Málaga
Home inspection in Málaga
A chartered architect inspects the property you are buying in Málaga and on the Costa del Sol, and gives you a report with every defect priced in euros.
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 Málaga
What we find here most often
Corrosion from sea air
Chlorides attack the reinforcement inside the concrete. It shows first on balcony edges, balustrade fixings and west-facing façades.
New build handed over in a hurry
Poor finishes, badly sealed windows and terrace falls that send water the wrong way.
Pools and outdoor areas
Pool shells, plant rooms, retaining walls and external paving. The most expensive repairs on the coast, and almost nobody checks them.
Oversized air conditioning
Units specified without regard to orientation or the real heat load, which you then pay for every month.
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 Málaga
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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