Letters
Letters from the desk
Occasional notes on buying, owning and settling in Marbella: what the paperwork asks of you, and in what order.
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Marbella buyers: the NIE before the reservation
A deed drafted, a mortgage approved, the keys waiting, and still the signing slips for want of one number. Why Marbella buyers ask for the NIE first.
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Wintering in Marbella, or living here?
A few months each winter, then a few more. At what point does a Marbella owner become a resident, and what changes on paper when that happens?
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Benahavís to Elviria: which office, which step
The padrón belongs to your own town hall; the police steps can happen at any station of the province that offers them. Who does what along this coast.