TESTIMONIALS - successfully selling real estate for 30 years, in Catalonia Spain for 10 years and now registered in France.
Registered in UK and Ireland since 1984. LandBank & Co, Immobilier FEACO opens its new branch office in France and welcomes you to the Hautes Pyrenees.
You cannot argue with fact - a history of many successful sales- our aim is client satisfaction. Any prospective purchasers wishing to speak direct to any of the authors of these testimonials, please EMAIL US.
We have here just a selection of comments:
Candy, Nevada USA.Recommends Mediterranean Properties Direct.LandBank & Co
I located a Realtor® in France after many months of trying to find a registered Realtor® to help me with my relocation from Nevada to France Europe. I met the French Estate Agency who showed me a selection of property around the Lourdes, Pyrénées area. I toured several properties and finally chose a small farmstead. I was so pleased with the service from The French Estate Agency that I have recommended them to all my friends and family. I have also decided to work with The French Estate Agency as a commercial agent. The future looks bright, Thanks, Candy.
James Kent, Telford, UK. Recommends Mediterranean Properties Direct.LandBank & Co.
Visited The French estate Agency to look at property in the French Pyrenees over a period of 2 weeks and was astonished at the price and quality of the property for sale, the area is close to Spain and Andorra and yet I fould the prices very reasonable compared to property I had viewed in The Dordogne France. The French Estate Agency spent several days with me and my partner and assisted with all of the legalities to include the notaire, bank manager and helped me with the mortgage company. We now have have secured our dream home for bed and breakfast. The team at The French Estate Agency really looked after our best interests all through the purchase process. Thankyou.
Mr and Mrs O´Hara Dublin, Ireland. Recommends Mediterranean Properties Direct.LandBank & Co.
I travelled to Barcelona to view property with The Spanish Estate Agency an associated company with Landbank International who I had already met in their office in Cambrils Tarragona in 2005 but decided that I preferred the Barcelona - Girona area. I visited a selection of large farm houses for sale and finally decided upon a masia in the Barcelona countryside. The property was on the market for 4 million but The Spanish Estate Agency negotiated on my behalf a very large reduction. Thank you Spanish Estate Agency, LandBank International, I will be recommending you to all my friends and family in Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
I wanted to buy a beach front villa and met up with lots of property agents in Tarragona, some wanted to meet me at garages, but I was having none of that after a property deal went sour on me in Malaga meeting up at a local landmark and not the agents office. The second to last agency that I visited was LandBank in Spain. They showed me a selection of villas and I have bought the most stunning property at a very realistic price, with a mortgage included - all organised by LandBank. David and Nancy from Landbank with the office team dealt with everything for me from the legal papers I had to show the Notary to the bank account opening (I got an English speaking manager, so that was great too). They organised my deed to be translated into English and I had a translator at the Notary to help me understand what I was signing. LandBank even organised me a Spanish Will with the Notary that same day. This team is so organised and reliable I can recommend them to anyone wishing to buy a property. Great team spirit and organised.
Mr. Fraser.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
Went to Cambrils, Spain, looking at country properties in the Tarragona region, but was not entirely happy with that area, looking for green fields and bubbling brooks but found olives and deserts in the countryside, OK for some but not for me. I was referred by the Cambrils office of LandBank to the Pyrenees office and there I met with a couple who I can honestly say are the most professional property agents I have had the pleasure to deal with. They spent an entire weekend with me and put up with my moaning and open opinions on the properties and finally they proposed a property to me, after listening to my wants and do not want. This property turned out to be ideal, I wanted to pay an immediate deposit as I was so certain this was for me, David and Nancy told me to calm down, think about it and if the next day I was still so certain then the formalities could be started then. The property looked even better the next day and all the formalities were dealt with smoothly and totally stress free for me. An English speaking lawyer was recommended and all that remained was to move in, LandBank even organised the removal company for me from the USA to my new home. What a great performance.
Shane.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
Went to the Pyrenees and found LandBank Int and with their help and guidance we are now the owners of a pretty village house in a small Pyrenees town. We wanted to live in the mountains with an easy drive to the West coast and after 3 days with David and Nancy we found exactly what we were looking for, and it only needed a lick of paint. The legal matters were all dealt with by the professional back office of LandBank Int and all we had to do was turn up and sign on the dotted line. we recommend LandBank to any one oin our position, they are straightforward, honest and reliable.
