Hello,
we are very interested in buying a flat in Alicante - playa san juan. Newly renovated, close to everything one needs (building is from 1985: a bit old, but seems well taken care of). However the cadastro records show 159 m2 vivienda when the nota simple shows 118 m2.
According to the lawyer, the extension (2/3 of the terrasse became part of the flat) was done long ago before the former landlord and this one refuses to register correctly the flat to the land registry, he does not want to bother with that.
3 questions:
1- what risk does it represent for us if somehow the authorities would find out? Many flats seems to be in this case.
2- what is the process to get this fixed? Is it worth it?
3- Shall we request the actual landlord to fix this?
We are ready to ask the bank to evaluate the flat but we don't want to pay 10% upfront until we know a bit more about this issue.
thanks for your help.