Sea, light and a slower pace, without flying back and forth for viewings or queuing at the wrong office. I find a home that suits the way you want to live and do the first paperwork with you.
Carolina Martina
Flying over for a week of viewings is tiring and expensive, and the best flats are often gone by the time you land.
No lift, a few steps before it, a bar terrace under the bedroom, a long walk to the health centre. Listings rarely mention any of it.
Whether you can use the public system depends on your pension, your nationality and your residence. The rules are not obvious and change over time.
Padrón, bank, health card, driving licence. Each one needs an appointment, the right documents and the right order.
Lift and step-free access, health centre and pharmacy within a short walk, a market nearby. I check each one in person.
I visit at the hour that matters, away from terraces and festival routes, and look at orientation, insulation and air conditioning. Valencian summers are long.
I view homes with you or on live video on your behalf, negotiate, check ownership before you pay anything and explain the contract in plain English.
Check-in with an inventory and photo report, and electricity, water and internet switched to your name.
I book the padrón appointment and come with you. If you are entitled to public healthcare, I help you get your SIP card at your local health centre.
I prepare the documents for your bank account and come to the appointment, and check on the DGT website whether your licence can be exchanged.
Ideal if you would rather not fly back and forth: I view, negotiate, check the contract and hand you the keys. Add only the paperwork you need, at fixed prices.
I find and filter the options. You do the viewings.
I find it, view it, negotiate it and hand you the keys.
I do not process visas or NIE/TIE applications, and I do not give tax or pension advice. For those I refer you to immigration lawyers and tax advisers.
Pay with peace of mind. If you're not happy after our strategy call, the first working session once you've paid, I refund 100% of what you've paid. No excuses, no small print.
Where you are coming from, your dates, your budget and how you would like to live. No rush and no pressure.
We agree areas and must-haves and fit the search around your visa or residence timeline, if you need one.
Shortlists with notes, viewings in person or on live video, and a progress report on day 25 of the search month.
Signing, check-in and utilities, then padrón, health card, bank and licence in the right order.
Flat streets, shade, a market and good transport. A starting point I adapt to you.
Elegant, flat and central, around the Colón market. Everything on foot, with metro and buses at the door.
Calm streets beside the Viveros gardens and the Turia, close to the centre and to hospitals.
Modern buildings with lifts and garages, next to the Turia gardens, with a quiet residential feel.
A promenade for daily walks, with tram or metro into town. Livelier in summer, peaceful the rest of the year.
A traditional neighbourhood with a square, local shops and the metro. Flat, friendly and more affordable.
A small town with a village centre and gardens, on the metro line to the city.
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Retiring here should feel like a reward from the first week. I take care of the viewings and the first appointments with you, so you can start enjoying the light and the sea.
EU citizens do not, though they register as residents. Most non-EU retirees, including British citizens, apply for a non-lucrative visa before moving. I do not process visas: I refer you to an immigration lawyer and plan the home search around their timeline.
It depends on your pension and residence. UK and EU state pensioners can usually register an S1 form with the Spanish Social Security and then get a SIP card. Others need private insurance, at least at first, and some can later join a paid scheme called the Convenio Especial. Check your case with seg-social.es or an adviser. I help with the registration once you are entitled.
Yes. With Complete Search I view homes in person and show them to you on live video, check ownership before you pay anything and go through the contract with you.
Complete Search is €1,500 + VAT (€1,815). You pay 50% when you sign the engagement letter and 50% when you sign the lease. If no lease is signed, there is no second payment. Padrón, bank or licence help are fixed-price extras.
The search runs for up to one month, with a progress report on day 25. If we need more time, an extension of 15 days costs €300 + VAT.
Usually yes, with a microchip, rabies vaccination and the right travel document. Not every landlord accepts pets, so I search with that filter from day one.
EU licences stay valid. Licences from some other countries, including the UK, can be exchanged once you are resident; others cannot, and there is a time limit to drive on a foreign licence. I check what applies to yours on dgt.es and handle the exchange with you.
Tell me where you are coming from and how you would like to live. In 20 minutes we will have a plan.
Carolina Martina
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