Although Brits remain top of the leader board when it comes to foreign property buyers in Spain, their numbers have fallen dramatically. Brexit is undoubtedly playing a part in this drop, but it's not the only factor.
New data shows that foreigners who live full-time in Spain spend roughly the same on housing as Spanish nationals, whereas non-resident homebuyers splurge far more on average on Spanish properties, particularly certain nationalities.
Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a national registry for tourist accommodation to combat illegal short-term rentals, ruling that the central government had overstepped its authority into areas controlled by the regions.
Brussels has again called out Madrid for taxing second home owners in Spain unfairly, giving them two months to take action or face litigation from the European Court of Justice.
If you're a non-resident in Spain, there are certain services and rights you will have access to and others that you won't. Read on if you're on the fence about whether you should become a Spanish resident or remain a non-resident.
Despite record home sales in Spain in 2025, new data shows that the number of purchases by non-resident foreigners fell last year, suggesting that the threat of limits on foreign buyers could be dissuading many potential second home owners.
Following a court ruling last year that eliminated a tax penalty on non-residents paying wealth tax in Spain, the Spanish government is now moving to bring rules on the 'millionaire tax' in line.
Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni on Wednesday said that if possible he "would prohibit" British, American and other foreigners from outside of the EU from buying second homes in the Catalan capital.
Far-left party and former government coalition partner Podemos has called for a temporary ban on property purchases by non-resident foreigners in Spain, regardless of whether they're residents in the EU or not.
Spain's National High court has ruled against the Spanish government's MO of not letting people deduct expenses when declaring rental income if they own property in Spain, but don't reside in the EU. This sets a precedent for the planned 100 percent property tax.
The Finance Minister of the Canaries has dampened hopes of the islands imposing a total prohibition on foreign property ownership by saying it's "not authorised" by EU law, while stressing that some justified limitations could be negotiated.
The European Commission has opened a formal case against Spain, criticising the way in which the Treasury taxes non-resident property owners, a sign of what may happen with the controversial 100 percent property tax proposed for non-EU buyers.
If you own a Spanish property that you're not using, the government wants to raise your taxes in order to encourage you to put it on the rental market, one of several fiscal changes Prime Minister Sánchez wants to implement to fix the housing crisis.
Non-resident foreigners and Spanish nationals with homes on Mallorca will only be allowed one vehicle per property as local authorities look for ways to address the Spanish island’s overtourism and traffic problems.
It’s been nine years since the UK voted to leave the EU, but the end of Spain’s golden visa residency scheme serves as ongoing proof of the increasing loss of freedoms Britons face as a result of Brexit, argues The Local Spain’s editor Alex Dunham.
Amid government attempts to restrict property purchases by some non-resident foreigners in Spain, new data reveals that non-Spanish nationals who don't live in the country accounted for 8 percent of total property purchases in 2024.
Spain's Prime Minister has justified taxing or even banning non-EU non-residents from buying Spanish homes because they want "to speculate", but the stats prove there are far bigger fish to fry in Spain's housing crisis.
Estate agents are warning that Spain's proposed property ban and supertax on non-resident non-EU nationals could cause a 'boomerang effect' as enquiries soar, the same unintended consequence that the end of the golden visa scheme had.
In a further move to potentially limit property purchases by foreigners in Spain, Barcelona city council is exploring ways to ban investment funds and non-residents from buying homes in the Catalan capital that won't be used for residential purposes.
The Spanish government's proposal to limit non-EU non-resident property buyers has generally caused a lot of anger outside Spain and has been called into question by experts. But what do our readers really think of it?
Within a week, Spain's PM went from saying that non-EU non-residents will be taxed at 100 percent when buying Spanish homes to proposing they be completely banned from purchasing properties. Why is he upping the ante?
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez proposed on Sunday to ban people outside the EU from buying housing in the country, as part of his drive to ease an affordable-homes crisis.
Following the international news that Spain will try and stop non-EU non-residents from buying property by taxing them at 100 percent, many have wondered how it'll actually work in practice. Here's what we know so far.
The Local speaks to experts in EU law and property who question the effectiveness and legality of the Spanish government's plan to deter non-EU non-residents from buying properties in Spain by taxing them more.
