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The numbers agencies hide, in plain English.

The honest, dated explainers I wish I’d had as a foreign buyer myself — costs, taxes, the process, and the post-Brexit facts as they actually stand. No hype, no hard sell.

A white Andalusian village in green hills above the Costa del Sol

Costs & money · 6 min

What your money buys, town by town

Honest 2025 €/m² prices across the Costa del Sol, Nerja to Estepona — where your budget stretches furthest and where the famous names cost you.

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A terrace with a sea view over a white Costa del Sol town

The process · 7 min

NIE, arras, escritura: the Spanish buying process in plain English

The Spanish buying process for British buyers: the NIE, an independent lawyer, reserva and arras, the notary and escritura — and how long it takes.

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Golden evening light on empty parasols on a Costa del Sol beach

Living in Spain · 5 min

The 90/180-day rule, explained without the panic

How long can a UK citizen stay in Spain after Brexit? The 90-in-180-day Schengen rule explained clearly — and what owning a home doesn't change.

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Whitewashed Costa del Sol apartments — living in Spain after the golden visa

Living in Spain · 5 min

The golden visa is gone. The routes to Spain that aren't.

Spain scrapped the golden visa in April 2025. Buying a home no longer buys residency — but these routes still let Britons live in Spain.

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A new-build Costa del Sol apartment block under a blue sky

Living in Spain · 5 min

The '100% tax on foreign buyers': what's actually true

Spain's '100% tax on non-EU buyers' is a floated proposal, not a law in force. The honest, dated position for British buyers in 2026.

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A bright Mediterranean interior — the kind of apartment let to holidaymakers

Living in Spain · 6 min

The truth about Spain's new holiday-let laws

Thinking of letting your Costa del Sol place on Airbnb? Spain has tightened tourist-rental rules. What to check before you buy to let.

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The view from the Balcon de Europa in Nerja — turquoise sea and white town

The process · 6 min

5 costly mistakes British buyers make on the Costa del Sol

The five most expensive mistakes British buyers make on the Costa del Sol — and exactly how to avoid each one. Honest advice from an agent here.

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