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Marbella · Benahavís · Estepona

Thirty minutes with someone who knows what it costs there

You have been searching for months. We tell you what is really paid in your areas, and which properties to skip.You have been searching for months. In thirty minutes you know what is really paid in the areas you are considering, and which properties you can skip.

Vincent de Neve · Costa del Sol

2.1×
price gap per m² between areas
9% or 13.2%
on top of the asking price
30 min
online, in English
Sound familiar?

Same property. Five agencies. Five prices.

You have been searching from home for months. The same properties keep coming back, sometimes at a different price, sometimes sold months ago. Which price is the real one, you cannot see anywhere.

That is not your fault. Spain has no Rightmove. Every agency shows its own listings, and nobody has an interest in giving you the overview.

So we do not look at asking prices, but at what was actually paid, straight from the notaries' registry. That shows you what an area really costs.

Actually paid per m² · notaries' registry, to September 2025
The Golden Mile from the air
Golden Mile€5,753 / m² paid
Puerto Banús marina from the air
Nueva Andalucía€4,225 / m² paid
The hills of Benahavís at sunset
Benahavís€3,889 / m² paid
Golf by the sea near San Pedro and Guadalmina
San Pedro€3,734 / m² paid
Beach club on the New Golden Mile near Estepona
Estepona€2,719 / m² paid
What we do in thirty minutes

What one call settles

01Which price is the real one

We set your shortlist against what was actually paid in that area. You see straight away which listings sit too high, and which you can skip.

02What is really paid in each area

A fifteen-minute drive takes more than thirty percent off the price per square metre. Drive on to Estepona and the same money buys you over twice as much home as on the Golden Mile.

03Who is on your side

In Spain the seller pays the agent. Not a scandal, simply how the market is built. But it does mean nobody is automatically on your side. So we keep four commitments, even when they do not suit us.

  • We tell you who pays us. In Spain the seller pays the commission. We tell you which properties that applies to, and how our fee is put together.
  • Everything in writing. Important agreements, prices and terms are confirmed by email, even when we discussed them by phone.
  • We work with other agencies. When it is in your interest, we go to the colleague who has the property.
  • You choose your own lawyer. You need your own independent lawyer. If you would like options we can name several, but the choice is entirely yours.
04What to have checked before you sign
  1. Whether the extension and the pool are registered.
  2. Whether there are debts on the property, because you buy those with it.
  3. Whether there is a rental licence if you plan to let it.
  4. Whether the energy label is in order.
  5. Whether the lawyer checking all this is independent of the agent.

In a session we go through these five for the properties you have your eye on.

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Villas by the sea along the Golden Mile
Who you speak to

I live where you are looking

Vincent de Neve

Vincent de Neve, co-founder of Vida Dorada Marbella. Dutch-trained in real estate, active in both the Dutch and the Spanish market.

Together with Daria and our young family we live here ourselves. We work in English, Dutch and Spanish, with a small number of buyers at a time.

Who is on your side

  • 01We tell you who pays us.
  • 02Everything in writing.
  • 03We work with other agencies.
  • 04You choose your own lawyer.
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Thirty minutes, online, at a time that suits you

You bring your shortlist, we bring the figures. No obligation.

What a session looks like

  1. 01You pick a time
  2. 02You get one question beforehand
  3. 03We work it out together
  4. 04You get it all in writing
Before you book

Practical questions

I already have the Buyer Guide. What does a session add?

The guide is the same for every buyer. The session is only about your situation: your budget, the areas you like and the properties on your shortlist.

What should I bring?

Your budget, the areas you like and, if you have them, links to properties you have your eye on.

How does the call take place?

On Google Meet, and it takes thirty minutes. The link is in your confirmation.

In which language?

In English. We also work in Dutch and Spanish.

Do you only look at your own listings?

No. If the property that fits you sits with another agency, that is where we go.

Which areas do you cover?

Marbella, Benahavís and Estepona: from the Golden Mile and Nueva Andalucía to San Pedro and the New Golden Mile.

Cover of the VDM Buyer Guide, edition 2026.3
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Don't have the Buyer Guide yet?

Vincent's guide, with up-to-date market figures. If you already have it, a session is the next step.

Thirty minutes with someone who knows what it costs there

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What does your budget get you?

€300,000€5,000,000
Property type
On top of the asking price ·
Breakdown
Total outlay

An indication to plan with. The tax is fixed; notary, registry and lawyer differ per transaction, so your final figure can differ.

This many square metres per area

Indication. Transaction prices from the notaries' registry, twelve months to September 2025.

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