Craig and Winnie.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
When I went to Tarragona to look for property I went to several agencies in the area, my final call was with LandBank International. I was set upon a property in the Tarragona area but in talking with local people I found out about a nuclear power station in Almadrava, L'Ametlla de Mar, I mentioned this to David at LandBank when I met with him for my visits to property and he said I was mistaken as there was not just one but TWO in the locality and also the local government were investigating the feasibility of huge wind farms in the area. Tarragona was to be the power centre of Spain. No other agent had been so openly honest about this. So with the help of landbank I moved my search further north and I have now found the exact farmhouse with land that I wanted. The Notary signing was a breeze with an English speaking lawyer and an English speaking architect appointed for my project. I could have made a very bad mistake, but thanks to the honesty and openess of the team at LandBank International I now have my dream property. Thankyou.
Niall Kelly.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
We recommend the team at landbank highly, not just because they are the most professional team we have come across but because of the way they smoothed out our initial problems with a bogus agent in the Tarragona area, helping us make a statement to the Guardia Civil and recovering a deposit we had paid to a conman agent. The team from LandBank helped us find (finally) exactly what we wanted and at great price. They dealt with all the legal matters and helped us with our bank accounts etc. They got an English speaking lawyer for us and we had the whole deed translated into English so we knew what we were signing at the Notary office. If you want to buy abroad you need to find an agency like LandBank. We were lucky to come across them after our initial bad start. Now we cannot recommend them highly enough, Nancy and David are property professionals and they are properly licenced, now we are great friends too.
Tom and Mary.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
I first visited Catalunya in April 2007 when I visited my best friend who had bought property out there from Landbank, I immediately fell in love with the area! Despite the terrible rain in April the area was picturesque, the people friendly and the way of life something to aspire to, I couldn't stop thinking about a dream home in the mountains. My partner and I came back out a few months later, the weather was fantastic then and he too experienced the spirit of the area. Our four year old daughter also loves it away from the commercialism of the UK, simply spending her time on nature trails and at the beach, she couldn't be happier! With the expert help of David and Nansi Mottram of Landbank we discovered a truly beautiful plot of land with permission to restore a ruin in picturesque mountains. David and Nansi patiently supported the whole process of buying and beyond, elaying any fears and making the process simple, they can be truly recommended as a company to trust. They have huge expertise and a team of bilingual staff who can answer and resolve any query. The whole process was a breeze and we now look forward to starting our build which we will certainly involve Landbank in.
Thank you for making a dream a reality in the most effortless way.
Merri and Justin
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
Buying a new home is very stressful at the best of times, but is made much worse when you dont speak the language. A friend recommended we try using a company called Landbank International. Not only did the team at Landbank International help us find our future home but came with us to the notary and suported us every step of the way.
For us what made LandBank International even more exceptional was the continued support after we purchased the property. They helped us put the utility bills into our names, helped with registration, organised the internet and many other inportant things we needed to sort out.
We woiuld both like to say a huge thank youto the team at Landbank International we highly recommend them to anyone wishing to buy property or land here in Spain.
Thank you all.
Martin & Lesley.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
March 2007:Every reason that I found in the past to defer a move to Spain seems irrelevant now. Every aspect of the move and integration into the community has gone smoothly. In fact my mother, sister, and two good friends have all fallen in love with this beautiful region and have purchased properties with LandBank International too. I’m happy to have them as neighbours and now we share those bottles of wine and oysters together at the sandy cove just down the road.
Moving to Catalonia one year ago was the best decision I have ever made. Now I’m happy to call this area my home. Catalonia forms the North Eastern coast of Spain stretching from the Pyrenean mountain range in the North down to the Ebro Delta in the south with vibrant Barcelona as its capital city and hundreds of miles of Mediterranean coastline.
Living in sunny Spain had always been a dream of mine and this corner of Catalonia ticked all the boxes on my wish list: high mountain peaks and lush river valleys offering ample hiking and fishing opportunities; medieval castles and cobbled streets to explore; Barcelona’s architecture and retail therapy just a train ride away; the award winning Priorat wine region and all the ‘open’ cellars offering samples amid surroundings to rival Tuscany. And of course, the Mediterranean beaches and long hot summers. Just twelve kilometres from my farmhouse you’ll find my favourite sandy cove. There my new friends serve local wine, oysters and paella at a table in the sun while we marvel at how lucky we are to be living here in this unspoilt region.
While I’m at home on the finca I enjoy my own almonds, walnuts, grapes, figs, olive oil and vegetables. My Catalonian friends catch wild boar, rabbits and partridge in the surrounding hills. I haven’t sampled these delights yet, being vegetarian, but I hear that this free range organic meat is better than anything you’d buy in the supermarket.
