| Defining whether a Spanish property is a villa, finca (farmhouse) or townhouse is mostly up to the proud owner to decide themselves. Below we have tried to give newcomers an idea of the different varieties of Spanish properties
In the white villages of Andalucia 90 % of the population live in traditional townhouses. A typical Spanish townhouse will be on 3 floors with a roof terrace. The original houses will have smaller living areas and bedrooms to retain heat in the winter and thick walls to keep them cool in the summer.
Most foreign Spanish house owners have kept the original layout whilst some have knocked walls down to create larger living areas.
For the Spanish the sunlight has always been something they have tried to keep out of the house by having fairly small windows. Newcomers from northern Europe have a very different idea about this and therefore often decide to have larger windows installed.
The same applies for roof terraces, the Spanish use these for practical reasons such as drying clothes, an area for a dog or just as general storage space. For us, the roof terrace is living space, days and nights are spent here enjoying life al fresco.
From time to time apartments or town villas with gardens are available for sale. The apartments are nearly always on one floor and often do not have a private roof terrace. The town villas are often fairly expensive. Spanish townhouses with gardens are very rare in most villages and again expensive.
As you can see from our property data base, some townhouses are ready to be moved into and others need extensive renovation. As estate agents, we have builders that we would recommend to undertake any building work. |
