--- title: How It Works | Buying Property at Las Colinas, Spain description: A clear, step-by-step guide to buying your home at Las Colinas Golf & Country Club. From first call to keys in hand, John Uppard guides you personally. image: https://lascolinas.no/hubfs/2017-11-29_18-21-53_034.jpeg --- [Skip to content](https://lascolinas.no/en/process#main) [![Las Colinas Nordic](https://lascolinas.no/hubfs/lcn/logo-whitegold.png)](https://lascolinas.no/en/?hsLang=en) [Home](https://lascolinas.no/en/?hsLang=en) [The Estate](https://lascolinas.no/en/estate?hsLang=en) [The Region](https://lascolinas.no/en/region?hsLang=en) [The Properties](https://lascolinas.no/en/properties?hsLang=en) [The Process](https://lascolinas.no/en/process?hsLang=en) [The Advisor](https://lascolinas.no/en/advisor?hsLang=en) [The Questions](https://lascolinas.no/en/questions?hsLang=en) [NO](https://lascolinas.no/prosessen?hsLang=no)[EN](https://lascolinas.no/en/) [Begin the conversation](https://lascolinas.no/en/process#lead) × [Home](https://lascolinas.no/en/?hsLang=en) [The Estate](https://lascolinas.no/en/estate?hsLang=en) [The Region](https://lascolinas.no/en/region?hsLang=en) [The Properties](https://lascolinas.no/en/properties?hsLang=en) [The Process](https://lascolinas.no/en/process?hsLang=en) [The Advisor](https://lascolinas.no/en/advisor?hsLang=en) [The Questions](https://lascolinas.no/en/questions?hsLang=en) # First you choose the estate,*then we find a property together.* Is Las Colinas right for you? Together, we discover if this estate is the right fit for you and your family in the next phase of your lives. [Begin the conversation](https://lascolinas.no/en/process#lead) --- ## I never start with the property. The largest part of the decision is the place, and it has nothing to do with the size of your home. What you are really choosing is the life inside the gates. The golf course, the trails, the restaurants, the Sports & Health Club, the beach club and the security are the same for every owner, whatever the property cost. After that the question is how you want to own. A private garden and pool, or lock and leave, where everything is looked after while you are away and you come and go as you please. If the place is not a good match for you, no amount spent on a property will make you happy here. So the place comes first. Always. ![John Uppard at Las Colinas](https://lascolinas.no/hubfs/lcn/john-uppard-process.jpg) The process ## From the first call to moving in,*everything goes at your pace.* 1. 01 ### The first call Thirty minutes about the life you picture, not about property. Together we set your own criteria, and I help you make the list. 2. 02 ### Is Las Colinas right for you? You see the properties, but the focus is the estate: everyday life, the community, the region. If the place fits, the property will fit. 3. 03 ### Your personal viewing trip Built around you, never a group. A few days on the estate to confirm your impressions, that this is the place, and to see the property options. 4. 04 ### The property, and everything after Only now do we look at property in detail, with the intention of securing one. Then we tailor it to you, and I stay with you through the first 12 months of ownership. Three Phases Towards Ownership ## Every agent delivers the first.*From me, you get a whole lot more.* Most estate agents are finished at the end of phase one. The property is sold, the commission is paid, and the buyer is left managing a building site in a language they do not speak. The majority of my work sits in phases two and three, and none of it costs you more. Phase 1 ### Discovery We start by working out whether the estate is right for you and your family. If the answer is yes, we look for the property together and secure the contract on it. This is the part every agent does. Phase 2 ### Preparing for takeover A resale you move into within 90 days needs one thing. A new build needs another: project management, site visits, quality control, continual reporting, and above all the dialogue with the developer. Running a building project in another country is what foreign buyers dread most. That part is mine, not yours. Phase 3 ### Taking ownership I assist with the move in, the logistics and the technical side. On new builds I stay with you for up to twelve months, so snagging, deviations from what was agreed, faults and repairs are followed up properly and on time. You are not left dealing with a developer in another country on your own. The three phases are part of any transaction and do not incur extra charges for you as the buyer, nor do they make a property more expensive. These services are included at my choice, as I apply them based upon my own buying experience and what I felt was missing as a buyer. The goal is to ensure that you have the best property for the least amount of effort. Valuation ## Every property is measured against three value pillars,*weighted for you and not for the market.