News: 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