Wave of complimentary tax hits home buyers
Complimentary tax often takes home buyers by surprise. It is an additional tax that can be levied any time up to five years after you bought a property. At a time when Spanish house prices have dropped...
View ArticleCalculating complimentary tax on Spanish property
The real sting to complimentary tax is that many Spanish house buyers don’t know it exists and it creeps up just when they think everything is paid for. After four years of living in a property you...
View ArticleThe myths about renting property in Spain
“Spanish property market shrinks 28% in January”; “Bank of Spain warns of further house price fall” - If you are one of the people who has a home in Spain that you use, enjoy and want to keep for good,...
View ArticleBuying a home in Spain: Dealing with new property defects
Sometimes new property is not all that we hoped for. There can be teething troubles as the new build settles in. These might just be to do with the finish or, more worryingly, they might on occasion be...
View ArticleAvoiding the risk of Spanish property embargoes
It can come as something of a surprise that in Spain certain authorities have the power to embargo your property and, ultimately, put it up for auction if a bill remains unpaid.
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