Choosing an Estate Agent on Ibiza — an Honest Guide

The Ibiza agency landscape — who focuses on what

Ibiza’s agencies each focus on a different buyer, and it helps to know the field. Large international networks focus on the global luxury and English-speaking investor market. Established Spanish agencies have the deepest local roots and serve Spanish-speaking buyers best. Specialist boutiques build around one niche, village or language. None is “better” — each is built for a different client. HOMZ is built for one clearly defined group: Northern Europe, with the Netherlands and Belgium as our primary market, alongside English-speaking international buyers. We don’t try to be everything to everyone; we’re deliberately narrow, and deep.

Where HOMZ fits — the Northern-European specialist

We believe everyone deserves to be guided in their own language. HOMZ is the specialist for Dutch and Flemish buyers and sellers across the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders), plus English-speaking international clients — so the whole process, from viewings and negotiation to due diligence and the notary, runs in your language, with people who understand both the Ibiza market and how Northern-European buyers think. Read more on our Nederlandse makelaar op Ibiza page, or start with a free Ibiza market scan.

Two brands, one standard — our partnership with MGP Properties

Different markets. Different expertise. One shared standard. People often ask why there are two brands in the office. The answer is simple: we don’t chase the same clients. Each brand has spent years building trust with different international communities. HOMZ is particularly strong with Northern-European and international buyers, while MGP Properties has deep roots in Southern-European and local markets. Together we market every property to a far broader audience than a single agency could — without losing the personal approach that comes from speaking the client’s language and understanding their culture. We don’t compete with each other; we expand each other’s reach, which is exactly why we’ve partnered rather than overlapped, so every client is guaranteed a native-language specialist and the same standard of service.

We verify every property against the official registers

The biggest difference between agents is not their listings — most share the same market — but how carefully they check what they sell. On every property we advise on, we verify the facts against Spain’s official public sources, and we encourage you to do the same:

• Ownership, mortgages and charges — the Land Registry, Registro de la Propiedad, online via sede.registradores.org. A nota simple shows the legal owner and any debt.
• Surfaces, boundaries and cadastral value — the national cadastre, Sede Electrónica del Catastro.
• Tourist-rental licence (ETV) — via the Consell d’Eivissa and its public tourist register, under Balearic law (Govern de les Illes Balears).
• Purchase taxes (ITP) — the Balearic tax authority, Agència Tributària de les Illes Balears (ATIB).
• The signing — every sale completes before a public notary; see the Consejo General del Notariado.

A property that checks out on all of these is a very different proposition from one that only looks good in the photos. This is the core of our buying-agent service.

Where HOMZ fits — the Northern-European specialist

We believe everyone deserves to be guided in their own language. HOMZ is the specialist for Dutch and Flemish buyers and sellers across the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders), plus English-speaking international clients — so the whole process, from viewings and negotiation to due diligence and the notary, runs in your language, with people who understand both the Ibiza market and how Northern-European buyers think. Read more on our Nederlandse makelaar op Ibiza page, or start with a free Ibiza market scan.

Two brands, one standard — our partnership with MGP Properties

Different markets. Different expertise. One shared standard. People often ask why there are two brands in the office. The answer is simple: we don’t chase the same clients. Each brand has spent years building trust with different international communities. HOMZ is particularly strong with Northern-European and international buyers, while MGP Properties has deep roots in Southern-European and local markets. Together we market every property to a far broader audience than a single agency could — without losing the personal approach that comes from speaking the client’s language and understanding their culture. We don’t compete with each other; we expand each other’s reach, which is exactly why we’ve partnered rather than overlapped, so every client is guaranteed a native-language specialist and the same standard of service.

We verify every property against the official registers

The biggest difference between agents is not their listings — most share the same market — but how carefully they check what they sell. On every property we advise on, we verify the facts against Spain’s official public sources, and we encourage you to do the same:

• Ownership, mortgages and charges — the Land Registry, Registro de la Propiedad, online via sede.registradores.org.
• Surfaces, boundaries and cadastral value — the national cadastre, Sede Electrónica del Catastro.
• Tourist-rental licence (ETV) — via the Consell d’Eivissa and its public tourist register (Govern de les Illes Balears).
• Purchase taxes (ITP) — the Balearic tax authority, ATIB.
• The signing — every sale completes before a notary; see the Consejo General del Notariado.

A property that checks out on all of these is a very different proposition from one that only looks good in the photos. This is the core of our buying-agent service.

How to choose an estate agent on Ibiza — a short checklist

Whoever you work with, a few questions protect you: Does the agent represent the buyer, the seller, or both — and are they transparent about it? Do they verify each property against the registers above? Can they handle the whole process in your language? Are they clear about fees before you commit? Will they give you references from clients like you? Good agents welcome every one of these questions.