New builds

order to obtain a mortgage or to ensure that the property we have fallen in love with is generally considered sound and won’t fall down around us. For some reason, people don’t appear to be quite so worried about surveys in Spain but there are good surveyors around, so you need to consider whether Spain should be any different than at home.

Next think about glazing, air conditioning and heating as some properties can get very hot in the summer and chilly in the winter and you want to ensure that you are comfortable.

Nowadays so many of us are environmentally conscious so perhaps look into the possible cost of solar panels to save electricity charges.

Contact any of the top agents advertising in this supplement for advice.

BACK in the bad old days of world financial chaos culminating in the 2008 crash, a number of builders simply went out of business leaving potential home owners out of pocket.

In the past 15 years, many lessons have been learnt and as financial confidence has been regained, so the Costa del Sol has seen many new developments be completed or are on their way.

Long term residents along the coast became used to empty horizons, but over the past few years, once again, the skylines have a good number of cranes meaning that the builders are back!

In actual fact, it’s more than likely that for the time being at least there may be a slight shortage of new build property because there is still a shortage of both material and skilled workers.

Having said that, there is still a great choice available and one of the many advantages of a new build is the fact that you can often arrange with the develop ers to choose your own colour scheme, lay out of bathroom and kitchen as well as find a supplier to furnish the entire property especially if you decide to buy off plan.