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How to buy a home in Spain as a foreigner: step-by-step guide
From the NIE to the notary. Ten real-world steps, no legal jargon, to turn your ideal Costa Blanca home into a title deed in your name.
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Behind the Sale
Viewing a Home in Alicante: the 6 Signals an Agent Reads
The reserve fund must be at least 10% of the budget. Technical inspections start at 50 years. Six signals an agent reads in a twenty minute viewing.
Compared
Torrevieja or Orihuela Costa: 2,502 vs 3,037 € per m²
Torrevieja asks 2,502 €/m², Orihuela Costa 3,037. We compare price, residents, Blue Flags and services before you pick a side of the coast.
Selling Your Home
Selling your home in Alicante: the 8 documents the notary asks for
A nota simple costs 9.02 euros, the energy certificate lasts 10 years, and without the community debt certificate the notary cannot authorise the deed.
New Builds
Energy rating A or B in a new build: is it worth paying more?
Almost every Spanish new build is A or B. Reaching A costs more, but adds up to 9.7% to resale value and cuts your mortgage rate by 0.1%. See when it pays off.
Real Estate Investment
Modelo 210 in Alicante: the 1.1% non-resident owners pay in 2026
Spanish non-resident income tax accrues every 31 December. In Alicante it is typically 1.1% of the cadastral value, paid via Modelo 210 across the next year.
Discover Alicante
Guadalest: 8 museums, 284 residents and a reservoir near Alicante
A hilltop village of 284 residents, eight museums in walking distance and a 94-metre turquoise reservoir, one hour from Alicante on the CV-70.
Discover Alicante
Corners, streets and secrets of the city that make you fall in love at first sight.
Discover Alicante
Guadalest: 8 museums, 284 residents and a reservoir near Alicante
A hilltop village of 284 residents, eight museums in walking distance and a 94-metre turquoise reservoir, one hour from Alicante on the CV-70.
Discover Alicante
Fuentes del Algar: 7 natural pools 42 km from Alicante
An underground river surfaces at the foot of the Sierra de Bernia and tumbles through seven limestone pools. 42 km from Alicante via the AP-7, exit 65.
Discover Alicante
Fondillón of Alicante: 10 Years in Solera, Only 11 Wineries
Fondillón uses only Monastrell grapes overripened on the vine and ages at least 10 years in solera. In Alicante, just 11 wineries are licensed to make it.
Buyer’s Guide
Everything you need to know before, during and after buying a home in Spain: paperwork, taxes, mortgages and contracts.
Buyer’s Guide
Non-resident mortgage in Spain: 70% or 60% LTV in 2026, by bank
BBVA lends up to 70% LTV to non-residents buying a second home. CaixaBank, Sabadell and Bankinter sit between 60 and 70. Here is when each tier opens for you.
Buyer’s Guide
Fixed, variable or mixed mortgage for non-residents in Spain (2026)
Euribor at 2.804%, fixed mortgages from 2.30% APR, mixed at 1.75% for the first four years. How non-residents on the Costa Blanca pick in 2026.
Buyer’s Guide
10 common mistakes when buying your first property on the Costa Blanca
The excitement of buying can cloud your judgement. These are the mistakes most often repeated by buyers, nationals and foreigners alike, and how to avoid them.
Areas & Neighborhoods
Explore the Costa Blanca neighborhood by neighborhood: Alicante city, coastal towns, residential areas and inland villages.
Areas & Neighborhoods
Alicante's inland villages: buying away from the crowds
Guadalest, Alcoy, Villajoyosa, Jijona, Finestrat: inland Alicante offers prices from 900 euros/m², nature and a pace of life the coast can no longer provide.
Areas & Neighborhoods
Moraira and Teulada: discreet luxury on the northern Costa Blanca
Turquoise coves, villas among pine trees, Moscatel wine and a fishing village that chose tranquillity over crowds. Moraira and Teulada are the northern Costa Blanca's best-kept secret.
Areas & Neighborhoods
Dénia: Unesco gastronomy and a port within reach
A UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, ferry to Ibiza, a medieval castle and wild coves. Dénia is the northern Costa Blanca that tastes of the authentic Mediterranean.
Lifestyle
Weather, food, beaches, culture — everything that makes life on the Costa Blanca a daily experience.
Lifestyle
Hogueras de San Juan in Alicante: 182 bonfires from 20 to 24 June
From 20 to 24 June Alicante plants 182 bonfires, fires 7 mascletàs and lifts a 1,150-rocket Palmera from Mount Benacantil. Here is what you will see.
