Second home

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Before you know it, summer will be upon us again and the market for second homes and holiday homes in Spain continues to grow. In 2019, there was a notable increase in both local and foreign demand.

The purchase of a holiday home may sound nice and glamorous, but you have to leave the fantasies aside to take on this purchase like any other property.

For people who have a second home in Spain, it’s often necessary to send money there to pay bills, taxes and other living expenses that come with being an expat, but you don’t want the banks and money transfer companies to take advantage of you with inflated exchange rates and fees.

International buyers have undoubtedly been one of the main engines of growth in the residential real estate sector in Spain in recent years.

If you want to sell your house for personal gain and it is joint-owned with your partner, the consent of both spouses is required.

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Majorca is the perfect place to buy a second home.

All those years of hard work are over, and you can finally fulfil your life-long dream: tell everybody “hasta la vista” and retire to Spain. And why wouldn’t you?

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Coastal and beach destinations are steadily becoming the main markets for purchasing a second home in Spain. In addition, with the economic recovery from the financial crisis, the demand for new construction in these areas is picking up again, according to a study by Aedas Homes.

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The island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands has long been one of the most popular destinations in Europe for many people to go on holiday, with plenty of organised entertainment, all-inclusive hotels and gorgeous beaches.

More and more non-Spaniards are buying houses in Spain.

The growing arrival of ex-pats in Spain benefits not only the tourism sector, but also boosts the property market. In 2017, foreigners bought more than 61,000 houses, largely in the coastal provinces and the islands.

The number of ex-pats buying properties in Spain has shot up in recent years and businesses catering to their needs have recovered well from the crisis that hit the rest of the real estate business in 2008.

There’s always loads of legal stuff involved in buying any property, but as a foreigner in Spain you’ll have extra paperwork to do.

Seems like the whole world and his dog are looking for a property in the Mediterranean, if they haven’t bought one already. So what’s the big deal?

So you’ve decided to buy property in Spain. Now what? What with everything being in Spanish and the property market being so different, it can be quite daunting for first-time expat buyers. Fear not!