After you select the appropriate property and a decision about its purchase is a private sales contract in which, inter alia, specifies the conditions and method of payment. When signing the contract, as is customary, the buyer pays 10% of the property value, thereby reserving the property for themselves. Further, for 1-2 months at a notary deed is issued – the main official document of sale – Escritura Publica or simply “Escritura”. The remaining amount of money paid when signing the Escritura, and then you become the full owner. And there are different terms of payment, for example, it is possible to get a loan, as a rule, it is 70% maximum to 80% of property value for non-residents of Spain. All this is stipulated in the contract before signing it. Escritura is signed by the buyer and seller in the notary office in the presence of a Spanish notary. The Escritura as desired can be made not only the name of the owner, but also his entire family. After signing the contract, the buyer must contact your local police so-called N.I.E. (Identification number of the foreigner), then to the right to pay all taxes. After the signing procedure should also register your property in the Property Register of Spain. The registration process usually lasts about three months.