Advice on buying Andorra Property

As a non resident you need to apply for a soliicitudoutlawed by the Andorran government.
from the Andorran Government, this document inIt is possible in the near future that the Andorran
Catalan requests permission for you to purchase theGovernment will relax the law of only allowing of a non
property in question; this is granted automatically to- resident to own only one property. At this time if a
persons fulfilling these conditionssecond property is sought then it must be registered in
1 Property purchasers must be 18 years and overanother family name (not a spouse) or in the name of
2 Must have a current passport or National Identityan Andorran company.
PapersCOSTS
3 Does not hold a title deed to another AndorranTypical costs for property purchase of an apartment
property100sq metres priced at € 300000
4 The property that is to be purchased, if an old one,Government purchase tax 3750
had at the time of construction been authorised by theGovernment AfA purchase tax 3750
government to be constructed, and complied with theNotary Fee 1500
building regulations in force at that time. It goes to sayGovernment Suplien 190
that any new property must comply with the buildingElectricity connection 117
regulations in force at this time.Telephone connection 36
Once you have made the decision to purchase aCommunity Fund 600
property in Andorra you will required to make aTotal 9943
deposit of 10 given to the seller this is a non refundableMORTGAGES
deposit should the purchaser withdraw onMortgages are available for property purchase in
unreasonable grounds.Andorra, banks will lend up to 60 over 15 years
Normally within 6 weeks the purchase contract isThese guidelines are meant for guidance only and
signed in front of the notary, the balance of the moneydescribe a straightforward purchase scenarios.
is paid, and the title deed issued.However this information is not meant to replace
BEWARE if you are offered a property for sale byproper legal advice, which we always insist you take.
someone offering a PROMESA IRREVOCABLEDEJohn Everitt is a consultant to Globespan European
COMPRA-VENDA (an irrevocable private contract ofproperty portal.
sale) this practise of selling property has been