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Terrazas de La Torre, Hacienda del Álamo or somewhere else?????

Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 1:00pm
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Nmoore1974

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Hi All

Thanks for letting me join the forum. I’ve been looking at buying a holiday apartment and have seen some great ( I think) prices on new builds ( I think they are bank repos) at the above resorts.

I’d be grateful if you could give me your opinions on them or offer any advice on other areas I could look at. Is one better than the other? What are the on site facilities like? Are there public transport links to get to the nearest town? Any recommendations for a complete novice re the buying process? 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks

Neil.

RichT

Posted: Wed May 31, 2023 10:51am

RichT

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2023 10:51am

I haven't visited these two particular resorts, but in general, the golf resorts are 'out of town' and have limited public transport links, so most people hire cars or buy a cheap runaround to keep here (you also need to plan how to get to & from the airport).

The resorts usually have a small supermarket, so, again, you would want a car to do a decent size food shop if you were here for a while. They all have a few bars & restaurants.

For the buying process, firstly you're doing the right thing by asking on this forum (hopefully, you'll get some more responses with more specific information than mine! Secondly, read reviews online (Tripadvisor, etc.). Then - come on holiday - it's highly advisable to rent an apartment first at somewhere you're thinking of buying. See how many properties are for sale and try and find out how many are holiday lets, holiday homes, or permanent residents - so you'll know if its a ghost town (or 'nice & peaceful') out of the main holiday periods.

When you buy, always use an independent solicitor, preferably one who is recommended to you - but not one recommended by the estate agent, or anyone involved in the sale of the property. You also need to allow an additional 12%-13% on top of the purchase price to cover your costs (for example, property purchase tax in Spain is about 8%, versus stamp duty at 1.5% in the UK).

Hope this helps!

crissywissy

Posted: Thu Jun 1, 2023 9:58am

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Posted: Thu Jun 1, 2023 9:58am

The resorts vary from having almost no facilities to many and varied ones…you need to visit or stay a week in each….public transport is limited and the ones you mention are a way out of the nearest big towns and beach….Roda is the nearest to Los Alcazares a good walk though and very few facilities on site but close to Roda Village with some bars/ restaurants and supermarket. Mar Menor Golf is about 7/8 mins drive to LA but you really need a car…lots of facilities both inside and just outside the resort and plenty of permanent residents of different nationalities…..depends what youre looking for….if it seems too good to be true…..it usually is!!

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