligence and represents the buyer exclusively.
Full legal due diligence
Independent Spanish property lawyer
The independent Spanish property lawyer reviews, among other things, ownership and the registered title position, charges and restrictions, relevant debts and taxes, legal and planning matters, available permits and licences, owners' community documentation, purchase contracts and the conditions of the property transfer. Where necessary, additional confirmation is obtained from the relevant authority or specialist.
The lawyer works independently, represents the buyer and remains responsible for their own legal assessment and advice. The surveyor's document review does not replace this legal due diligence.
Document and registration review
Initial review of available documents
The independent building surveyor reviews and compares the technical information available for the property. This may include the Catastro data, the registered property description, recent IBI information, the registered Energy Performance Certificate (CEE), the IEEV.CV where applicable, available plans, building permits, licences and documentation supplied by the seller or estate agent.
Where possible, registered, cadastral and measured floor areas are compared. Differences involving extensions, garages, terraces, pools or other structures that do not appear consistently across the available documentation are flagged for further investigation.
The surveyor may also identify technical or planning-related matters that require additional verification. Legal status, title, charges, owners' community matters, planning legality and any implications under Spain's Coastal Law are legally reviewed or confirmed by the independent lawyer, relevant authority or other specialist.
A discrepancy does not automatically mean that a property is illegal or unsuitable. It means that the issue should be properly investigated, explained and assessed before the buyer proceeds.
Technical property assessment
Independent building surveyor
The independent building surveyor carries out a thorough assessment of the visible and accessible technical condition of the property. This includes, among other things, construction and build quality, damp, water ingress and visible leaks, installations and services at a functional level, as well as the pool, outbuildings and other relevant building elements.
The report identifies necessary repairs, recommendations and further points requiring attention and includes supporting photographs. Where additional specialist investigations are needed, this is clearly recommended.
Exclusively on the buyer's side
We represent the buyer — not the property and not the seller.
In Spain, it is common for a selling estate agent to be paid through the seller or the property transaction when a property is sold. That model is not necessarily a problem in itself, but it does mean that the selling agent may have a financial interest in the transaction being completed.
Nordic Move Spain is not paid by the seller or selling estate agent to get a particular property sold. Our fee model is therefore not dependent on that specific sale completing. We can focus fully on whether the property genuinely suits the buyer and whether the relevant risks have been investigated sufficiently.
That independence creates room for thorough technical and legal checks. Our independent building surveyor and lawyer do not need to minimise a concern simply to keep a sale moving. They assess matters under their own professional responsibility, while we represent only the buyer's interests in the coordination and decision-making process.
No seller-side commission to push a specific property
Thorough technical inspection by an independent building surveyor
Full legal due diligence by an independent property lawyer
Room for additional investigation when something does not add up
Renegotiate, investigate further or walk away when the findings justify it
One clear focus: the buyer's interests
What can the reports cover?
From documents to septic tanks: issues buyers often discover too late.
Visible technical condition, construction and build quality
Damp, water ingress and visible leaks
Installations and services at a functional level
Pool, outbuildings and necessary repairs
Catastro, registered property description, IBI, CEE and IEEV.CV where relevant
Available plans, permits, licences and technical documentation
Comparison of registered, cadastral and measured floor areas
Flagging possible discrepancies, extensions, garages, terraces or pools
Legal review of title, charges, community matters, planning and Coastal Law by the lawyer
Clear conclusion
Proceed, reconsider or do not buy.
The purpose of Purchase Safety is not to make the purchase more complicated. It is to give you greater clarity before a major financial decision, based on an independent technical assessment and independent legal due diligence.
Green
The property appears suitable to proceed with, provided the normal purchase steps are completed correctly.
Amber
There are points requiring attention. Proceed only subject to conditions, additional checks or adjusted negotiations.
Red
There are serious risks which may make it sensible not to proceed with the property.
One trusted point of contact
You do not have to coordinate all the professionals yourself.
When buying property in Spain, buyers often have to communicate with estate agents, surveyors, lawyers and other professionals at the same time. Nordic Move remains your dedicated point of contact and helps ensure that the agreed steps are coordinated.
We keep track of who is doing what, which information is missing, which questions remain open, what the next step is and where delays or risks may arise. Because we are not paid by the seller's side to close this particular transaction, we can continue following open points until the buyer has sufficient clarity.
- • One dedicated Nordic Move point of contact
- • Coordination of an experienced independent building surveyor
- • Selection and coordination of an experienced independent Spanish property lawyer
- • Follow-up of open questions, conditions and deadlines
- • One clear purchase recommendation based on both reports
Part of your buyer journey
Combine Purchase Safety with the Buyer Discovery Trip.
During our Buyer Discovery Trip, you do more than experience the regions, towns and properties of the Costa Blanca North. You can also meet professionals who can help you make a well-informed purchase decision.
These may include the independent Spanish property lawyer, the building surveyor, a mortgage adviser and other selected local professionals. General questions can be discussed during the experience; personal or property-specific legal advice is given separately after the lawyer has been formally engaged and completed a conflict-of-interest check.
We can also introduce you to like-minded buyers and international residents who are at a similar stage of life. This gives you insight not only into the property, but also into everyday life, the community and the practical reality of living in Spain.
Explore the Buyer Discovery TripImportant to know
We coordinate. The professionals assess.
Nordic Move Spain replaces neither the independent building surveyor nor the independent Spanish property lawyer. Both professionals remain responsible for their own assessment, reporting and advice. We coordinate the process, follow up outstanding points and help you understand the key findings and conditions.
The surveyor's technical document comparison is an initial review and flagging exercise based on the information available. It does not replace full legal due diligence or formal confirmation from the competent authorities. Legal matters are assessed by the independent lawyer and, where necessary, confirmed by the relevant authority or specialist.
Our independent position means Nordic Move has no seller-side interest in completing a particular sale. This allows concerns to be investigated properly and enables us to support the buyer, based on the findings, in proceeding, renegotiating, investigating further or walking away.
No inspection, legal assessment or professional check can provide absolute certainty or guarantee that a property is completely free from risks or hidden defects.
Buy with greater confidence
Considering a property on the Costa Blanca North?
Request a personal consultation and discover how Purchase Safety can help you better understand the technical condition, available registrations and documentation, and legal risks before you buy.