Contracting utilities.

COMMUNITY COSTS – LOCAL TAXES

Your legal representative / lawyer will arrange for direct debit of all the utility contracts as well as local taxes and any other payments related to the property. You have to take into account that after signing the deed it will take approximately 2 weeks to organise water and electricity supply for your property.

It is crucial to open a bank account in Spain to be able to pay all the above-mentioned expenses: infrastructure costs, local taxes, household waste collection and eventual community fees. Your legal representative / lawyer will help you with opening a Spanish bank account and organise an automatic payment if you want. Make sure there is always enough money on this bank account to avoid any surprises.