* This is the part of the work I spend most time on. Not finding a property, but finding the property that gives you the best return measured against what you think matters. Pillar 1 ### Appreciation potential What the property might reasonably be worth over time, and what drives that. Pillar 2 ### Rental potential The income from the weeks you are not here. Weighted to zero if letting is not relevant to you. Pillar 3 ### Usable value What the property gives you while you own it. The one almost nobody prices, and the one I weight highest. The weighting decides everything. If this is mainly a financial holding, we look for the property with the strongest price development and the best rental potential. If the purpose is the life you will live here, we look for a different property, and the two lists rarely overlap completely. That is why the question of purpose is one of the first I ask. Answer it honestly and the rest of the work is straightforward. ![Friends raising glasses of red wine at a lunch table on a terrace](https://lascolinas.no/hubfs/lcn/bruksverdi-toast-terrace.jpg) Value in use ## A home pays a dividend every hour you are in it. In moments, in holidays, in friends who came and stayed. That dividend does not fall in value, and it appears in no prospectus. So I ask first how you want to use the property, and only then what it should cost. ![Aerial view of the Las Colinas clubhouse beside the lake, with fairways winding through the pine woods](https://lascolinas.no/hubfs/lcn/resort-aerial-clubhouse.jpg) ## What owners say > "From the first moment we set foot on Las Colinas, we were sold. We looked at several other places, but there was no doubt, Las Colinas is in a class of its own." **Jolanda & Ronald De Jong**Owners at Las Colinas ## This is how you start your discovery with me.No obligations, at your own pace. Send me some simple details, and I'll make contact with you within 24 hours. ![John Uppard, Luxury Property Advisor and owner at Las Colinas](https://lascolinas.no/hubfs/lcn/john-cutout-mirrored.webp) ![John Uppard](https://lascolinas.no/hubfs/John%20Uppard%20profile.jpg) **John Uppard**Your Luxury Property AdvisorOwner at Las Colinas, 35 years in golf and resort development [+34 711 258 991](https://wa.me/34711258991) ![Las Colinas Nordic](https://lascolinas.no/hubfs/lcn/logo-whitegold.png) [The Estate](https://lascolinas.no/en/estate?hsLang=en) [The Region](https://lascolinas.no/en/region?hsLang=en) [The Properties](https://lascolinas.no/en/properties?hsLang=en) [The Process](https://lascolinas.no/en/process?hsLang=en) [The Advisor](https://lascolinas.no/en/advisor?hsLang=en) [The Questions](https://lascolinas.no/en/questions?hsLang=en) [Blog](https://lascolinas.no/en/lcn-blogg?hsLang=en) [john@lascolinas.no](mailto:john@lascolinas.no) [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/34711258991) [Book a call](https://lascolinas.no/en/process#lead) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@id" : "https://lascolinas.no/#organization", "@type" : [ "Organization", "RealEstateAgent" ], "address" : { "@type" : "PostalAddress", "addressCountry" : "NO", "addressLocality" : "Oslo", "postalCode" : "0785", "streetAddress" : "Ankerveien 36b" }, "alternateName" : "LCN", "areaServed" : [ { "@type" : "Country", "identifier" : "NO", "name" : "Norway" }, { "@type" : "Country", "identifier" : "GB", "name" : "United Kingdom" }, { "@type" : "Country", "identifier" : "IE", "name" : "Ireland" }, { "@type" : "Country", "identifier" : "SE", "name" : "Sweden" }, { "@type" : "Country", "identifier" : "DK", "name" : "Denmark" }, { "@type" : "Country", "identifier" : "DE", "name" : "Germany" }, { "@type" : "Country", "identifier" : "NL", "name" : "Netherlands" } ], "availableLanguage" : [ "Norwegian", "English" ], "contactPoint" : [ { "@type" : "ContactPoint", "areaServed" : [ "NO", "SE", "DK" ], "availableLanguage" : [ "Norwegian", "English" ], "contactType" : "sales", "email" : "john@lascolinas.no", "telephone" : "+47 40 10 55 80" }, { "@type" : "ContactPoint", "areaServed" : [ "GB", "IE", "DE", "NL" ], "availableLanguage" : [ "English" ], "contactType" : "sales", "email" : "john@lascolinas.no", "telephone" : "+34 711 258 991" } ], "description" : "Buyer's advisor for Las Colinas Golf & Country Club on the southern Costa Blanca, Spain. 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