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We have recently launched a sister site SearchSpainOnline and here you will find an extensive selection of property in all price ranges throught Spain. All the agents included can deal with you in the English Language and all have been selected as they are legally registered here in Spain. To people reading this in the UK and in many other countries in the world this may seem a strange comment. Sadly. ANYBODY, can set themselves up estate agents! This means that particularly in the expat areas there are hundreds of "agents" whose sole claim to legality seems to be that they can afford two mobiles and two filofaxes. These often have no knowledge of Spanish Law and building regulations, do not speak Spanish and have often only been in the area a short period of time. However, I have heard countless horror stories of people parting with thousands upon thousands of euros of their hard-earned savings only for the "agent" to disappear in a puff of smoke. PLEASE, only deal with legal agents who are at least registered with the local authorities. Their plea that they are cheaper than the established agents is often completely untrue. They simply add their commissions on to those already added by other companies. If in doubt, ask for PROOF of their legal standing. It goes without saying that I would be pleased to hear your experiences with anybody you select from SearchSpainOnline
This Is Spain S.L. who are the owners of www.thisisspain.info are fanatical about encouraging people to learn Spanish if they intend to stay in Spain for more than a holiday. We are delighted to have teamed up with Rocket Languages to offer you a FREE 6 part Spanish mini-course which takes you through the basics. Obviously you are not going to be fluent after 6 short lessons and will at least be able to introduce yourself ask for help and order "the perfect coffee". Once you have mastered these basic steps we can highly recommend their excellent and very affordable online course Rocket Spanish - The Ultimate Guide To Learning Spanish. You will find many references throughout the entire site to the need to learn Spanish and this inexpensive but complete site is certainly going to be able to get you to a good level quickly. You download the course over the internet and can work at your own pace, listening and practising until YOU are happy that you are confident with each lesson. You can go back as many times as you like and if there is any particular lesson that causes you problems you just practise until YOU feel ready to move on. To learn more just click here and you will see the entire course and the theory behind the course is explained (in English!).
N.B. Even if you are only coming to Spain for a few days' holidays it would be nice (and polite!) to be able to say "hola" or "gracias". So, why not at least help yourself to the free 6 part mini-course? Rocket Spanish - The Ultimate Guide To Learning Spanish
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