29 March, 2017

Holiday rental licences in the Valencian Community

This year the Spanish government are more thoroughly investigating holiday licences, making it compulsory to adhere to these strict rules. In the past a holiday licence […]
16 March, 2017

2015/2016 year-on-year growth of Spanish property sales by region

In the diagrams below, we can see the total year-on-year growth for properties sales throughout Spain. We have broken down the growth from used properties and […]
16 March, 2017

What is the Plusvalia tax and could you reclaim it?

What is the plusvalía tax? The plusvalía tax has become a very controversial legal issue when dealing with laws around Spanish real estate. It is a tax […]
16 March, 2017

The effects of Brexit on the Spanish property market

Since 2013 the real estate market has increased very steadily with the UK being the biggest foreign contributor towards Spanish property purchases. Despite the growth over […]
18 February, 2017

Brussels requires Spanish Tax Services changes in Form 720

The EU considers excessive the penalties the Spanish Tax Services impose to those not properly declaring their assets in a different country. The penalties are disproportionate, […]
18 February, 2017

I have paid the plusvalía tax, how do I reclaim?

The Spanish Constitutional Court knocked down the plusvalia tax last friday as it is a tax to be paid by the property vendors even in those […]
18 February, 2017

Spanish Constitutional Court knocks down the “plusvalía” taxes when the vendor did not make a profit in the sale of his property

The Spanish Constitutional Court has void the known as “plusvalía tax”, being theoretically speaking a tax to be paid in those cases in which a property […]
25 January, 2017

What information should be consulted before making a firm offer on a property?

Seven ‘extras’ that should be taken into account after agreeing the price of your property in Spain Searching for a flat on property portals requires investing […]