# Selected Properties > Selected Properties is a buyer's agent for prime homes on the Costa del Sol, from Estepona to Málaga. We work only for buyers. We search, find homes that are not advertised, work out the right price, negotiate and run the checks until you have the keys. Marbella buyer's agent, Costa del Sol · Selected Properties. We work only for buyers. Taking on new buyers. https://cal.com/luknyb/30min ## Services - [Home search](https://selected.properties/services/home-search): You tell us what you want. We make a shortlist, view the homes for you, and tell you which ones to skip. - [Off-market homes](https://selected.properties/services/off-market-sourcing): Off-market homes are for sale but not advertised. We find them through agents, owners and people we know. - [Price and offer](https://selected.properties/services/pricing-and-offer-strategy): We work out what a home is worth from recent sales, not from the asking price. Then we plan your offer. - [Negotiation](https://selected.properties/services/negotiation): We deal with the seller's agent for you. We negotiate the price, the terms, the repairs and the dates. - [Survey and legal checks](https://selected.properties/services/due-diligence): Before you commit, we have the building, the documents, the building's finances and the planning status checked. - [Closing and handover](https://selected.properties/services/closing): We keep the bank, the lawyer, the deadlines and the final visit on track until you have the keys. ## Areas - [La Zagaleta, Benahavís](https://selected.properties/areas/la-zagaleta): A private estate of about 900 hectares in the hills of Benahavís. It has two golf courses for residents and two guarded entrances. - [Sierra Blanca, Marbella](https://selected.properties/areas/sierra-blanca): A gated community on the hillside just below La Concha mountain, above the Golden Mile. It has large villas with views over the coast. - [Cascada de Camoján, Marbella](https://selected.properties/areas/cascada-de-camojan): A small gated community above Sierra Blanca, higher up the mountain. Plots are larger and each home has more woodland around it. - [Golden Mile, Marbella](https://selected.properties/areas/golden-mile): The coast between Marbella town and Puerto Banús. The Marbella Club and Puente Romano are here, and so are the town's best-known beachfront homes. - [Marbella Hill Club & Nagüeles, Marbella](https://selected.properties/areas/marbella-hill-club): The hillside streets above the Golden Mile, next to Sierra Blanca. Many of Marbella's new modern villas are being built here. - [El Madroñal, Benahavís](https://selected.properties/areas/el-madronal): A gated country estate in the hills above San Pedro de Alcántara. It has large plots among cork oaks and wide views to the sea. - [La Quinta & Real de La Quinta, Benahavís](https://selected.properties/areas/la-quinta): A golf area in the hills behind Nueva Andalucía. Older villas stand around La Quinta's golf course, and Real de La Quinta has new homes above it. - [Los Monteros, Marbella](https://selected.properties/areas/los-monteros): The best-known area on the east side of Marbella. It is quiet and long established, with villas on large plots beside the beach. - [Guadalmina Baja, Marbella](https://selected.properties/areas/guadalmina-baja): The beach side of Guadalmina, next to San Pedro de Alcántara. Its flat, leafy streets of villas lie between the golf course and the sea. - [Nueva Andalucía Golf Valley, Marbella](https://selected.properties/areas/nueva-andalucia): The valley behind Puerto Banús. Villas line the Las Brisas, Los Naranjos and Aloha golf courses. - [Los Flamingos, Benahavís](https://selected.properties/areas/los-flamingos): A gated golf community around the Villa Padierna hotel. It is on the Benahavís side of the border with Estepona. - [New Golden Mile, Estepona](https://selected.properties/areas/new-golden-mile): The coast between Guadalmina and Estepona town. Many new beachside apartments and villas have been built here. - [El Paraíso, Estepona](https://selected.properties/areas/el-paraiso): A long-established, leafy area of homes between San Pedro and Estepona. It is built around a golf course that opened in 1973. - [Elviria & Marbella East, Marbella](https://selected.properties/areas/elviria): The east side of Marbella, from Río Real to Cabopino. It has long sandy beaches, pine woods and family villas around Elviria. - [La Cala Golf, Mijas](https://selected.properties/areas/la-cala-golf): A golf resort in the hills of Mijas, behind the coastal village of La Cala. Its homes are spread around the golf courses. - [Reserva del Higuerón, Benalmádena](https://selected.properties/areas/reserva-del-higueron): A gated hillside community between Fuengirola and Benalmádena. It has sea views and its own sports club. - [El Limonar & Málaga East, Málaga](https://selected.properties/areas/malaga-east): The east side of Málaga city. It has the old villas of El Limonar, the beachfront of Pedregalejo and the hillside homes of Cerrado de Calderón and El Candado. ## Selected Properties - [About](https://selected.properties/about) - [Contact](https://selected.properties/contact) - [30-minute call](https://cal.com/luknyb/30min) - [llms-full.txt](https://selected.properties/llms-full.txt) ## Guides and news for buyers on the Costa del Sol - [How to buy property in Spain as a foreigner, step by step](https://selected.properties/articles/how-to-buy-property-in-spain-as-a-foreigner): The steps to buying a home in Spain as a foreigner, from the NIE number to the notary, and how long it takes. (Updated November 2026) - [How much does it cost to buy a house in Spain? Taxes and fees in Andalucía](https://selected.properties/articles/costs-of-buying-property-in-andalucia): The taxes and fees you pay on top of the price when you buy a home in Andalucía, for resale homes and for new builds. (Updated November 2026) - [What is an NIE number and how do you get