Zoë Males - Director of Andalucia Olvera Properties
Zoë's love affair with Spain started when she was an au-pair in her teens. After having a awful experience, being rescued from the family by a old family friend she spent the next few years trying to get back to Spain. She even told her husband when they first met that one day they would live in Spain ! In 2002 they finally sold their house, bought a VW camper and set off for Spain. After a few months searching (and making a few mistakes!) they found Olvera. After driving through sunflower fields to Olvera, they were dragged round by umpteen people and shown in the blistering sun 9 houses. They couldn't remember what they'd seen, but decided to go with the first house they saw (maybe the only one remembered?!) Since that first home in Olvera, Zoë and her husband have bought and renovated houses in Olvera and Pruna and continue to love the area and the people here. Everybody is so friendly and welcoming! Zoë's love of old houses, architecture and photography are evident in how many photos she takes of each house...even if its a ruin. Her dedication to her clients, neighbours, family and friends is evident throughout the town she has made her home, Olvera.

Zoë hopes to help you find your perfect home in Andalucia, and be with you all the way through to holding your keys to your new life in your hand !

Our Clients

We have had many clients come to Olvera who have bought properties in the district and they then come back to our office to tell us of their adventures living in their new community. We decided to make a record of the people we meet so that you, our prospective clientèle, can find out for yourselves what buying with Andalucia Olvera Properties is like. Below are some comments from clients and testimonials to our service.

October 18th 2007 - Celia and Colin

Celia and Colin now have a home in Olvera and they are VERY happy about that! We took them to a restaurant in Zahara - "Al Largo",which overlooks the lake with a view that so few places can claim. Stephan and Mona, our hosts spent a long time looking for the "right place", and in my opinion - they found it! We dined on food that is a splendid fusion of Andalucian and New York haute cuisine and appreciated every mouthful. Colin said he couldn't wait to live in Olvera permanently.

October 2007 - Robert "Fuzzy" Jones

Robert is a welcome addition to Olvera. He is a qualified engineer who is now turning his "attention to detail" to the building trade in order to make this town his full time residence. Robert did the near impossible trick of buying four houses in Olvera, all through Andalucia Olvera Properties. He asked me to mention that he is happy to give our business a reference, and if you would like to, you can eMail Fuzzy and he will answer any of your questions about Olvera, its environs and the people who sell houses near the church stairs.

September 20th 2007 - Jane buys "The Perfect House".

Jane and her lovely dog, Mabel, now have a house in Olvera as well as a place down at the coast. Jane wanted to make an investment, and after a couple of false starts (both of which, while good ideas, would have involved building work - of which she has done her fair share and wants to do no more) she decided that Alphonse's house fitted the bill. Both parties were very patient while Andalucia Olvera Properties (and the rest of Olvera) went on vacation and couldn't wait to be amongst the first to complete once we all returned for action.

May 7th 2007 - Anne-Marie

Anne Marie recently bought through Andalucia Olvera Properties. She came to Olvera a little under a year ago through Alpujara Rugs. She has a beautiful house and apartment which she will be renting out in the near future, just as soon as she has done it up to her exquisite taste.

May 7th 2007 - Wayne

Wayne - a very happy customer who has bought three houses and sold two through Andalucia Olvera Properties over the past eighteen months.
Wayne used to work as a taxi driver here until one day he was bringing some clients in from Malaga airport and got friendly with them, then when he did the NIE "run" to Ronda he took them again, and again when they returned to England - only thing was, they saw his house in Pruna . . . and they bought it from him, as Wayne had already decided to buy another house in Olvera!!!

27th February 2007 - Ray and Geraldin

Ray and Geraldine have come from Chester in the UK where they have an art gallery that exhibits Ray's pictures. His full portfolio can be seen on his website: http://www.rgilronangallery.co.uk
Since they bought a house in the old town, Ray is keen to start painting in Olvera and is happy to discuss doing commissions.

December 15th 2006 - Frank and Eileen

Frank seemed absolutely determined to get himself a place in Olvera, and on his second visit with Eileen he bought two houses side by side: A His - and - Hers Christmas present, "par excellence".
They plan to take their time and live in one while doing the other up and in the mean-time they will be creating a bird- watching business.

Frank & Eileen run their own bird watching business in Olvera. Take a look at their website at http://www.birdinginspain.co.uk/.

June 2006 - James Law

James Law is delighted to catch some sun on his new roof terrace. Having been a long term resident in Cadiz province, James knew a good investment when he saw it. As he already has a small holding and a business near Tarifa, James has renovated the property and it is now up for sale with Andalucia Olvera Properties. Take a look at Casa Jamie.

"AOP went that extra mile to make sure that I got the house. I greatly appreciate all the work they put into the paperwork before we reached the Notaria."

July 2005 - Marylynne and Michael

Marylynne and Michael commented on how they were delighted with the ongoing service that they receive from Andalucia Olvera Properties when they were here in 2007. They recalled how prior to finding us they were nearly at their wits end because of the treatment of estate agents that they had encountered up to that point. Now they have had builders recommended through us and they are delighted with them and their house is now finished to very high standards and are very grateful.

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