The Bright Service
What can Bright do for you?
Bright provides you with a professional, independent consultancy service and free information portal to help you find and buy exactly the right property on the Costa de Sol, while also ensuring that you are correctly advised and protected throughout the process.
Why do you need Bright?
The Costa del Sol is an enormous area. With such a huge variety of locations and real estate companies to choose from, it is often very difficult to find a good ethical company that provides a wide enough portfolio to inform you properly of the entire range properties that match your requirements.
Bright has the advantage of working with a select network of agents who specialise in their own areas and have access to the best property deals. Our growing network covers all of the important coastal locations on the Costa del Sol and the inland areas such as Competa, Torrox and Frigliana. We ensure that you receive the best service, we perform stringent background checks on the companies we work with, and we also go out on tour with the agents so that we stay up to date with the latest property prices and availability.
- Typically an affiliated network agent must have:
- 10 to 15 years experience in their area with their own office
- a well-maintained property database with correct listing information
- reliable, friendly staff who speak fluent Spanish
- an excellent reputation with testimonials.
With our experience, contacts and knowledge you will be able to find the right property quickly and you will be in touch with ethical, service minded companies that will help you to execute the transaction, saving you time, hassle and money.
So how does the Bright service work?
When you make an enquiry with us you will receive:- an in-depth analysis of the area you are interested in. Alternatively, if you are unfamiliar with the market, a selection of areas that suit your criteria
- a selection of properties that fit your requirements that we will personally put together for you
- all the information you will need to know prior to looking at property
- advice on any special considerations you may need to be aware of from your own personal circumstances
- a tailored buying strategy that will inform you of both the positive and potential negatives.
We will then make an appointment to view selected properties through our network and we will also accompany you on your hunt ensuring that the advice and information you receive is correct, your time is not wasted and that when you make a decision either way, it's the right move.
Why will you receive a better service through Bright?
We have worked hard to provide a great selection of property deals as well as analysis on the legal, pension, tax, and local market issues that will be important to you. Because of our experience and our backgrounds we provide professional advice in a clear and understandable way.
Because we use a trusted network of agents who specialise in finding great properties, and because we work with highly ethical and independent service companies that will help you through the process, Bright can really focus on the most important task: giving you the proper advice and attention you deserve so that you make the right decision.
What does it cost to use Bright?
In short, not an extra penny! Bright works on the share of the standard commission that is already negotiated into the price of the property. Bright will also help you negotiate secure a mortgage on privileged terms from one of our associated Spanish Banks for a reasonable fee.
Bright accepts no commissions from any of the other service companies (lawyers, financial advisors, etc,) ensuring that you receive independent and honest advice.
Relocation
Once you are ready to move we will give you a business directory of all the tried and tested companies on the coast that you will need. We can also help you with all the basics of coordinating your move, sorting out paper work, etc, for a reasonable fee of 25 euros per hour.
About Bright
Benjamin Johnson
I moved to Spain in 1998, just prior to the housing boom on the Costa del Sol. I had previously graduated from Aberdeen University’s Land Economy Department with an Honours degree. I have worked in Spain’s real estate sector for the last 5 years particularly in sales and marketing and have acquired a deep knowledge of the market and its pitfalls.
Marianne Hyltoft
I moved to Spain in 2003 after having worked for PA Consulting group for the past eight years as a management consultant. Since I arrived in Spain I have gained a huge amount of market insight and put my skills to use in researching the tax and pension benefits of buying Spanish property.
The Bright Concept
We felt there was a huge gap in the market for a more professional and informative real estate service on the Costa del Sol. Our answer was to start Bright, using our skills and experience to provide a full consultancy service for finding and buying property.
One of own Property Experiences
We bought a wonderful property in a special area of Marbella called La Mairena, in March 2003. It was the views over the sea, the mountains, and the local Cork Oak forests that made the choice for us. We bought the property for 269,700 euro after a lot of negotiating. We reserved the property with 6000 euros in March 2003 and paid the 30% at the signing of Private Purchase Contract (80,647 euros) at the beginning of May the same year.
Financial Details
Upon completion in May 2004 we arranged a mortgage of 199,000 &euro to cover the final monies due. The mortgage was quite a good one: repayment over 30 years, at 3.75% APR through Cajamar bank, we also ended up paying an extra 9.7% (the usual figure is around 10%) in purchase costs (IVA, Notary fees, Land Registry fees, etc).
Adding Value
Since we bought our apartment in 2003 the property prices have gone up to around 380,000 euros for a similar unit. This price increase means that we could undercut the market by a good 30,000 euros and still walk away with very healthy profit after tax. I hope that you enjoy the photos and they give you a good idea of how our project moved along.We Believe in Spain
We both really enjoy living in Spain and we feel that there will be a continued long term demand for property on the Costa del Sol especially in the Marbella area. We feel that the good infrastructure (transportation, financial institutions, professional advisers, law, tax, healthcare, etc.), nature, the culture, the stable political environment will provide a very promising future both for business and the continued development of the real estate market on the Costa del Sol.
If you enjoy our site and are seriously considering purchasing along the Costa del Sol then contact us straight away.
Contact Information
Call 00 34 952 852 189contact Bright via email for more information.Testimonials
Albilio and Christina
We moved from Barcelona and first saw Los Flamencos in a magazine, while staying in Puerto Banus. We investigated several similar developments in the area but we fell in love with the estate, which we consider to be the best quality and value for money we have seen in Marbella. Unfortunately, the first property we had our eye on sold while we were readying our finances, however the houses themselves are all finished to the same high quality standard so we ended choosing a fantastic house that over looks the gorgeous community swimming pool. Ben really looked after us throughout the process of choosing and buying our new home, often going well out his way to help us sort all of the things we needed to organize. We were very impressed with his level of service and have been very happy with our purchase.