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Expatica Spain has just come up with this useful guide to tax in Spain:
‘When buying or selling a house in Spain it is important to estimate the taxes you will have to pay, not only when you actually purchase your property, but also local taxes and housing rates which are payable on a yearly basis by all home owners in Spain.’
‘In March I travelled the entire Spanish Mediterranean coast, from Begur in the north near the border with France, to Sotogrande in the south, overlooking Gibraltar at the very western tip of the Costa del Sol.
As usual it was research into the Spanish property market that powered my engines. I went to see the most expensive villa in Spain in Sotogrande, and then some of the cheapest villas in Spain in Almeria (price of cheap villas in Almeria just 1 percent of the price of an expensive villa in Sotogrande).
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| A tad pricey: This property in Sotogrande will set you back EUR 1 million |
It struck me how fabulous the Spanish coasts look at this time of the year.’
Tags: spain, property, mediterranean, costa
19 April 2006
MADRID — Expats are emerging as a driving force in the Spanish economy, boosting demand for new housing, analysts say.
House-buying by expats helps to sustain the country’s construction boom, reports the British daily The Financial Times.
"There is no risk of a property crash in Spain in the short or medium term thanks to new demand generated by immigrants," says Angel Berges, a partner at Analistas Financieros Internacionales, a Madrid consultancy.
ALICANTE — European expats choose to move to Spain for the quality of life, a study finds. The report, by the European Observatory for Social Tendencies based at the University of Alicante, focused on migration within the European Union.
Tags: spain, expat, property, relocation
Barcelona is one of the world’s most dynamic cities,with a rich blend of cultural delights and 24 hour hedonism. It’ssituated between the Costa Brava and the Costa Daurada, which is arugged and beautiful region, located on Spain’s north eastern tip. TheCatalan capital, Barcelona resides on a coastal plain that stretchesaway into the hills beyond, and blesses the city with breathtakingviews.’
