Real cases

Real cases: what the report uncovered

Real, anonymised buyers who changed their decision after seeing the risks on the official map — not a text, not an AI answer.

Case study: a house in a nuclear emergency zone
Buyer guides 2026-07-08 2 min

Case study: a house in a nuclear emergency zone

A residential house in Almaraz (Cáceres), a stone's throw from the reservoir, with a good floor area and on urban land. Nothing in the listing said so, but the Hogarfax report placed it inside the 10 km radius of the Almaraz nuclear power

Real case: a flat with the train 14 metres away
Buying guide 2026-07-04 1 min

Real case: a flat with the train 14 metres away

An apartment in El Escorial (Madrid), well connected —in fact, a step from the train station—. That closeness, sold in the listing as an advantage, had a flip side that Hogarfax's report put into numbers: the railway line runs 14 metres f

Real case: flooding, radon and a motorway next door
Buying guide 2026-07-04 2 min

Real case: flooding, radon and a motorway next door

A spacious flat in Torrelodones (Madrid), in a good residential area. The buyer was convinced. But Hogarfax's report stacked up three warnings the listing never mentioned: an area near flooding, high radon and a motorway right beside

Real case: a flood-prone flat in a seismic zone
Buying guide 2026-07-04 2 min

Real case: a flood-prone flat in a seismic zone

A buyer had all but closed the purchase of a flat in Santiago de la Ribera (San Javier, Murcia), a step from the Mar Menor. Good area, good price, an established building. They ran the home through Hogarfax before signing and the report rai

Real case: the Oviedo plot that looked perfect
Buying guide 2026-07-04 4 min

Real case: the Oviedo plot that looked perfect

A foreign buyer wanted to purchase a plot in Oviedo (Asturias) to build on. On paper, everything fitted: a plot of around 2,908 m², classified as urban land in the Cadastre, with the use «development and gardening works, unbuilt land». No