Lifestyle
Alicante's almuerzo: the 10am ritual with bocadillo and cremaet
Between 9 and 11 every morning, Alicante sits down on the terrace. A blanc i negre sandwich, a picaeta of olives and lupins, a cremaet of coffee with burnt rum.
Lifestyle
Moros y Cristianos in Alcoi: 28 Filaes and 5,000 kg of Gunpowder
On 25, 26 and 27 April 2026, five thousand festers take Alcoi, 60 km from Alicante: three days, 28 filaes and the 1276 battle that still rages.
Real Estate Investment
Rental yields, appreciation, non-resident tax treatment and the key indicators for investing on the Costa Blanca.
Real Estate Investment
Modelo 210 in Alicante: the 1.1% non-resident owners pay in 2026
Spanish non-resident income tax accrues every 31 December. In Alicante it is typically 1.1% of the cadastral value, paid via Modelo 210 across the next year.
Real Estate Investment
Spain Housing Law in Alicante 2026: why your rent is still free
Catalonia caps rent in 271 municipalities since April 2026. The Valencian Community has not declared any zone, so in Alicante rent is still freely agreed.
Real Estate Investment
Commercial premises in Alicante: 9.9% gross yield in 2026
In Alicante, commercial premises return 9.9% gross, against 6.2% for housing. We cover what you pay, where to look and how a traspaso works.
New Builds
Buying off-plan, quality specs, warranties, energy efficiency and everything around a new-build development.
New Builds
Energy rating A or B in a new build: is it worth paying more?
Almost every Spanish new build is A or B. Reaching A costs more, but adds up to 9.7% to resale value and cuts your mortgage rate by 0.1%. See when it pays off.
New Builds
VAT and Stamp Duty on new builds in Alicante: 11.4% in 2026
Buy a new build in Alicante in 2026: you pay 10% VAT plus 1.4% Stamp Duty from June 1. What counts, what does not, and when the money leaves you.
New Builds
New-build appraisal in Alicante: 6 months, 80% LTV and 300-500 €
For your new-build mortgage in Alicante, a Bank of Spain certified appraiser sets the value your lender uses to grant up to 80% of the price.
Resale
How to value, inspect and renovate a resale home. Grants, permits and tips for spotting issues.
Resale
Hidden defects in resale homes: 6 months to claim in Alicante
Article 1490 of the Civil Code gives you 6 months from delivery to claim a hidden defect. In Alicante a surveyor starts at 300 €. Here are the rules.
Resale
Bridge mortgage in Alicante: 12 to 24 months to sell and move
Banks lend up to 100% of your new home in Alicante and give you 12 to 24 months to sell the old one, paying interest only during the bridge period.
Resale
Community fees debt when buying a resale flat in Alicante: 3 years
The buyer's flat secures up to 3 years of the seller's unpaid HOA fees. The administrator's certificate is mandatory before the notary and protects you.
Moving to Spain
Visas, residency, healthcare, schools and the essential paperwork to start a new life on the Costa Blanca.
Moving to Spain
International Baccalaureate in Alicante: 8 schools, 36-point record
The IB Diploma asks for 24 points to pass and tops out at 45. In Alicante eight schools teach it; King's College averaged 36 points in May 2025.
Moving to Spain
International school for kids in Alicante: 4 curricula compared
Four curricula, fees from €6,000 to €14,000 a year and different paths into Spanish universities. How to pick an international school for your child.
Moving to Spain
International Baccalaureate in Alicante: 5 IB schools and how to apply
Five IB World Schools across the province, from PYP at age 3 to the Diploma at 18. Who teaches what, when exams happen and how Spanish universities admit you.
Selling Your Home
How to price, prepare and sell your home on the Costa Blanca: photos, home staging, paperwork, realistic timelines and what to expect at each stage.
Selling Your Home
Selling your home in Alicante: the 8 documents the notary asks for
A nota simple costs 9.02 euros, the energy certificate lasts 10 years, and without the community debt certificate the notary cannot authorise the deed.
Behind the Sale
The inside view of a real estate agency: what stalls a sale, the signals we spot at a viewing, and the most common mistakes when buying or selling.
Behind the Sale
Viewing a Home in Alicante: the 6 Signals an Agent Reads
The reserve fund must be at least 10% of the budget. Technical inspections start at 50 years. Six signals an agent reads in a twenty minute viewing.
Compared
Head-to-head comparisons to decide better: zone against zone, new build or resale, apartment or villa, renting or buying on the Costa Blanca.
Compared
Torrevieja or Orihuela Costa: 2,502 vs 3,037 € per m²
Torrevieja asks 2,502 €/m², Orihuela Costa 3,037. We compare price, residents, Blue Flags and services before you pick a side of the coast.