When I first moved here one question that I was constantly asked was what’s it like to move to an area when you don’t know anyone? Within three days of moving in to my farmhouse many of the villagers had visited with gifts of local produce. The most unusual visitor was an angry ginger Tom cat in a Hessian sack, brought by Jose a local olive farmer who thought no farm should be without one.
With only rudimentary Spanish I manage to converse with my very patient neighbours, we have fun teaching each other and we’re getting better every day.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
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Mrs David from Herefordshire says;
We had a wonderful trip to Catalonia looking for and finding a beautiful plot of land in the hills. The Mottrams not only find spectacular places but look after their customers like family friends, helping with all aspects before and after the sale so that the whole operation is enjoyable and easy. They offer a really remarkable service and we are delighted.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
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February 2007. Ms. S. Cooper.
Buying the land in spain was ridiculously easy! was so very worried about being ripped off as all my friends and family thought I was a fool to buy somewhere I´d never been over the internet.David Nancy and Liela were lovely! So warm and friendly,the paperwork was a breeze and the whole process only took a couple of hours. We met another couple who were buying too and will be our distant neighbours, soon all of our combined nervousness turned into excitement and joy!. Its a very beautiful part of Spain,very green and spacious. Idefinitely feel tht if I had any questions or problems at all that I could rely on David and
Nancy to sort them out for me, And they would definitely be able to! Now my friends and family are all being nice to me as they all want to go! Personally as I live in london,I cant wait to go there by myself for peace quiet cleanness and the stars!! I feel realy lucky and thankful.
Miss S Cooper.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
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November 2006 Sarah and Cherry Good.
We finally decided to move to Spain to realise a life long dream – to live in a stone farmhouse in the sun, with land to call our own. To convert this dream into reality were David and Nansi Mottram of LandBank International. They cannot be thanked enough for guiding us through the buying process here in Catalonia; in fact our friends and family were so impressed that they too are now purchasing property through LandBank Int.
Their professional team is reassuringly thorough. Bi-lingual staff walked us through every step of the way from opening a bank account to purchasing mobile phones.
We are now renovating our mountain properties with the help of LandBank Int and have really settled in.
The locals are so friendly that we have offers to prune our olive and almond grove, and gifts of local produce are brought to the door almost every day.
Unlimited hiking and pony trekking into the mountains, abundant sunshine, castles, river fishing and of course the Mediterranean, also with the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona so nearby convince us that we have found our own patch of paradise. Thank You!!
Sarah and Cherry Good.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
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October 2006 John and Gilliane Carroll
Being interested in buying property or land in Catalunya, we noticed the Landbank International site on the internet, mostly in reference to the Log Homes that were being advertised. We saw, on the internet site, many examples of homes we would love to live in, so we contacted David by clicking on the "Have you call us back" area on the website. So simple, and David phoned us immediately. He gave us heaps of information, which was very useful and helped to reassure us that there really weren't the problems that you can often read about in publications. We arranged a visit and were shown around several sites, suitable for our requirements. Nothing was too much trouble, from arranging a hotel, booking tables for dinner as well as the extremely professional and stress free business side of things. We were so impressed with what we saw, that we bought not one but two pieces of land, and have been so satisfied with their service, we are in the process of purchasing yet another finca.. Everything was made so simple for us, and all the legalities ran extremely smoothly with no hitches. We know that not only do we have a professional business relationship with David, Nansi and their family, but we believe that we have the basis of a lifelong friendship. Anybody wishing to contact us with reference to Landbank International, and the pleasure of buying property in Catalunya, are more than welcome to do so.
John and Gilliane Carroll
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain.
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October 2006 Yarah David and Samuel Osborne
Yarah David and Samuel Osborne bought a 33 acre finca in Tarragona, September 2006 through Landbank Int.
"Nansi and David Mottram of Landbank International could not have been more kind or helpful. Unbelievably busy from the minute we met them, they were still able to accommodate our ridiculously tight and last minute schedules, regularly picking us up and ferrying us to any and all locations that took our fancy, often more than once, as we persuaded various members of the family of the individual merits of each site. They were wonderful, warm, entertaining and a shining example of an excellent family run business with two of their teenage daughters already working with them. I cannot recommend Landbank International more highly, what to many people in England is a minefield of horror stories (buying abroad) has been a painless and thoroughly enjoyable experience. Thank you so so much to everyone at Landbank.We consider Nansi and David the font of an endless source of useful knowledge and friends too, which is the icing on the cake."
