One person, from the first conversation to the keys.
For twenty five years Nicolas Strebel ran a property agency and, as a partner, a building company on this coast: more than 500 homes sold and more than 50 building projects completed. Since 2024 he works privately, for a limited number of clients, on your side of the table.
I want to buy
A home to live in or for the holidays, found and checked for you.
The first conversation
One conversation. You: Tell us where, what, how you want to live, and the budget. We: Tell you honestly what is realistic, and which areas and kinds of house fit. You receive: A clear first view, without obligation
Brief and market analysis
Before any viewing. You: Agree the brief and the budget with us. We: Analyse comparable homes, so you know what a fair price is, and search our network and the market for you. You receive: A shortlist made for your brief
Viewings, also from abroad
In person or by proxy. You: Fly out only for the houses worth seeing. We: Pre-check and visit for you, and report back with photographs and an honest view. You receive: Fewer viewings, better houses
Offer, negotiation and checks
Before you commit. You: Choose the house. We: Negotiate the price. An independent lawyer, included in our fees, checks the property and every contract. If the house needs work, we estimate it before you offer. You receive: A fair price and a purchase that holds
Completion at the notary
The signing. You: Sign the deed. We: Check every document beforehand, and set out the taxes and fees in advance, so nothing at the notary is a surprise. You receive: The deed, and the keys
Settling in
The day you arrive. You: Arrive. We: If you wish, design and furnish the home from your questionnaire, installed within 24 hours, and handle the paperwork in your language. You receive: A finished home on arrival
I want to build or renovate
A new villa on your plot, or an older house transformed.
Planning and feasibility
1 to 3 months. You: Bring the plot, or the idea and the budget. We: Review the plot legally, test what can be built, analyse the market and make the first cost projections. No plot yet? We find and evaluate the land. You receive: A feasibility study and a first cost projection
Design and permitting
3 to 6 months. You: Approve the design, in versions. We: Concept, then detailed plans, refined with our designer for the balance of cost and design. Permits go through the Entidad Colaboradora Urbanística to accelerate them. You receive: Plans you have approved, and the permits
Pre-construction
1 to 2 months. You: Choose the materials, in one or two meetings. We: Negotiate the contracts with every party so each critical detail is written in, and prepare the site. You receive: Signed contracts, with no extras left out
Construction
10 to 24 months. You: Follow it from wherever you are. We: Run the build: regular updates and meetings, the budget and the timeline managed, and mediation if architect and builder disagree. You receive: Regular updates, and invoices you expected
Finishing
2 to 3 months. You: Walk through the finished house with us. We: Inspect, put the final touches right, and install the furniture and decoration within 24 hours of delivery. You receive: A finished house, furnished
Handover and aftercare
1 month. You: Take the keys, and move in. We: Hand over the house with full documentation, and stay on call once you live in it. You receive: Full documentation, and someone to call
I want to invest
A plot to develop, a house to transform, a home to let.
Strategy and feasibility
1 to 3 months. You: Tell us your capital, your horizon and the return you want. We: Identify the opportunities, land, new build or a house to remodel, and test each one with a feasibility study and a legal review. You receive: A feasibility study before a euro is committed
The numbers, and the purchase
Before you commit. You: Decide on the opportunity. We: Set out purchase taxes, the cost of the work, the fees and a realistic sale price or rent, then negotiate and secure the acquisition. You receive: A cost projection, and a secure acquisition
Design and permits
3 to 6 months. You: Approve the concept. We: Design for appeal and for cost, with our designer, and accelerate the permits through the Entidad Colaboradora Urbanística. You receive: Approved plans
Marketing, launched early
Begins early. You: Agree the sales strategy. We: Launch on and offline marketing early in the project, and manage open houses and the sales process. You receive: Interest generated before completion
Construction and cash flow
10 to 24 months. You: Follow the reports. We: Oversee the construction and manage the cash flow, so the project stays on budget and on schedule. You receive: Budget and schedule, reported regularly
Staging, then sale or letting
2 to 3 months. You: Choose to sell or to let. We: Furnish and stage the property, also as lower-budget packages for rentals or show homes, and manage the sale. You receive: A property that shows at its best
Completion and handover
1 month. You: Receive the return. We: Transfer the property to the buyers with full documentation, and answer their questions after the handover. You receive: The sale completed
I want to sell
The best price for your property, without delays.
