The Registry publishes rights; the Cadastre describes for tax purposes; and neither establishes planning legality. Fourteen discrepancy scenarios, which documents to request, who should resolve them, and a decision tree before signing.

The arras contract decides your purchase: the difference between confirmatory, penitential and penalty deposits, the fifteen essential checks, and how to adapt the contract when the legal review uncovers a mortgage, a seizure or an unregistered extension.

A pool, a glazed terrace or an extension built without a licence is one of the most common traps for foreign property owners in Spain. Here is how the rules work, the fifteen-year time limit, and the route to regularisation.

A practical walkthrough of the entire Spanish property purchase process, from reservation contract to land registry, with a concrete cost breakdown for a €200,000 home.

A practical guide for foreign owners renting out their property on the Costa Blanca: tourist licensing, tax obligations, and a worked example of non-resident income tax.

Without a NIE number you cannot buy property, open a bank account, or pay tax in Spain. Here is what it is and the fastest way to get one.