Should I rent my apartment short or long term?
If you have an unused apartment in a tourist zone, you may be tempted by the offer of lucretive short term lets into letting it as a tourism let. But do your sums first...
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How to buy property in Spain
A 5 minute guide for people who want to buy property or land in Spain. This article is divided into the following sections (click to jump there): Legal advice | Translators | Mortgages |...
Online property portals obliged to inform upon landlords and lets
The Spanish tax authority Hacienda will require all online property rental portals to provide exact details upon landlords and income as from July 2018. The measure, announced in the strategic Tax Plan for 2018,...
About the non resident property tax in Spain
Property owners who are not resident in Spain must pay two taxes annually – council tax (Impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles, IBI) and Non-resident tax (Impuesto de No Residentes en España, also known as the...
Taking over a mortgage is usually the best option
When purchasing a property, always find out if the current owner has a mortgage which you can take over, instead of signing a new one. You will usually save quite a bit on taxes…...
Non resident property owner income tax returns
If you are non-resident in Spain but own a property, you are obliged to file an annual tax return. This is separate to your Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles – IBI, the Spanish equivalent of...