Hi Stuboy

best place to look is The Sur in English, athe biggest local English newspaper, has about three pages of properties to elt every week. They have aw ebsite as well

http://www.surinenglish.com/index.php

gary

Hi,

What you could do is look in the SUR as suggested and also, online you can place an advert in the SUR requesting if anyone has any available accommodation. I think you will receive tons of replies and then you can choose. I suspect alot of agents will ring though so be careful about who you choose.

Make sure that you seek legal advice before you commit to any contract though. Good luck.

Legal advice for a rental property? I wonder why?

To make sure that he is not being ripped off with the rental. It is important that he understands the contract he is signing, that it is legal, that the person renting the property is the owner or legal representative acting for the owner and not some clown looking to make a quick buck.

As this would be his first rental in Spain, to seek legal advice would give him peace of mind as well as give him a good insight into how rentals work on the coast, which would help him in future transactions.

A good legal company would not charge alot for this service. Maybe this is something the local Gestoria(I think that is the correct word) would sort out?

Always better to be safe than sorry.

Legal advice for a rental property? I wonder why?

Unless things have changed.....
Most long term rentals are only for 11 months, this may not apply to everyone, but, the reason was because if you are given a 12 month contract, you then have all the rights as a tennant.
One of them being, if the owner decides to sell, then you must be given the first choice to buy the property before anyone else.....and there are other laws that are advantagous to the tennant after 12 months.

besos xxx
sanji

thanks for the advice

i have started sifting through the sur and shall post an advert next week

thanks

Hi,
How many bedrooms were you looking for?
I have a 2 bed room apartment which will be available from November.
It's new and gorgeous!
In Benalmadena near the Pueblo
Send me a reply PM if you are interested
Hope all works out well for you