Property Investment in Spain
7 guides · Updated September 2026
Whether Spanish property is a good investment and how to do it well: yields, price trends, rental rules, new-build vs resale, and the mistakes that cost investors money, backed by our market data.
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Property Investment in Spain: Yields, Tax, Exit
Where returns come from: Andalucía transfer tax, apartment vs villa, rental models, and the exit maths before you view.
12 min read
Is Buying Property in Spain a Good Idea in 2026?
An honest verdict with 2026 data: what supports Spanish property prices, what the real risks are (including squatters, with the law as it actually works), and who should not buy.
9 min read
Squatters in Spain: The Real Risk and How Owners Protect Themselves
Spain recorded 14,875 illegal occupations in 2025, about five cases per 10,000 homes, and most hit empty urban property, not lived-in coastal homes. The verified numbers, the fast-track law that changed evictions in April 2025, and what actually protects a second home.
8 min read
Selling Property in Spain: Process, Costs and Taxes
The seller's side of a Spanish sale: the documents and the energy certificate, pricing against live inventory, the arras contract, completion at the notary and the taxes that follow.
7 min read
Rental yields on the Costa del Sol: town-by-town numbers (2026)
Long-term gross yields on current asking prices run from about 3.6% in Fuengirola to nearly 5% in Mijas and Manilva. Live purchase medians from our inventory, Fotocasa rent indices and the maths investors should run before fees and tax.
8 min read
Holiday-let licences in Andalucía: the 2026 rules
A Costa del Sol holiday let needs a VUT registration with Andalucía's tourism registry, municipal urban planning clearance where required, and from April 2025 explicit community approval for new lets in most apartment blocks.
9 min read
Buy-to-let in Spain: a worked example with real numbers
A full Costa del Sol buy-to-let ledger for 2026: purchase tax and fees on a La Duquesa apartment, long-term rent from published indices, and net yield after Spanish tax for EU and UK landlords.
9 min read
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