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
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Mr. Drysdale, Kent, bought two properties said in August 2006 :
"I recently purchased a plot of land and secured a second plot for future purchase with LandBank International and found their services to be quite simply superb."
"They were on hand to guide me through the purchase from start to finish. This included locating a plot, registration to gain an NIE number, opening a Spanish bank account and all legal aspects of land purchase in Spain."
"LandBank are a family business David and Nanci treated me as a friend rather than a customer throughout. I will definitely use LandBank again and have no hesitation in recommending this excellent company to anyone interested in land or property in this region of Spain."
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
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Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, executive managers of an assurance company in Dover said in August 2006 :
"All my expectations have been exceeded! I have not only found the advice and help I have received from Landbank invaluable but priceless! Landbank excel in every sense of the word. I could not have done this without them!"
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
“Very pleased and delighted with everything so far”, “level of service from LandBank team, excellent”
“Service of the notary, excellent, - very helpful” “Yes I would definitely recommend LandBank”
We have bought one site successfully and are under contract for a second, with the intentions of building log homes.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
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Mr and Mrs Ives, Norfolk.
“Professional, efficient, punctual and nice people to boot”, “on a personal level our purchase was exactly as described”, Our property purchases are “everything we were looking for at a price we were able to afford”.
Bought a site and a log cabin and which has become a phenomenal investment and now have bought a country farm.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
“When we met David and Nansi we were made very welcome. After discussion they found a number of properties for us to look at. They then spent the whole day driving to the properties of interest to us. We then made our choice” “Yes I could definitely recommend LandBank International” We availed ourselves of NIE, bank account services, financial services and planning from LandBank – “All these services were completed on our behalf”
Whilst planning is being finalised we were so impressed with the log cabins we have ordered a log cabin from Eaglerock International (A division of David Mottram & Co).
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
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Mr and Mrs Dealey, Midlands.
“The LandBank team, David, Nansi and Leilah Mottram made us very welcome to Cambrils. They were very informative on all aspects from buying our land to details of the area and made everything very easy for us. We also found that everything was dealt with very swiftly and professionally. They are a great team”.The service of the notary was “excellent”, “on a personal level our purchase was as described”
“We are pleased with our property purchase in Catalunya”
In fact we were so please with the first site that we bought we purchased five further sites from LandBank and an ancient masia.
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
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Mr. Haywood, Norfolk, said on 1st July 2005:
"Thanks for the excellent support!"
"Sandra and I wanted to thank you and your company for all your support and efforts. We are delighted with the purchase," "let me wish you every continuing success."
French Estate Agency & Co, Immobilier FEACO, in association with LandBank & Co recommended french estate agents & recommended estate agents in Spain
And a recommendation from a client who has purchased an Eaglerock log home:
We are delighted to recommend Eagle Rock Log Homes.
"It was a fantastic investment for 240,000 euros, we had the home of our dreams.
It was unbelievable when all we saw was a piece of land with beautiful views and nothing but a forest, we had always dreamed of owning and living in a log home, from our childhood days when Davey Crockett and the Wild West featured log cabins, forests, rugged countryside and bubbling rivers.
The price of the land was 35,000 euros, the log home delivered and constructed by Eagle Rock was 240,000 euros.
We couldnt believe our eyes when our new home arrived in 2 open topped shipping containers, almost like the trees had been cut down and felled straight into the container.
John Twooney, director of Eagle Rock told us that they would turn the trees into a quality log home for you in three weeks.
Seven artisans arrived on site to construct our new log home. We couldnt believe it when pieces of wood were being scribed and notched, some men were using hand tools and some men were using electronic routers and planers - all run off a generator.
A caravan arrived for the men, and yes, true to their word - three weeks later our log home was errected to include the roof.
The construction was all in dovetail joints and the timbers were so smooth, it was unbelievable.
Four weeks on, we had moved into the home of our dreams. The dining room, lounge with a superb floor to ceiling stone fireplace. Bathroom with fantastic tile finishing and the roof detail which is incredible.The house has beautiful dormer windows and a lovely constructed external stone chimney.
We are so pleased with our Eagle Rock log home, that we have ordered an Eagle Rock log cabin which is The Cherokee model and will have it constructed on another site to let out in Tivissa".
The price of the cabin is 20,000 euros.
Our Building site was bought from Land Bank International www.landbankint.com , and our new log home was delivered & constructed by Eagle Rock Log Homes www.eaglerockloghomes.com
Our new log home is being featured in Everything Spain magazine & Spanish magazine.
We would like to thank David Mottram & John Twooney of Eagle Rock International for providing a fantastic service.
David and Sandra McCoy.
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