Title deeds name change

[Fluffy]

I once had dealings with Jacobo many years ago. He was working closely with an Estate Agent in Corralejo called Jan Christensen who recommended Jacobo. Jans estate agency was called Eurostar or something like that. He was advertising an apartment in a small complex in El Cotillo that I wanted to buy. I put down a deposit and an opcion de compra was drawen up. 8 weeks later and after paying nearly €800 to Jacobo in legal costs he informed me the property was subject to the coastal law and although I could proceed with the purchase I would not be able to register the property in the Registro. I obviously dropped out but he kept the €800 and the deposit was never returned.
The estate agent continued to advertise the property with no mention of the coastal law issue. 
I wouldn’t recommend Jacabo due to the fact that he was working with a suspect estate agent. I also wondered why it took Jacobo 8 weeks to notify me of something I thought he should have discovered much sooner. Lesson learned, I later found Beatriz in PDR for a different purchase and never looked back.

Just to add something from my own experience, conveyancing solicitors usually don’t refund your Money if a sale falls through. However, they will often carry the Money over and use it towards work on another property if you decide to buy somewhere else.

Years ago, we made an offer on a property in Caleta. The solicitor was the sister of the estate agent (Caleta Property Group near the Bus Station in Caleta). Anyway, the apartment we were buying had a lot of debt accrued over more than a decade in maintenance fees. We wanted the seller to pay it all, but he was only willing to pay the last six years. So we told them they could find a new buyer instead.

The solicitor told us this sometimes happens, and that if we found another property to buy, she would be more than happy to act for us, using the deposit we had paid her.

[La Oliva Tom]

Stick with Beatrix. She will make sure everything is ok.

[Fluffy]

I'm absolutely going to do that, the guy in Corallejo doesn't seem to be a good option at all. Just wanted to say, other solicitors might act the same.