Do you want to become an estate agent in Spain? Do you need qualifications to be an estate agent in Spain? Do you need a licence to be an estate agent in Spain? We have the answers.
If you're planning on buying or selling property in Spain in 2022, it's a good idea to keep up to date with Spanish property market statistics regarding house prices.
Every year, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) publishes a list of the best tourist towns on the planet. Of the 44 towns chosen for 2022, there are two Spanish towns: the Navarrese town of Lekunberri, and Morella, in the Valencian Community.
Did you know that 92% of buyers use the Internet to search for homes? If you're planning to sell a property in Spain and advertise on an online portal such as idealista, one of the keys to selling your house quickly on the internet is to promote the sale effectively.
Whether you're dreaming of buying a villa on the Costa del Sol, a sleek city apartment or escaping to the Spanish countryside, finding the right property in Spain is sure to be at the top of your priority list.
When selling property in Spain, one of the biggest questions from expats concerns how long it takes to complete on a property in Spain. According to an idealista/data analysis for the third quarter of 2020, the time to sell a house in Spain has increased to an average of 6 months due to the cor
Springtime is almost upon us, it is once more the time of the year in which Mother Nature paints the countryside in bright yellow colours, animals are keen to display courtship behaviour, and humans drive estate agents nutty on looking for a brand-new home!
Ironically, one of the best times to redu
Every home is unique and when selling a property in Spain, it is important to set a reasonable price that fits the property characteristics and the current state of the market.
In Spain, the "contrato de arras", known in English as a deposit contract or deposit agreement, is a fundamental document and, in most cases, an essential requirement to seal an agreement for the purchase of a property in Spain.
The impact of the health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the residential market hard: the way in which we buy, rent and sell property is changing and in general, the price of housing is currently frozen and most property sales are on hold.
Congratulations, you have found a buyer for your Spanish property! You should now instruct a lawyer to represent you in the sale, particularly if you are non-resident in Spain.
To secure the deal, your appointed lawyer will require from you a long list of documents you should have ready at hand.
Occasionally, you can find houses for sale that are unique due to their design or their history. But today we present to you this especially different property because of its magnificent garden – the largest in Spain and probably in Europe.
Buying the house of your dreams or selling your property is possibly one of the most important financial ventures of your life. At the moment there are several problems that arise not only because of lack of experience, but also because there are bureaucratic and sometimes complex processes.
Whether you’re moving to Spain and looking to buy or rent property, or you wish to sell your house in Spain, the process can be stressful and exhausting, especially if you don’t know the language very well and all the legal jargon that surrounds the real estate industry.
When as a property owner you transmit your home, whether you sell it or donate it, you’ll naturally want to pay as little tax as possible and make the greatest profit you can.
A question we frequently get asked is if you can buy and sell property in Spain in a currency other than euros. The short answer is yes, and in fact it is done fairly frequently.
Many people have doubts about the taxes they will have to pay when buying or selling a home in Spain. This article seeks to explain the resident and non-resident tax on the purchase and sale of property in a simple way, with the help of economist and tax advisor José Miguel Golpe Saavedra.
On selling property in Spain, you are liable for two taxes: plusvalía and capital gains tax (CGT). In this short article on Spanish tax, we will focus on four strategies to mitigate a seller’s exposure to CGT, which range from completely negating it to reducing it significantly.
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When a taxpayer sells a home in Spain, they are obliged to pay the infamous municipal capital gains tax (called the plusvalía municipal in Spanish) unless they have incurred losses from the transfer.