Selling a Spanish property through a non-resident company: the tax office cannot simply assume it was rented
Many international clients own their home in Spain through a company. When they sell, a common question is how the […]
Category: Spanish Property
Two new housing decrees: what changes for landlords, tenants and investors
Spain’s housing decrees: what you need to know On 29 September the Spanish Council of Ministers approved two Royal Decree-laws […]
Is One Full-Time Employee Enough to Make Property Rental a “Business”? Spain’s Supreme Court Is About to Decide
For many owners of several rental properties, the difference between being treated as a simple landlord or as the holder […]
Renting out a commercial unit for someone’s personal use still isn’t VAT-exempt
It’s a common misunderstanding among property owners: if the tenant isn’t going to run a business from the property, people […]
Non-EU landlords in Spain: the Supreme Court will decide whether you can finally deduct rental expenses
Thousands of non-resident property owners in Spain — including many British owners with a second home or a rental apartment […]
Spain Confirms Tax-Neutral Path for Moving Family Property Co‑Ownerships into a Newco
Many family-owned property arrangements start life as a simple co-ownership structure — a “comunidad de bienes” — set up to […]
What the Tax Authorities Say — and Why Not Everyone Agrees
You sell a property, settle the municipal capital gains tax — the IIVTNU, Spain’s tax on the increase in value […]
Selling property in Spain as a non-resident? Here’s what the tax authorities withhold (and what you can get back)
The 3% your buyer must withhold Selling a home, a commercial unit, or any other property in Spain when you […]
Spain’s Form 210 is changing: new deadlines and more reporting for non-residents who own property
If you are a non-resident who owns a home, a commercial unit or any property in Spain — or you […]
Fiducia cum amico: when properties held in the name of a widow or family companies must return to the estate
Supreme Court Judgment of 18 December 2025 A relatively common practice in certain family structures involves acquiring property in the […]