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Own a property in Spain? We handle everything Spain asks of you.
Taxes, bills and paperwork for non-resident owners: Form 210, representation before the tax office, IBI, rentals, buying, selling and inheritance. One point of contact, in Elche, since 1995.
Who it’s for
“I own a property in Alicante and live abroad. What do I have to do every year?”
That is the question almost every non-resident client arrives with. The short answer: more than you’d think. Even an empty home carries a yearly tax return; renting it out adds another; IBI and refuse charges run on their own calendar; and the tax office sends its letters to a Spanish address where nobody is home. We take care of all of it, so owning a place in Spain stops being a second job.
- Owners living abroad with a home on the Costa Blanca for their own use or holidays
- Non-residents letting out their Spanish property, long-term or as a holiday rental
- People who have inherited, or are about to inherit, a property in Spain while living abroad
- Buyers and sellers who are non-resident and want the tax side done properly from day one
What’s covered
Everything Spain asks of your property.
From the annual return to the day you sell, with one named adviser who knows your file.
Form 210 for own use (imputed income)
Even if your property is never rented out, Spain taxes non-resident owners on a notional "imputed income" every year. We calculate it from the cadastral value, file Form 210 and set up the direct debit so there is nothing for you to do.
Form 210 for rental income
We declare your rental income under the current rules (annual grouping since 2024), apply the expense deduction available to EU/EEA residents, and check tenant withholdings where your tenant is a business.
Representation before the Spanish Tax Agency
A Spanish address and a named professional who receives and deals with every letter from the tax office on your behalf. If a notice arrives, we answer it — your tax affairs no longer depend on a letterbox 2,000 km away.
IBI, refuse charges and SUMA
We make sure your IBI (council tax) and municipal charges — collected in Alicante province by Suma Gestión Tributaria — arrive, are direct-debited and get paid on time, and we challenge errors in ownership or valuation.
NIE, community of owners and day-to-day admin
NIE applications and renewals, dealing with your community of owners and utility companies, and any paperwork that needs someone physically in Spain or fluent in Spanish. We handle it from our office.
Buying, selling and inheritance
On a sale: the 3% retention (Form 211), the seller’s Form 210 and the municipal plusvalía. On an inheritance: Spanish inheritance tax for non-residents and the full change of ownership. On a purchase: transfer tax or VAT/AJD and setting up every bill in your name.
How it works
Three yearly packs, one fixed fee.
No surprises and no billing by the minute: a fixed annual fee based on your situation, confirmed at the first consultation — which is free and commitment-free.
Essential
For owners who use the property and never let it out
- Annual Form 210 for imputed income
- Representation before the Tax Agency and handling of notices
- Monitoring of IBI and municipal charges (SUMA)
- Reminders, plus a heads-up whenever a rule change affects you
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Landlord
For owners letting the property out, all or part of the year
- Everything in Essential
- Rental Forms 210 under the current filing rules
- Expense deduction for EU/EEA residents
- Review of tenant withholdings and rental paperwork
Complete
For owners who want everything taken off their plate
- Everything in Landlord
- Liaison with your community of owners and utilities
- NIE, certificates and in-person errands
- Holiday-rental licence and registration where applicable
- Support through a purchase, sale or inheritance
How we work
A real firm with a real office — since 1995.
We are not a website that files a form and disappears. We are an established advisory firm with an office in Elche, fifteen professionals and over a thousand clients — half an hour from most Costa Blanca urbanisations. When the tax office, SUMA or your community of owners needs someone in Spain to talk to, that someone is us. And when a counter visit is needed, we go in person.
- Service in English and Spanish, by email and video call
- A real office in Elche (Alicante) since 1995 — not an online-only platform
- One named adviser who knows your file
- A fixed annual fee, confirmed at the first consultation, which is free
- Everything handled digitally: you never need to travel to Spain for paperwork
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Practical guides
Answer your questions before you call
Modelo 210: filing deadlines
The current windows for imputed income, rentals and sales — and the change coming for 2026 income.
Read the guideDo I need a fiscal representative?
Who is actually required to appoint one, who isn’t, and why having someone in Spain still matters.
Read the guideSelling as a non-resident: the 3%
How the 3% retention and Form 211 work, and how to claim your refund if you sold at a loss.
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Frequently asked questions
- I don’t rent my property out. Do I still have to file a tax return in Spain?
- Yes. Non-resident owners pay tax every year on a notional "imputed income", even if the property sits empty or is only used by the owner: as a general rule, 1.1% of the cadastral value where it has been revised (2% where it has not), taxed at 19% for residents of the EU, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein and 24% for everyone else. It is declared on Form 210. This is the obligation most foreign owners have never heard of — and the tax office cross-checks the Land Registry, so sooner or later it surfaces.
- What are the deadlines for Form 210?
- For imputed income earned in 2025, the filing window is the whole of 2026, until 31 December (until 23 December if you pay by direct debit). For rental income, annual grouped filing has applied since 2024: the return for 2025 is filed between 1 and 20 January 2026. And note the upcoming change: for income earned from 2026 onwards the windows move to April of the following year (imputed income from 1 April to 31 December; the annual rental return from 1 to 20 April). We keep the calendar for you.
- Am I legally required to appoint a fiscal representative in Spain?
- If you are resident in the EU, or in an EEA country with an information-exchange agreement (Germany, the Netherlands, France, Norway…), no — owning a property does not oblige you to appoint one. If you live outside those areas (the UK, Switzerland, the US), the obligation is not automatic either, although the Tax Agency can require it in specific cases. What we do strongly recommend in every case is voluntary representation and a Spanish address for notices: official deadlines keep running even if the letter never reaches you abroad.
- I have never filed anything. What should I do now?
- Regularise before the tax office contacts you. You can file the returns for the non-time-barred years (four years), and if you do so voluntarily you pay late-filing surcharges instead of penalties — a far gentler outcome. We review your case, work out exactly what needs filing and bring everything up to date.
- I’m selling my property. What is the 3% retention?
- When the seller is a non-resident, the buyer must withhold 3% of the price and pay it to the tax office with Form 211 within one month of the sale. The seller then declares the actual gain or loss on Form 210 within three months of the end of that one-month period: if the 3% exceeds the final tax, you claim the difference back; if it falls short, you pay the rest. Municipal plusvalía tax applies on top. We handle the whole process, refund included.
- Can you also look after IBI, the community of owners and the bills?
- Yes. The tax side is only half the job: the rest is IBI and refuse bills (collected by Suma in Alicante province), the community of owners, the utilities and the errands that need someone on the ground. Under the Complete pack we act as your single point of contact in Spain for all of it.
- Do you work in English and remotely?
- Yes. We work in English and Spanish, all documents are exchanged digitally and meetings happen over video call. You never need to travel to Spain for paperwork: our office has been in Elche (Alicante) since 1995 and we act for you under a power of attorney.
Is your Spanish property up to date with the tax office?
Tell us where the property is and how you use it. At the first consultation — free, no strings — we’ll tell you exactly what your obligations are and which pack fits.