Buyer Advisory · Marbella
Marbella Property,
Curated to Your Brief.
Start with the residences and the areas we know best — then tell us what you're looking for and receive a hand-picked shortlist, including private and off-market opportunities.
- €500m+
- Transacted
- 40+ Years
- Combined Partner Experience
- 40+
- Off-Market Homes
Get your curated shortlist
Step 1 of 4Three quick questions. Your shortlist arrives within 24 hours, including off-market homes.
Featured Properties
Currently on the market.
Where to buy
Start with the area.
Nine guides covering every address we work in — market data, live listings and the neighbourhoods inside each one.
Marbella Golden Mile
92 residences
Puerto Banús & Nueva Andalucía
283 residences from €500k
Marbella East
130 residences from €569k
San Pedro & Guadalmina
43 residences from €590k
Benahavís
231 residences from €549k
Estepona & New Golden Mile
115 residences from €645k
Mijas & Fuengirola
187 residences from €520k
Sotogrande & San Roque
31 residences
Málaga & Inland
36 residences from €1.3m
Off-Market
See the homes that never reach the portals
Around 40 Marbella residences are sold privately each year. We will send you the current list.
What you receive
A buying process built around your brief.
A private shortlist
Curated by a partner against your brief — never an automated portal feed.
Off-market access
Residences shared discreetly with qualified buyers, often before they list.
Independent price advice
Honest guidance on value and comparables, then decisive negotiation on your behalf.
Why Tobin & Downes
Measured in relationships, not listings.
Discreet, considered representation across Marbella's most coveted addresses.
Property transacted by our partners
Combined partner experience
Off-market residences shared
Buyer nationalities represented
Average response to a brief
Client-first — never dual-agency
Figures reflect combined partner activity, 2015–2025.
The Advisory
Two partners. One standard.
Thomas Tobin
Managing Partner
Raised in a family immersed in UK property — commercial, residential and land — Thomas built his career in the luxury sector before moving to Marbella, where he became Sales Director at one of the coast's most renowned developers and one of its leading specialists in off-plan and new-build property.
Speak with Thomas →
Jack Downes
Managing Partner
Jack began in London real estate at seventeen, went on to sell some of the UK's most prestigious coastal homes at Sandbanks, and ran luxury developments in the Home Counties — bringing hands-on construction project management experience alongside a rare blend of fast-market instinct and client-first care.
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Book a 15-minute call with Thomas or Jack.
A short, no-pressure conversation about your search or your property. Tell us when suits — we'll confirm the slot personally.
Buyer stories
How buyers describe working with us.
"We received three curated properties — one of them off-market. We bought within ten days. Genuinely advisory, never pushy."
Buyer FAQ
Questions buyers ask.
If your question isn’t here, a partner is available directly — the first conversation is always private and without obligation.
- Once an offer is agreed, a reservation contract takes the property off the market, usually against a deposit. Your independent lawyer then completes due diligence on title, licences, debts and community charges, followed by a private purchase contract with a 10% deposit. Completion takes place before a Spanish notary, where funds are transferred and keys handed over the same day.