Where to buy a holiday apartment in Mojacar? - Page 3

Gary59 wrote on Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:48am:

Hi Sandy,

Thank you so very much for sharing your recent buying experiences. We too have been thinking (or dreaming!) of owning a holiday home for some years now, but have only recently been in a financial position to take it seriously. I am finding it a bit daunting as it is a big financial commitmen...

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...t, but we are determined to push ahead........the words you only live once keep coming to mind! Pleased you found the process straightforward, as this is probably the one area that I have been a little anxious about. Since reading your post, I have had a look at Vera Playa as well and the area looks very nice indeed. The only thing I noticed was that there did not seem to be a vast amount of properties available, but we will definitely keep Vera, Garrucha as well as Mojacar within our search area.

Thank you again and very best wishes for many happy years ahead in your new holiday home.

Kind regards

Gary

Gary59 wrote on Wed May 30, 2018 4:03pm:

Hi, I am new to this forum, but hope someone can advise on buying a holiday apartment in Mojacar. We have never visited the area but are looking to come out for two weeks in September to get a feel for the place and hopefully take the first steps in owning an apartment. From what I have read and ...

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...seen on the internet, Mojacar looks lovely, with no high rise buildings and not too commercialised and with a good climate etc.  I have a few questions and concerns though as we have never done anything like this before. First of all, I notice that Mojacar Playa covers quite a wide area and I am not at all sure where best to start looking. We have seen quite a few very nice looking apartments above the Marina Torre golf course, but is this too far away to walk to the restaurants/ bars/shops etc? Is there a preferred area of Mojacar in most peoples eyes?  I have read about the buying process and I think I understand how this works, but if anyone can give me any of their experiences (good & bad!) about purchasing that would be very much appreciated.

In the short term we are looking to come out for many short breaks throughout the year, but once retired, we want to live there over the winter months. Is there plenty of shops, restaurants etc still open off season?

Finally, I keep reading that I need a good estate agent and Independent Lawyer. If anyone can make a recommendation on this I would appreciate it.

Thank you for your time,

Gary 

Gary59 wrote on Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:33pm:

Thanks for that.

Regards

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Gary

Gary59 wrote on Wed May 30, 2018 4:03pm:

Hi, I am new to this forum, but hope someone can advise on buying a holiday apartment in Mojacar. We have never visited the area but are looking to come out for two weeks in September to get a feel for the place and hopefully take the first steps in owning an apartment. From what I have read and ...

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...seen on the internet, Mojacar looks lovely, with no high rise buildings and not too commercialised and with a good climate etc.  I have a few questions and concerns though as we have never done anything like this before. First of all, I notice that Mojacar Playa covers quite a wide area and I am not at all sure where best to start looking. We have seen quite a few very nice looking apartments above the Marina Torre golf course, but is this too far away to walk to the restaurants/ bars/shops etc? Is there a preferred area of Mojacar in most peoples eyes?  I have read about the buying process and I think I understand how this works, but if anyone can give me any of their experiences (good & bad!) about purchasing that would be very much appreciated.

In the short term we are looking to come out for many short breaks throughout the year, but once retired, we want to live there over the winter months. Is there plenty of shops, restaurants etc still open off season?

Finally, I keep reading that I need a good estate agent and Independent Lawyer. If anyone can make a recommendation on this I would appreciate it.

Thank you for your time,

Gary 

Rob20B wrote on Wed May 30, 2018 4:53pm:

Personally I would say that above the Marina golf course you are too far from bars, shops and restaurants without a car. Being there you are really caught halfway between Mojacar Playa and Garrucha and would be reliant on the buses. You would be better to look at the area further south between th...

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...e Parque Commercial roundabout and the Irish Rover restaurant (see the stretch I'm talking about here.) That area has the vast majority of restaurants and bars as well as, for example, Thomas Supermarket. The downside is that property is more expensive than other areas, particularly properties just 10 minutes inland which we are at our holiday home in Los Gallardos.

As to good and bad buying experiences, we've now bought twice and it's been very smooth on both occasions. This was made possible by an excellent agent, Paul Fullard at Next Stop Almeria. As well as taking you through the buying process, NSA also have first class after sales care and recommend tradesmen, can act (as they do with us) as keyholders and do a monthly check that all is tikkety-boo at your property when you're not there.  Paul introduced us to the people at Currencies Direct who have an office on the Playa and Michelle Birch there is very good. You might have heard about previous problems of agents and lawyers being in league to the detriment of buyers. In many cases those incestuous relationships are a thing of the past, and Paul introduced us to a first class lawyer, Maria Maroto at Mundi Abogados. Some might say don't use them as they were recommended by the agent, but Maria is not originally from the area and the number of thank you cards in their window from people who have used them, many who will have been recommended by Paul, are testament to the service Maria, Esther and Nicoletta provide.

Next Stop Almeria don't always have properties on Mojacar Playa, although they can/will work with other agents, so although I don't have experience of them personally, an agent that regularly gets good reviews is Wendy at Blue Sea Villas at http://blueseavillas.co.uk/. Of course others will have their own views on who is good and who you might want to avoid.

Do come back with any further questions, and I'm sure others will chip in with their comments too.

Rob
Los Gallardos/Palomares