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Buying in Spain
Buying property in Spain: guides and market intelligence
Last Update:
September 7, 2026
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Buying in Spain
Buying Property in Spain: The Questions Buyers Ask
Costs, process, mortgages, letting, residency and risk — answered, with the full detail behind each one
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Directimo
Published March 20, 2025
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Updated September 7, 2026
Costa del Sol
Buying in Spain
The Complete Buyer's Journey on the Costa del Sol
Every stage from tax number to keys, what each one takes, and where purchases actually get delayed
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Directimo
Published March 20, 2025
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Updated September 7, 2026
Costa Blanca
Buying in Spain
The Buyer’s Journey on the Costa Blanca
Nine stages from first viewing to the keys, with the costs, the timeline and what your lawyer checks
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Directimo
Published July 1, 2026
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Updated September 7, 2026
Buying in Spain
How to Read Spanish Property Prices
Asking prices against deed prices, the three ways a square metre is measured, and the two official values that decide your tax
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Directimo
Published September 5, 2026
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Updated September 6, 2026
Costa Blanca
Costa del Sol
Buying in Spain
How Spanish Coastal Property Is Organised: Municipios, Urbanizaciones and Communities
The three layers that decide your tax rate, your rental options and your community bill
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Matei Malos, Co-founder & CEO Directimo
Published September 4, 2026
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Updated September 7, 2026
Buying in Spain
Buying Property in Spain as a Non-EU Buyer
What is identical to any other buyer, what genuinely costs more, and where the proposed 100% tax stands
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Directimo
Published July 18, 2025
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Updated September 7, 2026
Costa del Sol
Buying in Spain
Apartment or Villa on the Costa del Sol
What each costs to run, how they let, and the letting right a detached villa has that an apartment does not
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Florin Pravai, Advisor Directimo
Published March 20, 2025
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Updated September 7, 2026
Costa Blanca
Buying in Spain
Property Types on the Costa Blanca
What a bungalow actually is, what each type costs to run, and which one fits how often you will be there
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Florin Pravai, Advisor Directimo
Published September 6, 2026
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Updated September 7, 2026
Costa del Sol
Buying in Spain
Resale or New Build on the Costa del Sol
What each route costs, what it earns, and the licence difference that decides it for income buyers
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Florin Pravai, Advisor Directimo
Published March 20, 2025
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Updated September 7, 2026
Costa Blanca
Buying in Spain
Resale or New Build on the Costa Blanca
What each route costs, why the gap widened in June 2026, and which one can still be let to tourists
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Florin Pravai, Advisor Directimo
Published July 1, 2026
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Updated September 7, 2026
Costa del Sol
Buying in Spain
Costs and Taxes When Buying Property on the Costa del Sol
What a resale and a new build actually cost on top of the price, and what you pay every year afterwards
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Directimo
Published January 31, 2024
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Updated September 7, 2026
Costa Blanca
Buying in Spain
Costs and Taxes When Buying on the Costa Blanca
What a purchase costs on top of the price, what changed on 1 June 2026, and what the property costs to hold each year
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Directimo
Published July 1, 2026
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Updated September 7, 2026
Buying in Spain
Mortgages in Spain for Foreign Buyers
What non-residents can borrow in 2026, at what rate, and what the mortgage actually costs
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Directimo
Published March 20, 2025
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Updated September 6, 2026
Buying in Spain
Proof of Funds When Buying Property in Spain
The identity and money-origin checks every buyer goes through — who asks, what to produce, and what delays a completion
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Directimo
Published May 20, 2025
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Updated September 7, 2026
Costa del Sol
Buying in Spain
How to Negotiate the Price on the Costa del Sol
What the market gives you before you ask, where leverage actually comes from, and the number most buyers misread
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Matei Malos, Co-founder & CEO Directimo
Published March 21, 2025
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Updated September 7, 2026
Buying in Spain
Squatting in Spain: What Owners Actually Face
How common occupation really is, the fast-track route open since April 2025, and what to do in the first 48 hours
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Directimo
Published May 20, 2025
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Updated September 7, 2026
Buying in Spain
Inheritance and Succession for Foreign Owners in Spain
Who inherits, what the tax actually is on each coast, and the six-month deadline that catches families
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Directimo
Published September 6, 2026
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Updated September 7, 2026
Buying in Spain
Selling a Spanish Property as a Non-Resident
What 19% capital gains tax actually costs, how the 3% withholding works, and which invoices reduce the bill
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Directimo
Published September 6, 2026
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Updated September 7, 2026
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