Spanish Property Insight https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/ Everything you need to know about property in Spain Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:48:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-Icono-SPI-2c-32x32.png Spanish Property Insight https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/ 32 32 Non-EU foreign buyers take a hit in 2025 after political backlash https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/26/non-eu-foreign-buyers-take-a-hit-in-2025-after-political-backlash/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:00:13 +0000 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/?p=260961 Spain’s campaign against foreign buyers may have been all talk—but the latest data suggests it still had consequences. New figures from the Spanish Notaries Association reveal a sharp decline in home purchases by non-resident buyers from outside the EU in 2025—down 17% year-on-year. That’s a striking drop in a segment that had previously been relatively […]

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]]> Why property valuation is so tricky in Spain https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/26/why-property-valuation-is-so-tricky-in-spain/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:19:52 +0000 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/?p=260941 Property valuation underpins the housing market, but in Spain understanding what a home is really worth is harder than it should be. Property valuation is one of the most important concepts in the housing market, but it is often hidden in plain sight. Most people only think about it when they are about to buy […]

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]]> When the dream home never arrives https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/25/when-the-dream-home-never-arrives/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:59:33 +0000 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/?p=260927 Buying off-plan in Spain can still go badly wrong—even today. A new case study from readers shows how easily things can unravel, and why caution remains essential. Anthony & Lesley Briggs, both in their late 50s and from the north of England, thought they had done everything right. Nearing retirement, they set out to build […]

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]]> Where’s hot in Andalusia? Not always the capital https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/24/wheres-hot-in-andalusia-not-always-the-capital/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:58:10 +0000 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/?p=260925 Not all property markets follow the same logic—and in coastal Andalusia, the most expensive homes are often nowhere near the provincial capital. When people think about high property prices in Spain, they tend to assume the most expensive homes are found in big cities—especially provincial capitals. That’s often true, but along the Andalusian coast the […]

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]]> Mallorca’s building amnesty: A route out of legal limbo for rustic homes https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/17/mallorcas-building-amnesty/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:23:46 +0000 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/?p=260873 A temporary legalisation scheme could unlock a lot of rustic properties in Mallorca that have been stuck in planning limbo for decades. But it is not a free pass, and owners considering it need to understand both the opportunity and the cost. Mallorca’s so-called illegal building amnesty is one of the most important property stories […]

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]]> Foreign demand broadly flat in 2025 as local demand grows https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/11/foreign-demand-broadly-flat-in-2025-as-local-demand-grows/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:33:29 +0000 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/?p=260856 Heads-up: the latest figures from the Spanish Notaries’ Association have just landed, giving us the full picture of foreign demand for Spanish property in 2025—and the headline is a market that held steady overall but shifted beneath the surface. A total of 138,254 property purchases in Spain involved a foreign buyer in 2025, down just […]

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]]> Spain house prices rise more than twice as fast as EU average https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/10/spain-house-prices-rise-more-than-twice-as-fast-as-eu-average/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:19:07 +0000 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/?p=260854 Spain’s housing boom continues to outpace the rest of Europe, with prices rising more than twice as fast as the EU average at the end of 2025. The latest figures underline just how exceptional the Spanish market has become in a European context. House prices in Spain rose by 12.9% year-on-year in the fourth quarter […]

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]]> Housing shortage heading towards 800,000 homes https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/09/housing-shortage-heading-towards-800000-homes/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:31:51 +0000 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/?p=260852 A new report from BBVA Research warns Spain’s housing shortage is getting worse, with the country on track to be almost 800,000 homes short of demand by 2027. Spain’s housing deficit could reach almost 800,000 homes by 2027, according to the latest real-estate outlook from BBVA Research. The bank’s analysts warn that the current pace […]

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]]> French buyers fall to fourth place in 2025 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/05/french-buyers-fall-to-fourth-place-in-2025/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:28:25 +0000 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/?p=260849 French demand for property in Spain slipped further down the rankings in 2025, falling behind the Dutch for the first time on record. Once one of the dominant buyer groups, the French now account for a steadily shrinking share of the foreign market. For decades buyers from France were among the most important foreign purchasers […]

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]]> Senate rejects plan for 74,000 public homes in the Balearics and Canaries https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/05/senate-rejects-plan-for-74000-public-homes-in-the-balearics-and-canaries/ https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/2026/04/05/senate-rejects-plan-for-74000-public-homes-in-the-balearics-and-canaries/#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:12:20 +0000 https://www.spanishpropertyinsight.com/?p=260847 Spain’s Senate has rejected a proposal to build tens of thousands of new public homes in the islands, highlighting the political divide over how to tackle housing shortages in tourist hotspots. The Spanish Senate (second house of parliament) has voted against a proposal to launch a large public housing programme in the Balearic Islands and […]

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