Hello

I was wondering whether anybody has had similar experiences to me. I have recently bought a brand new property in Spain and it feels like I am continuously paying out fees. Where I think I have under budgeted are with the notary fees for the buying and the mortgage. I have already paid approx 5000 euros in notary fees end of July although I do believe this includes stamp duty and escritura etc but I have now received two more bills. both approx 600 euros for the aduedo-entidad factura-fra notaria compraventa and the other aduedo-entidad factura-fra notariaptmo hipotecario. It all just seems so expensive on a flat bought for 162k with 93% mortgage in the Costa del Sol. I have accepted these costs although will be interested in other peoples experiences. So far my costs incurred for buying this property including mortgage fees have come to around 14.5%.

The icing on the cake today was a phone call from the ayuntamente saying that my water contract is ready and will be about 200 euros.... surely not!!!

Thanks in advance