It took Brodie three days to get an appointment with his solicitor and Manuel two days, but both solicitors pulled out all the stops to move the normally slow and convoluted Spanish legal process along as quickly as they could. Fortunately, because El Puerto was part of a recent development and Manuel was well known at the Ayuntamiento or Town Hall, as he was a good friend of the local Mayor, the documentation flew through the approval process and went to Brodie’s solicitor in a matter of days rather than weeks.
While all this was happening, Brodie spent 50 euros and three hours in Almeria getting his food safety certificate. The survey for the safety certificate was arranged and Brodie’s solicitor paid the 600 euro fee for the transfer of the licence together with his ten percent deposit
