Know the process. Then get to know the place.

Guides on buying, building, renovating and selling in Moraira, Benissa, Calpe and Jávea, and a blog about the places, the projects and the market.

Guides

• Buying property in Spain step by step, from offer to keys. Buying property in Spain step by step: the offer, the NIE, the checks, the deposit, the notary, the taxes and the registry, and who does what at each stage.
• ITP in the Comunidad Valenciana in 2026: purchase taxes explained. ITP in the Comunidad Valenciana in 2026: the 9% and 11% tax on resales, VAT and AJD on new builds, the reference value, reduced rates, and how and when you pay.
• Tourist licences in Valencia in 2026: the rules for holiday lets. Tourist licences in Valencia in 2026: how holiday lets are registered, the town hall report, community approval, local limits and what to check before buying.
• Buying a building plot in Spain: what to check first. Buying a building plot in Spain: land classes, what the plan lets you build, services, slope, coast, forest and flood limits, and the cost before work starts.
• NIE number in Spain: what it is and how to get one. The NIE number in Spain explained: who needs one, how to apply in Spain, at a consulate or through a representative, the form, the fee and how long it takes.
• Annual costs of owning a property in Spain: a checklist. The annual costs of owning a property in Spain, one by one: IBI, waste fee, non-resident tax, wealth tax, community fees, insurance, pool, garden and repairs.
• Renovation permit in Spain: the Valencian rules explained. Which renovation permit in Spain your works need under Valencian rules: licence or declaración responsable, the ICIO tax, timings, protected and coastal homes.
• Property due diligence in Spain: the checks before you sign. Property due diligence in Spain, check by check: registry, Catastro, licences, planning, debts that follow the house, coastal and rustic land, and extensions.
• Non-resident property tax in Spain: form 210 explained. Non-resident property tax in Spain on form 210: imputed income on a holiday home, rental income, 19% or 24%, the new deadlines, representatives and wealth tax.
• Ley de Costas: buying property near the sea in Spain. Buying property under the Ley de Costas: the public domain, the protection zones, the 2025 Valencian coastal law and how to check a plot before you buy.
• Septic tank and water supply: villa checks in Spain. Septic tank and water supply for a villa in Spain: who supplies water in each town, drought status, cisterns, wells, septic tank rules and what to ask.
• Power of attorney to buy property in Spain: how it works. How a power of attorney to buy property in Spain works: signing it in Spain, at a consulate or abroad with an apostille, what to include and how to revoke it.
• Selling property in Spain as a non-resident: the taxes. Selling property in Spain as a non-resident: the 3% the buyer keeps back, capital gains tax at 19%, the plusvalía municipal, reinvestment and who pays what.
• The ECUV certificate in Valencia: what it does and cannot do. The ECUV certificate in Valencia: what the private verification bodies do for licences and for extensions built without one, their hard limits, timings and costs.
• Flood risk map, fire and soil: checking property in Spain. How to read the flood risk map for a property in Spain: PATRICOVA and the national viewer, the 2024 DANA, forest fire clearing rules, slope and soil checks.
• Documents needed to sell a house in Spain: the seller's file. The documents needed to sell a house in Spain: deed, nota simple, energy certificate, occupation licence, IBI and community certificates, and what slows a sale.
• Inheritance tax on Spanish property in Valencia, 2026. Inheritance tax on Spanish property in the Comunitat Valenciana: the 99% relief for close family, the rules for non-residents, wills, and what heirs must do.
• Mortgage in Spain as a non-resident: how it works. How a mortgage in Spain works for a non-resident: how much banks lend, the documents, who pays which costs, and the protections of Spanish mortgage law.
• Buying property in Spain after Brexit: what changed. Buying property in Spain after Brexit: the 90-day rule, EES and ETIAS, residence visas, non-resident tax, inheritance, driving and healthcare for UK buyers.
• New build vs resale in Spain: taxes, guarantees, checks. New build vs resale in Spain: VAT or transfer tax, how off-plan payments are protected, the ten-year insurance, snagging, and the checks a resale needs.
• What it really costs to buy a house in Spain. Taxes, notary, lawyer and the fees nobody mentions. A plain list with numbers.
• Building a villa, from plot to keys. The seven phases, how long each one takes, and where projects usually slip.
• What a renovation really costs in Moraira and Calpe. Where the money goes, where it gets lost, and how we keep it in the contract.
• Selling: getting a house ready for the market. Valuation, staging, paperwork and the checks that stop a sale falling through.
• Buying from abroad: how proxy viewings work. What we check, what we photograph, and how honest feedback saves you a flight.
• Permits on the Costa Blanca North, and how to speed them up. What the Entidad Colaboradora Urbanística is, and why it shortens the wait.

Blog

• Buying property in Moraira: areas, rules and water. Buying property in Moraira: how it relates to Teulada, the main areas, the summer building stop, the water supply and where to see real sale prices.
• Spain rental registry ruling: what still applies to owners. Spain's rental registry ruling annulled the national number for short lets. What the Supreme Court kept, and what owners on this coast must still do.
• Buying property in Jávea: planning, water and drains. Buying property in Jávea: the old town, port and Arenal, a planning base from 1990, the town's own water, villas without mains drains and holiday-let rules.
• Mortgage rates are rising again. What it means if you buy here. The ECB raised rates in September and the Euribor followed. The figures, where to check them, and the rules that protect you when you borrow in Spain.
• Buying property in Calpe: apartments, villas and rules. Buying property in Calpe: beach apartments or villas on the hills, community rules, the ground-floor ban, permits, the coastal law and who supplies water.
• Benissa Costa property: coves, villas and what to check. Benissa Costa property explained: the coast of coves below an inland town, villas on terraced plots, the coastal law, strict water rules and the planning base.
• Spain's golden visa has ended: what it means for buyers. Spain's golden visa ended on 3 April 2025. Who it affects, what happens to people who hold one, and the residence routes that remain for non-EU buyers.
• Building a pool in Spain: permits, water and upkeep. Building a pool in Spain: the permit and the plan's setbacks, ICIO tax and the Catastro, safety rules, filling in a dry year, salt or chlorine, running costs.
• Cumbre del Sol property: what to check in Benitachell. Cumbre del Sol property in Benitachell: a development planned in 1975, protected cliff land, a water supply shared with Teulada, letting rules and real prices.
• Teulada-Moraira: one town hall, two property markets. Teulada-Moraira is one municipality with two very different markets. How the coast and the inland town differ for a buyer, and what to check at the town hall.
• The Costa Blanca property market in 2026, in official figures. The Costa Blanca property market in 2026: prices, sales and foreign buyers from the INE, the land registrars and the notaries, and what asking prices leave out.
• Buying a house to renovate in Moraira, Benissa Costa or Jávea. Why an older house in the right place can be the best buy on the coast, and what the work really involves.
• Moraira, Calpe or Benissa. Which one is for you?. Three towns, twenty minutes apart, three different lives. An honest comparison.
• Furnishing a villa in a day. Delivered on the scheduled day, installed within 24 hours. How the questionnaire makes that possible.