What a house you are not in actually costs
The 6 items of the year, which ones the law fixes and which ones you negotiate. And why the waste fee jumped everywhere in 2025.
Advice from Domivaro
The questions owners really ask us, treated the way we treat everything else: checked and dated figures, Spanish law cited article by article, and no dodging.
The Valencian occupancy title, and what triggers it
Neither cédula nor licence: a responsible declaration effective the day it is filed. The only 2 documents that can be required, and the 4 situations that force one.
The 90 day rule, now the passport stamp has gone
The Entry/Exit System has been operational since 10 April 2026. Who it applies to, how the rolling window is counted, and where ETIAS stands.
What buying really costs, beyond the asking price
Transfer tax at 9 % since 1 June 2026, notary and registry scales worked out, and the 3 % withholding the buyer has to pay over.
What you pay in IBI, town by town
The 13 rates taken from the ministry register, with the cadastral revaluation year beside each one. And why the empty home surcharge does not apply to you.
What your Spanish insurance requires when the house stands empty
17 policies opened and quoted. None requires inspections, but 7 require a dated act, from 48 hours to 60 days of absence.
The NIE in Spain: what every foreign owner needs to know
A number, not a residence permit. A 9.84 € fee, a 5 day legal deadline, and it never expires. The governing text changed in May 2025.
Modelo 210: the non-resident owner's yearly Spanish tax
2 % of the cadastral value, 19 % or 24 % depending on your country, and a calendar that changed in June 2026. Spain will send you nothing.
How much does home watch cost on the Costa Blanca?
Key holding from €70 to €699 a year, full care from €95 to €590 a month: the prices we checked on the Costa Blanca, and what each range really covers.
Leaving your keys with a neighbour or a company: what changes the day water gets in
The 7 days Spanish law allows, the dated evidence, the liability: what separates a helpful neighbour from a company on the day there is water on the floor.
Gota fría: preparing a house that will spend September alone
10 steps before mid-September, the 7 days that count after the episode, and the role of the Consorcio when a flood is declared extraordinary.
More guides are coming, in the order owners actually ask: winter damp and shutting the house down, the pool off season, the tourist rental licence, and what Spanish insurers require of an empty house.