one?](https://selected.properties/articles/nie-number-spain): What the Spanish NIE number is, why you need one to buy a home, and the three ways to apply for it. (Updated November 2026) - [Can non-EU citizens buy property in Spain?](https://selected.properties/articles/can-non-eu-citizens-buy-property-in-spain): Can buyers from outside the EU buy a home in Spain? Plus what happened to the golden visa and where the proposed 100% tax stands. (Updated November 2026) - [Can a non-resident get a mortgage in Spain? How much banks lend](https://selected.properties/articles/spanish-mortgages-for-non-residents): How much Spanish banks lend to buyers who live abroad, at what interest rates, and what the banks ask for. (Updated November 2026) - [Is it safe to buy off-plan on the Costa del Sol?](https://selected.properties/articles/buying-off-plan-costa-del-sol): Buying off-plan means buying a home before it is built. How Spanish law protects your payments, and what to check before you pay a developer. (Updated November 2026) - [Can I rent out my home on the Costa del Sol as a holiday let?](https://selected.properties/articles/holiday-let-rules-costa-del-sol): The regional rules, town rules and building rules that decide whether you can let a home on the Costa del Sol to holidaymakers. (Updated November 2026) - [Buying in Marbella under the new general plan. What to check first](https://selected.properties/articles/marbella-general-plan-what-buyers-should-check): What Marbella's 2026 general plan changes for a home you want to buy, and the planning questions to ask your lawyer. (Updated November 2026) - [What does a buyer's agent do, and who pays?](https://selected.properties/articles/what-a-buyers-agent-does-and-who-pays): What a buyer's agent does when you buy a home in Spain, how a buyer's agent differs from an estate agent, and how the fee works. (Updated November 2026) - [Buying a house in Spain from the UK after Brexit](https://selected.properties/articles/buying-in-spain-from-the-uk): What British buyers need to know about buying a home in Spain now. The 90-day rule, visas, tax and moving money. (Updated November 2026) - [Can Americans buy a house in Spain?](https://selected.properties/articles/buying-in-spain-from-the-us): What American buyers need to know about buying a home in Spain. Visas, the IRS, Spanish tax, mortgages and moving dollars. (Updated November 2026) - [Rents in Málaga province hit a record, and Marbella is the highest](https://selected.properties/articles/malaga-rents-record-september-2026): Asking rents in Marbella reached €23.6 per square metre a month in September 2026. That is 8.7% more than a year earlier, Idealista figures show. (September 2026) - [Marbella approves its first new general plan since 1986](https://selected.properties/articles/marbella-approves-new-general-plan-pgom): The town council gave final approval to the new general plan, the PGOM, on 18 September 2026. The detailed plan with the rules for each plot is still to come. (18 September 2026) - [Marbella house prices rise as sales fall in the first half of 2026](https://selected.properties/articles/marbella-sales-fall-prices-rise-first-half-2026): Sales in Marbella, Benahavís and Estepona fell by about a fifth in the first half of 2026. The average price recorded by notaries rose by 15.5%. (First half of 2026) - [Supreme Court cancels Spain's national holiday rental register](https://selected.properties/articles/supreme-court-annuls-national-holiday-rental-register): On 19 May 2026 the Supreme Court annulled the national register of short-term rentals. Regional and town rules, including Andalucía's, still apply. (19 May 2026) - [Spain's 100% tax on non-EU buyers has stalled](https://selected.properties/articles/spain-100-percent-tax-non-eu-buyers-stalled): The plan to tax home purchases by non-resident buyers from outside the EU at up to 100% has not passed. Reuters reported in March 2026 that it had stalled. (27 March 2026) - [Government says a train from Fuengirola to Marbella is feasible](https://selected.properties/articles/coastal-train-fuengirola-marbella-viable): In January 2026 Spain's government said the first results of its study show a train from Fuengirola to Marbella is feasible. Marbella still has no railway. (14 January 2026) ## Language - [English](https://selected.properties/llms.txt) - [Español](https://selected.properties/es/llms.txt) - [Svenska](https://selected.properties/sv/llms.txt) - [Norsk](https://selected.properties/no/llms.txt) - [Dansk](https://selected.properties/da/llms.txt) - [Deutsch](https://selected.properties/de/llms.txt) - [Русский](https://selected.properties/ru/llms.txt) - [Nederlands](https://selected.properties/nl/llms.txt) - [Suomi](https://selected.properties/fi/llms.txt) - [Français](https://selected.properties/fr/llms.txt) ## Questions. ### What is a buyer's agent? A buyer's agent is a property agent who works for the buyer, not the seller. The agent finds homes, works out what they are worth, negotiates with the seller's side and manages the purchase until you have the keys. ### How is Selected Properties different from a normal estate agent? Selected Properties works for buyers only. We do not sell homes for owners, so we have no reason to push one home over another or to talk a price up. ### How much does a buyer's agent cost? We agree our fee in writing before we start. The fee depends on the search. We explain it in full on the first call, which is free. ### When should I hire a buyer's agent? Before you start viewing homes. The earlier you bring us in, the more we can help with your budget, the areas and homes that are not advertised. ### Which areas do you cover? We cover the Costa del Sol from Estepona to Málaga: Estepona, Benahavís, Marbella, Mijas, Benalmádena, Málaga. We focus on the prime areas, such as La Zagaleta, Sierra Blanca, the Golden Mile and Los Monteros. ### How do I get started? Book a free call. Tell us where you want to live, your budget and when you want to buy.