Market analysis and valuation
First. You: Tell us about the house and your timing. We: Analyse the market and value the house, from more than 500 sales on this coast. You receive: A price you can defend
The legal checks
Before the listing. You: Gather the papers you have. We: Check the property for legal compliance, so no buyer is lost to a problem in the paperwork. You receive: A sale that will not stall over papers
The presentation
Before the photographs. You: Agree what to change. We: Home staging advice from our designer, so the house photographs and shows at its best. You receive: A house ready to show
Listing and marketing
The listing. You: Approve the price and the strategy. We: Set the pricing and the marketing strategy to reach the right buyers, and manage the viewings. You receive: Viewings with serious buyers
Negotiation and the notary
The signing. You: Accept the offer. We: Negotiate, check the buyer’s paperwork with the lawyer, and see the sale through to the notary. You receive: The sale, completed
Where projects here usually go wrong, and what we do instead.
- Contracts. Usually: The contract leaves things out, and the extras arrive with the invoices. With us: Contracts are negotiated and double-checked so every critical detail is written in. No extra charges appear later.
- Viewings. Usually: You fly out for houses that were wrong from the first photograph. With us: We pre-check and visit for you and report back with photographs and an honest view. You fly out for the ones worth seeing.
- Permits. Usually: The plans wait at the town hall, and the budget waits with them. With us: We work through the Entidad Colaboradora Urbanística of the Valencian Community to accelerate the permits.
- On site. Usually: Architect and builder disagree, each blames the other, and the site stops. With us: We mediate and defend your interests, so the project keeps its quality and its timeline.
- Materials. Usually: Hundreds of samples and months of showroom visits, from abroad. With us: Our designer curates the options. Most materials are chosen in one or two meetings.
- Legal. Usually: A problem in the paperwork appears after the deposit is paid. With us: An independent lawyer, included in our fees, checks the property and every agreement before you commit.
- Moving in. Usually: Weeks of deliveries after the keys, and pieces that do not match. With us: Furniture, curtains and decoration arrive on the scheduled day and are installed within 24 hours, all of it matched.
- Red flags. Usually: Problems are found when they have already become expensive. With us: Red flags are named before you commit, and the budget and the timeline are watched to the end.
What our fees include, line by line.
Every project is different, and so is the fee. After the first conversation you receive a proposal with the scope and the fee, in writing, before anything is committed.
- The first consultation: Included
- An independent lawyer for every contract: Included
- An interior and exterior designer: Included
- A furniture and decoration proposal: Included
- Contracts with every extra written in: No extras later
- Material selection: 1 to 2 meetings
- Furniture installed after delivery: Within 24 h
- Quotes from reliable builders and suppliers: Compared for you
- Hidden costs: None
What people ask us before they start.
- What happens in the first consultation?
- You tell us your plan, by phone, WhatsApp, email or at the office in Moraira, in your language. We tell you what is realistic, roughly what it involves, and which parts you actually need us for. It is included and without obligation.
- How do your fees work?
- The fee depends on the service and the size of the project, and it is agreed in writing before any work starts. An independent lawyer and an interior and exterior designer are included in it, and contracts are negotiated so that no extras appear later.
- Can you manage everything while I live abroad?
- Yes. We pre-check and visit properties for you and report back, run the build with regular updates and meetings, and most materials are chosen in one or two meetings, so you need far fewer trips.
- How long does it take to build a villa?
- From plot to keys, usually between 18 and 39 months: planning and feasibility 1 to 3 months, design and permits 3 to 6, pre-construction 1 to 2, construction 10 to 24, then 2 to 3 months of finishing and a month for the handover. A renovation follows the same logic in less time.
- Do I need my own lawyer?
- An independent lawyer, included in our fees, reviews every contract and agreement and advises you at each stage, from the first agreement to the deed.
- Do you only show your own listings?
- No. We search for your brief across our network and the market, not only what we have on our books, and we tell you honestly when a house is not right.
- What if the architect and the builder disagree?
- We mediate. Our job is to defend your interests, so the project keeps its quality, its budget and its timeline.
- How many projects do you take on?
- A limited number at a time, on request, so each one has Nicolas’s personal attention and a team of the best professionals behind him.
- Can the house be furnished before I arrive?
- Yes. Our designer works from a questionnaire about your taste and prepares the design in versions. On the scheduled day furniture, curtains and decoration are delivered and installed within 24 hours.
- Do you work with investors and groups?
- Yes: private investors and investment groups, on new build developments (houses, townhouses, apartment blocks and land) and on remodelling second-hand property to sell or let. Every project starts with a feasibility study and a legal review.
- Which areas do you cover?
- The Costa Blanca North: Moraira, Calpe, Benissa, Benitachell, Cumbre del Sol, Jávea and Altea, and beyond.
Three steps, and no obligation.
- You write or call A message, a call or WhatsApp, in your language. A few lines about your plan are enough.
- A first conversation By phone or at the office in Moraira. We listen, and tell you honestly what is realistic.
- Our recommendations What it involves, which parts you need us for, and the next step if you want one.