Francisca, Lawyer in Spain

Francisca is very knowledgeable, friendly and English-speaking lawyer. She was our best experience so far in Spain, very professional. I will recommend her to all my friends. Thank you!

Francisca represented me during my property purchase process, and I can just say that she is amazing.
She is fluent in English, explains the entire process thoroughly and patiently, is very kind, and is extremely resourceful and responsive.
It was my pleasure cooperating with Francisca, and I can recommend her to anyone who wishes professional service.

Francisca is the uber professional! She was consistently calm yet friendly— even though the notary had cancelled twice and had a long waiting time.

Francisca was dynamic and reactive. She understood well my needs and navigated the line between protecting my interests and not jeopardising the deal.

Very good service!

I had a very good collaboration with Francisca. She was very supportive and informed me each time when a step of the process was accomplished. Her English is very good. I could communicate very well with her.
I would recommend her at any time.
Thanks

Francisca was quick to respond to me, explaining legal matters as needed and working with me to find solutions when we encountered issues. She was ready to reach out and network with people on my behalf.
She translated legal documents to facilitate notarisation in Ireland and also provided translation cover at the purchase completion meeting at the notary's office in Spain, saving me a lot of money in translation services while providing me with the confidence and peace of mind that I was operating correctly from a legal perspective.

Francesca was excellent. She guided me every step of the way through my property purchase. Not only the highest standard of professionalism, but also happy to go above and beyond with a smile. Can't recommend Advocate abroad enough.

She was always pleasant and clear with here explanation. Gave me options with pros and cons. Flexible with communication slots.
Spent plenty of time pursuing the opposition, providing awareness to both parties. I am content with the service Francisca provided me. Thanks kindly

My wife and I recently purchased a house in Spain. Initially there were significant issues with the deeds and later problems with the Bank Transfers, however Francisca of AA skilfully and successfully steered us through these problems, reassuring us at each stage, minimising our stress levels and easing our burden.

Excellent work, big effort and responsibility. High professionality and skills (thank you, Francisca), and in every time willingness to answer all my questions. I fully recommend! Now I am a happy owner of property in Spain:)

Francisca was totally professional and extremely responsive in her understanding and actions, a very effective communicator, with fluent English, and the ability to explain and gain feedback to ensure that we understood each step of the process, the service provided and expectations from her clients.

Francisca remained empathic and provided clear guidance throughout the process. We were made to feel valued and our opinions and thoughts were listened to with patience and care, particularly, as we had never endeavoured to buy a property aboard before and we do not speak Spanish.

Francisca was able to see our point of view, as we ventured into new territory. Her support ensured that we felt confident and in control throughout the purchasing process. Francisca was always open and approachable, and always responded to queries and returned our calls without delay. We cannot praise her hard work enough and would highly recommend her to anyone seeking to purchase a property aboard.

Although always professional, the relationship made as feel that we were dealing with a good friend and it was more just a transactional relationship, Francisca displayed emotional intelligence throughout the whole process.

Francisca has always been very helpful and professional and has gone out of her way to assist me. All very good!

I both purchased and sold a property in Spain utilising Francisca's services in both instances. I felt it was essential to use a lawyer as I am from the UK and this was my first experience of buying and selling in Spain and the system, process and tax requirements are very different and I wanted someone experienced and professional to oversee everything and 'hold my hand' through the process.
It seems that most Spaniards do not utilise a lawyer or use an independent property surveyor and the inmobiliaria/estate agent does a huge amount of additional work compared to what they do back home. This combined with the arras (deposit of thousands of Euros paid directly to the seller to 'secure' the property and take it off the market) made me nervous as it was so different to what I was used to in the UK - in some ways it's a lot better system.
Like most reading this review, I did a huge amount of internet research when looking for property to buy in Spain and from experience have found that there are many companies set up by Brits and other non-Spaniards that are looking to take advantage of first time buyers from their native countries by putting up flashy websites and charging exorbitant fees - without exception I found that the Spanish inmobiliaria/estate agent, lawyers, etc. were far more professional, hard working and able to get things done at a fair price. The challenge is, if like me, your Spanish language skills are poor to non-existent - my advice to you is to get used to using both Google Translate and WhatsApp on your mobile phone with a data package that works in Spain as these came to my rescue on multiple occasions and are invaluable.
Francisca's services through both the buying and selling process of my property were exemplary and professional at all times, her fees fair, her communication swift and her level of integrity beyond doubt. Some of Francisca's greatest non-lawyer strengths are her ability to empathise with a non-Spaniard buying property for the fist time in Spain, communicate the system clearly, set the necessary appointments / provide clear directions and generally 'hold your hand' through the process and sooth your nerves when necessary.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Francisca to anyone requiring the legal services (not just buying/selling property) of a lawyer in Spain and will certainly approach her again should I need such services again. It is rare to find a professional of this level of integrity in any industry or country.
We need more clones of Francisca across Spain! :-). From my experience, her services and professionalism cannot be improved upon.

In all departments Francisca was outstanding in every case!