COSTA DEL SOL PROPERTY GUIDE — COMPLETION AND FIRST-MONTH WORKSHEET
Prepared 27 October 2026
Guides: /buying-property/completion-day/ and /buying-property/first-30-days/

Thirty days is an organising period, not a universal legal or tax deadline.
Confirm each applicable deadline and duty with the authority or adviser.
A practical record, not a contract, survey, permission or professional approval.

PROPERTY / HOUSEHOLD
Address, unit and identifiers:
Buyer / representative / lawyer / notary (verified contacts):
Expected completion / actual completion:
Intended use and important dependencies:

BEFORE SIGNING
[ ] Identification and accepted representation evidence checked.
[ ] Mortgage stage, transparency steps and release conditions confirmed.
[ ] Material legal/technical questions resolved or explicitly addressed with advice.
[ ] Final approved contract, inventory and agreed work reviewed.
[ ] Draft deed explained and differences raised.
[ ] Price, credited payments, remaining balance and separate expenses reconciled.
[ ] Existing-charge settlement/cancellation arrangements and follow-up assigned.
[ ] Recipients and payment instructions independently verified.
[ ] Method, transfer limits, conversion and cleared-fund timing confirmed.
[ ] Final inspection, occupation and handover arrangement agreed.
[ ] Travel, accommodation and arrival contingency considered.

HANDOVER
[ ] Keys / access cards / remotes / garage controls recorded.
[ ] Possession position checked against the agreement.
[ ] Meter readings and relevant supply identifiers recorded.
[ ] Available manuals, servicing records and maintenance contacts obtained.
[ ] Insurance arrangements and relevant start date confirmed.
[ ] Emergency contacts and safe service-isolation information identified.
[ ] Items promised later recorded with a responsible person and follow-up date.

POST-COMPLETION TRACKER
For every row record: TASK / ACTUAL DEADLINE AND SOURCE / OWNER / EVIDENCE / STATUS.
Purchase tax submissions and payment evidence:
Deed presentation and reference:
Registry queries / response / final registration evidence:
Existing-charge cancellation and final evidence:
Cadastral communication, declaration or correction position:
Identity and correspondence details on records:
Electricity holder / status / readings / confirmation / first bill:
Water arrangement / provider / confirmation / first bill:
Internet availability / installation / working connection / backup:
Community owner records / notices / verified payment arrangements:
Insurance policy / use / absences / conditions:
Technical follow-up / urgent work / quotations:
Keyholding / inspections / reporting / emergency authority:
Professional funds account: invoices, actual payments and unused balance:

WIDER PLANS (SEPARATE FROM OWNERSHIP)
Residence/work/healthcare/school arrangements where relevant:
Rental-use permissions and requirements before operating:
Recurring ownership budget and reserve updated from actual evidence:

PERMANENT FILE
[ ] Signed contracts and schedules.
[ ] Deed copies and registration evidence.
[ ] Tax submissions, receipts and professional invoices.
[ ] Inspection reports and work records.
[ ] Utility contracts, bills and relevant service information.
[ ] Insurance and community information.
[ ] Secure backup and readable document index.

OPEN ITEM / RESPONSIBLE PERSON / REQUIRED ANSWER / FOLLOW-UP DATE: