Invest in Spain
Spanish lawyers who work in English: your purchase, your residence permit and your taxes, from the first call to the keys. Leer en español
Speak to us before you sign anything
Where you are coming from
Your country decides which tax treaty applies, which visa you need and how long you can stay while you wait for it.
What to check before you pay the deposit.
Which residence permit fits depends on whether you will work here and where your income comes from.
What you pay here, what you pay at home, and how to avoid paying twice.
A Spanish company of your own, or a branch or subsidiary of the one you already run.
UK buyers
Since Brexit, UK citizens count as non-EU visitors: 90 days in any 180, however long you have owned the house. To spend more of the year here you need a residence permit, and the right one depends on whether you still work in the UK.
Spain closed it on 3 April 2025. Our guide covers what happens if you already hold one and the routes that are left (in Spanish).
Source of funds
Spanish banks and notaries must check where the money for a purchase comes from. Jimena Sastre, our managing partner, chairs the Spain chapter of ACFCS, the association of financial crime specialists. We put the file together before anyone asks for it.
How we work
Half an hour to understand what you want to do and where you are doing it from.
Residence route, how to structure the purchase and the taxes involved, with a written quote.
No need to travel: you sign the power at a Spanish consulate or before a notary at home, with an apostille.
Due diligence, deposit contract, notary and land registry. You hear from us at every step.
The application, its renewals and, when the time comes, citizenship.
FAQ
It isn’t compulsory. The notary makes sure the deed is valid, but doesn’t act for you. Checking the planning status, unpaid community fees and what you are agreeing to in the deposit contract is up to the buyer, and that is the work we do.
Visitors from the US, the UK, Canada or Australia can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Owning a home here doesn’t change that: to stay longer you need a residence permit.
Nothing works quite the same way. People who won’t work in Spain usually apply for non-lucrative residence; people who work remotely, for the digital nomad visa.
Yes. Non-residents pay non-resident income tax on the property every year even when it sits empty, plus IBI, the local property tax. If you rent it out, the rent is taxed separately.
It depends on the price and on what the purchase involves. You get a written quote before any work starts.