For buyersFor sellersFeatured guide
The four floor areas of your home
Usable, built, built with common areas and buildability: what each one measures, where to check it and what to do when they do not match.
For buyersFor sellersFor buyers
Costs, contracts and procedures to buy with clear numbers, even from outside Spain.
Costs of buying a home in Andalucía
Transfer tax or VAT plus stamp duty, notary, lawyer and mortgage: what you pay when buying in Andalucía, with two worked examples and the bills that follow.
Buying a home in Spain as a foreigner
Who can buy, the NIE, the bank account, the lawyer, arras, mortgage, notary, what you pay afterwards and how long it takes. Step by step, 2026.
For tenantsWhere to liveLiving in Estepona, area by area
Old Town, Port, Centre, the New Golden Mile, Selwo, Bahía Dorada or the mountain: what each area is like, who it suits and what you can buy.
Where to liveEstepona or Marbella: where to buy
Two towns 30 kilometres apart with different rhythms, prices and housing. Equivalent areas, who buys where, 2026 market data and how to decide.
For landlordsHoliday rentals: what to check first
Community of owners, town hall, property requirements and the tourism register: what to check in Andalucía before letting a home to tourists.
For sellersReservation and arras: what you sign
A reservation is not a receipt and Spanish deposits (arras) come in three kinds. What you sign, what you can get back and what to check first.
For sellers
Taxes, paperwork and price: what to know before you put your home on the market.
Taxes when you sell your home in Spain
Selling a home in Spain means two taxes: income tax on your gain and the municipal plusvalia. The 2026 rates, the exemptions and the costs you can deduct.
Selling in Spain as a non-resident
The 3% retention, forms 211 and 210, the 19% rate, the plusvalía, the documents and a worked example for the non-resident selling on the Costa del Sol in 2026.
Documents you need to sell a home in Spain
Every document you need to list, reserve and complete the sale of your Spanish home, who issues it, how long it takes and what it costs.
How to prepare your home for sale
What to remove, what to fix and what to leave alone before your home goes on the market. Photos, terrace, viewings and what an architect sees.
Selling an inherited home in Spain
Before selling, accept the inheritance, pay inheritance tax and plusvalía and register the home. What you pay in Andalucía and Madrid, and how to save tax.
How much is my home worth?
Asking price, sale price, bank valuation and reference value are four different numbers. How comparables work and why pricing high costs you money.
5 things that take value from your home
What buyers see and you no longer do. Five details that slow a sale and push offers down, and none of them needs building work.
For buyersReservation and arras: what you sign
A reservation is not a receipt and Spanish deposits (arras) come in three kinds. What you sign, what you can get back and what to check first.
For tenants
Contracts, deposits and requirements to rent a home without surprises.
For landlords
Licences, contracts and checks before you let your home.
Where to live
Neighbourhoods and towns, described by people who work in them every day.
For buyersFor tenantsLiving in Estepona, area by area
Old Town, Port, Centre, the New Golden Mile, Selwo, Bahía Dorada or the mountain: what each area is like, who it suits and what you can buy.
For buyersEstepona or Marbella: where to buy
Two towns 30 kilometres apart with different rhythms, prices and housing. Equivalent areas, who buys where, 2026 market data and how to decide.
Would you like to know what your home is worth?
We give you a valuation based on local data and explain how we would sell it, with no commitment.