About
We do not list properties. We represent only the buyer — and we built the agency around the parts of the process that the seller-side market keeps obscured.
The principle
Most Marbella agencies work for the seller — the seller is their client, and their advice bends toward the property they need to move. We represent only the buyer. You never pay us a fee directly; we are paid through a fixed co-brokerage split of the commission the seller already pays the listing agent. Because that split is the same whichever property closes, we have no reason to push one listing over another. We earn when you find the right property — never when a particular property needs to find a buyer.
Our roots
The agency was founded by Erlend Sand — a Norwegian entrepreneur with 7 years on the Costa del Sol. The team works in Norsk, English, and Spanish. The lawyers, mortgage brokers, and notaries we recommend are people we have used personally, and who treat international buyers with the standards expected at home.
How we are different
You never pay us directly. We are paid through a fixed co-brokerage split of the commission the seller already pays the listing agent — settled only on a closed purchase that meets your brief. The split is the same whichever property you buy, so our advice stays yours.
Roughly 40–60% of Marbella prime transactions never reach Idealista or MLS. Years of local relationships give you access to listings before they go public.
The same person who runs your first discovery call also walks you through escritura. No handoffs to junior team members. No relationship reset.
Contracts in Spanish, conversations in Norwegian when you prefer. We translate not just the words but the local context — what is standard, what is negotiable, what is a red flag.
Founder
“We show you the property that matches your brief — not the listing that pays us the most.”
Erlend Sand · Founder
Erlend founded the agency after 7 years on the Costa del Sol watching Norwegian friends and clients pay 5–12% too much for properties because the seller-side market is structured to keep buyer information asymmetric. The agency exists to close that asymmetry — for buyers willing to do the work properly.
A short call, no pressure. Tell us what you are weighing — area, budget, timeline, the parts you are still unsure about. We will tell you what we see.
