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Practical guides for buyers and owners in Spain.
Buying a home on the Costa del Sol from abroad is more straightforward than it looks, but it has its own rules. Most of the problems we see at the…
Read the guideIf you've read that buying a €500,000 home gets you residency in Spain, that information is out of date. The real-estate Golden Visa was abolished on…
Read the guideIf you're thinking of making your home pay through short-term letting, 2025 and 2026 have changed the rules. This isn't to alarm you, but so you…
Read the guideFew headlines have frightened the foreign buyer as much as the "100% tax". If you've read that Spain is about to charge double the price in tax to…
Read the guideBuying is a moment; owning is forever, or at least for many years. And holding a home in Spain without living here brings its own tax duties that are…
Read the guideMany British, German, French and American residents choose the Costa del Sol partly for its wealth taxation. And with good reason: Andalusia applies…
Read the guideWe keep seeing the same profile: professionals who work remotely and decide to do it from the Costa del Sol. For them, two pieces, well combined,…
Read the guideWhen an international family owns a home in Spain, the inheritance can get complicated if it hasn't been prepared. The good news is that European law…
Read the guideThe municipal plusvalía is one of those taxes many people pay out of habit, without knowing that sometimes nothing is due, and that you can almost…
Read the guideMost problems in a purchase are avoided with good prior checks. Buying on the trust of the agency or the seller is the most expensive mistake we see.…
Read the guideWe talk a lot about what you pay, but there's an equally important flip side: what you don't need to pay. There are exemptions, reliefs and reduced…
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