Spain’s government has approved new rules on flexible retirement, opening the door for more pensioners to work part-time or as self-employed while keeping part of their state pension.Royal Decree on flexible retirementWho can access flexible retirement under the new Spanish rulesFlexible retirement

Spain’s lower house of parliament has taken the first formal step towards updating the rules that govern communities of property owners, known in Spain as “juntas de propietarios” or “juntas de vecinos”.On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Plenary of Congress voted to start debating a bill to update Spain’s

For decades, the phrase Gibraltar tax haven has shaped political debate and cross-border tax planning in southern Spain.

idealista and the General Council of Notaries have signed a collaboration agreement via the Notary Technology Centre – allowing anonymised data from notarised home sales to be integrated into idealista’s analysis tools. Real estate professionals will gain access to independent valuations, including closing price, date, surface area and price per square metre – with advanced filters to refine market insights based on actual transaction data.

Moving to Spain often means bright light, tiled floors and street noise drifting in through balcony doors. For anyone with ADHD, those details aren’t minor.Research in neuroarchitecture shows that lighting, colour, acoustics and layout directly affect focus and anxiety levels.

Buying a run-down property and reselling after renovation can deliver returns of 24% to 31%, depending on the type, according to idealista. Studios lead the way, with renovated homes priced 31% higher than those needing work. One-bedroom flats follow at 29%, then two-bedroom homes at 28%, and three-bedroom properties at 26%.

Spanish property prices have risen by 14.3% in the past year, according to valuation firm TINSA, as new figures from Taylor Wimpey España highlight how Britons are helping drive demand on the Costa del Sol.At Almazara Boutique Residences in Malaga province, British buyers now account for the largest

Foreign demand for homes in Spain remained strong in 2025. In fact, foreigners purchased 97,500 properties across the country, the highest figure ever recorded by the Property Registrars, although their market share decreased slightly to 13.82% of all annual transactions. However, in seven provinces, foreign buyers are more apparent, exceeding 20% of all transactions, with Alicante, Málaga and Santa Cruz de Tenerife leading the way. British buyers remained the primary source of foreign purchases, followed by Germans, Dutch and Moroccans.

Behind every room search is someone starting a new job, moving to another city, leaving home for the first time or needing to find something quickly because their current contract is ending soon.

In Q4 2025, 11% of homes sold through idealista had been listed for under a week – so-called "express sales" – according to the leading Southern European property marketplace. A further 23% sold within a month, 27% within one to three months, 27% within three months to a year and 11% after more than a year. Express sales were most common in Tarragona, Ávila, Ciudad Real, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Pamplona.