Testimonials

Sheree Cottle

My husband and I first met Shiraz from Stratus International in February 2023 after reaching out to him in regard to buying a plot of land and building our own villa.

In October 2022 my husband was made redundant, and we decided it was time for a complete lifestyle change. Spain seemed like an obvious choice for us as we had visited by brother in Marbella many times and we fell in love with the country, the Spanish people, the food, the culture, the weather of course! We didn't feel as though Andalucía was quite right for us so we went and spent a few days in Pinoso with Shiraz.

Right from the beginning Shiraz was amazing. He listened carefully to what we thought we wanted and offered other options and valuable advice. After looking at many plots, we found one that we thought was perfect for us to build our house. We returned to the UK and set the wheels in motion to secure the plot and putting our house on the market.

Unfortunately, our house took a long time to sell and for a while it didn't look like we were going to fulfil our dream. During that time Shiraz kept in communication with us and once again offered support and advice. Eventually after our house sold, we came back to spend some time with Shiraz this time to look at houses rather than just plots. We eventually found a fab house we thought we would be happy to live in and went back to the UK at start the buying process.

Thanks to Shiraz's perseverance and dedication we are now living in Pinoso and loving every minute. He has a genuine interest in helping his clients and even when the house sale process is complete, he still continues to provide support, advice and guidance. My husband and I can't express our gratitude enough and cannot fault his commitment to his clients.

If you dream of a new life in Spain don't go to anyone else, reach out to Shiraz at Stratus as he can make dreams come true

31 July 2024

Sacha van de Kerkhof

Stratus International is a wonderful office! We were looking for a property and had quite a few wishes. Other brokers said it wasn't possible with out budget and wishes. But then we came across Stratus International and got in contact with Antonia. We sent her some properties we wanted to view. She also had a surprise property for us. Guess what? The surprise property was everything we wanted and well within our budget! Antonia was the only one of the brokers who got us, she really listened to us and came with the perfect property! She and Shariz have been so very helpful. No question has been too much and they are always there to help us, not only with questions about the house. The fact that Antonia is Dutch was also a plus for us. She's a very kind and sincere woman who is really interested in us and what we want/need. We highly recommend Stratus International! We are so grateful and are counting the days til we can finally move to Spain!

15 July 2024

Michel van Dijk

Na een bijna een jaar durende zoektocht, waarbij we via verschillende (soms twijfelachtige) makelaars talloze huizen hebben bekeken, hebben we dankzij Stratus International eindelijk het perfecte huis gevonden. Het hele koopproces, van overeenkomst tot notaris, werd professioneel begeleid, zowel voor ons als voor de verkoper. En hoewel onze advocaat elk detail minutieus controleerde, kon hij niets vinden dat niet in orde was. Het papierwerk was dus prima op orde. En als je na de sleuteloverdracht nog ergens tegenaan loopt, geen probleem ook dan staan ze voor je klaar. We zijn ze dan ook zeer dankbaar voor het verwezenlijken van onze droom.

9 July 2024

Eva & Jason

"We spent a week in Costa Blanca viewing over 20 properties and met with 7 different estate agents. Shiraz at Stratus International was the most professional, friendly and helpful of all agents.

Before we met him we had chosen two properties to view. We met him at his office and had a discussion as to what we were looking for (not offered by the other 6 agents). We showed him our two favourites and he showed us other property listings and we chose a further three properties for viewing, a total of five.

Shiraz kindly offered to drive us in the agency car so we could take in the country side and consider the local towns ,(better than one agent that had to jump in our car on day 1 as he didn't have transport). We even stopped for a brief refreshment break which was very welcome.

We were provided with a print out of each property listing which no other agent did. Shiraz was fully prepared and provided local knowledge on the surrounding area for each property we viewed. Property tours were great with clear explanation as we viewed each room and property grounds. we were not rushed and had the chance to look further at our own time and discuss feedback. Listing's we're accurate and most properties were actually better in person.

Shiraz was very friendly and provided excellent insight I to Spanish life and the attractions of living near the coast or inland in the mountains.

we now have 4 properties shortlisted and have a tough decision to make.

After all viewings, we were helpfully provided with mortgage and, foreign currency exchange details. No pressure, just a friendly and professional approach.

Thank you Shiraz and Status International.

Highly recommended 5*"

9 July 2024