Estepona
Home inspection in Estepona
We inspect the property you are buying in Estepona before you sign: up to 170 checks and a report with the real cost of every repair.
Chartered architects Report in 48 working hours Flats from €249
Inspection report
Flat · 78 m² · sampleRising damp in party wall
Main bedroom · north wall
No RCD on kitchen circuit
Electrical installation
External joinery without thermal break
Living room and bedroom 2 · 3 windows
Basin waste trap poorly sealed
Second bathroom
Sample showing the format of the report. The figures do not correspond to a real property.
In Estepona
What we find here most often
A great deal of recent new build
Estepona has absorbed an enormous amount of new construction in a few years. Rushed finishes and poor sealing are the pattern.
Warranties that run out
Spanish law gives you warranties against the developer with fixed time limits. Inspecting before handover turns a defect into somebody else's repair bill.
Corrosion from sea air
The same coastal problem: reinforcement rusting in exposed elements, starting as a small blister and ending in scaffolding.
Air conditioning and orientation
Equipment that does not match the real heat load of the property.
Before you sign
Things you can check yourself
Whether the building passed its ITE
Public information, free, and it takes ten minutes.
The six-month rule on hidden defects
Shorter than almost any buyer expects, and it starts on completion.
What you get
Not a clean bill of health. A list with names and prices.
A chartered architect walks the property, documents every defect with a photograph and puts a price on it. With that you can buy with confidence, renegotiate, or walk away.
Every defect costed
Each item found carries an estimated repair cost based on real Spanish market prices.
Photographic annex
One photograph per problem, with its exact location in the property.
Within 48 working hours
Delivered as a PDF by email, ready to read, print or send to your lawyer.
The architect, on the phone
The person who carried out the inspection is available afterwards to talk it through.
Up to 170 checks
What we look at
The things a twenty-minute viewing with the estate agent will never show you.
Structure
- Cracks
- Floor slabs
- Visible columns and beams
- Damp
Services
- Consumer unit
- Plumbing
- Waste pipes
- Gas points
- Boiler
- Air conditioning
Envelope and comfort
- Windows
- Insulation
- Soundproofing
- Ventilation
- Orientation
Finishes
- Floors
- Tiling
- Internal joinery
- Paintwork
Outdoor areas
- Terraces
- Courtyards
- Accessible roofs
- Garage
Paperwork
- Registered floor area
- Consistency with the listing
How it works
You book a date and time
Choose the city, the type of property and a slot. Payment is taken at that point by card, through a secure gateway.
We notify the owner
We contact the seller or the agent to confirm the time and give them the architect's name. You do not need to be there.
The architect inspects
From 45 minutes for a small flat to over two hours for a villa, depending on floor area.
You get the report in 48 hours
Every defect, photographed and costed. Then you decide.
Pricing
A fixed price before you book
Based on the built area recorded at the Spanish land registry (catastro).
Flats and apartments
Finishes, construction defects and possible hidden defects, with every item costed in the report.
Houses and villas
The whole property, including outdoor areas, accessible roofs and the plot.
Commercial premises
Electrics, air conditioning and extraction systems, with municipal regulations in mind.
If the real floor area differs from the one booked, the difference is settled either way.
Booking
Book your inspection in Estepona
The booking system is in Spanish. If you would rather arrange it in English, call us or send a message and we will handle it for you.
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