Updates and rule changes
Every change to a rate, threshold, rule or status that affects a page is logged here, newest first, with the page it affects. Corrections made after a reader report are logged here too.
Changes are grouped by date. Each entry says what changed, which page it affects and the source of the new rule. A proposal that has not become law is recorded as a proposal, with its date, and it is moved when the position changes. We do not remove entries, so you can see how a rule has moved over time and judge how current each page is.
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- Spain short-term rental registry number: annulled in 2026: The Supreme Court annulled the national registry number procedure on 19 May 2026, published on 8 June 2026. The page now explains what the decree did, what the court removed and what remains.
- Spain property law changes in 2026: Added the Supreme Court judgment on the national registry number, the stressed-zone resolution of 24 July 2026, the Catalan declarations as reported, the operative articles of decree-law 29/2026 read in the gazette and the EU Affordable Housing Act proposal.
- Holiday rental licence in Spain: what a foreign owner needs: Replaced the national registry number with the Supreme Court annulment, added the community’s prior approval and the tax articles of decree-law 29/2026.
- Buying a let flat while the new rent decree is pending: Added decree-law 29/2026, in force since 8 October: a tenant can ask for a longer stay and rent updates are limited. Updated the validation status of both decrees.
- AJD stamp duty rates by region in Spain: Corrected the Murcia stamp duty on a new-home deed to 1.5% and the Valencian rate to 1.4% from 1 June 2026, the second from law-firm summaries.
- VAT, IGIC and AJD on new builds in Spain: Corrected the Murcia stamp duty on a new-home deed to 1.5% and the Valencian rate to 1.4% from 1 June 2026, the second from law-firm summaries.
- Mixed rate mortgage in Spain: Corrected: the mortgage credit law sets no minimum fixed period for a mixed-rate loan in the article we read.
- Long-term rental law in Spain for landlords: Added the rent-update limit and the extraordinary extension from decree-law 29/2026 and the validation status of both decrees.
- What the Consorcio pays after a DANA flood, and what stays with you: Added the October 2026 storm Adam, the PATRICOVA revision, the draft flood decree and the newer wind rule.
- DANA storms and flash floods in Spain: Added the October 2026 storm Adam and the draft royal decree on flood risk, with what we could not confirm.
- Spain rental market for property owners: Added the stressed-zone resolution of 24 July 2026 and the Catalan declarations, reported as not yet published by the ministry.
- Canary Islands restrictions on foreign property buyers: Added the official notice of 13 October 2026, the press description of the draft and the EU Affordable Housing Act proposal.
- Imputed income tax for non-resident owners in Spain: Read the imputed-income article of decree-law 29/2026: a new scale from 1 January 2027. The text does not mention non-residents, so we could not confirm that it applies to them.
- Spain tax changes for non-resident property owners: Read the tax articles of decree-law 29/2026 in the gazette: imputed-income scale from 1 January 2027, VAT on short furnished lets and a council surcharge on tourist homes. We could not confirm that the scale applies to non-residents.
- Buying a property with a tenant in Spain: Added the rent-update limit and the extraordinary extension from decree-law 29/2026.
- The 90/180 rule for British owners of Spanish property: The Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026, and ETIAS is not in operation and has no announced start date.
- Non-resident tax return deadlines in Spain: Added that the last quarterly rental window closed on 20 October 2026 and the 31 December 2026 limit for imputed income of earlier years.
- Foreign buyers of Spanish property: the figures: Added the notaries’ first-half 2026 figures: fewer foreign purchases than a year earlier, against the registrars’ record share.
- Spain restrictions on non-resident property buyers: Added the stressed-zone resolution of July 2026; still no restriction on non-resident buyers in force.
- Plusvalía municipal when buying or selling in Spain: Noted the new national maximum coefficients in decree-law 29/2026; we could not read the table and print none.
- IBI property tax in Spain: how it works: Noted the optional council surcharge on tourist homes in stressed zones from decree-law 29/2026.
- Derrama in Spain: special assessments in a community of owners: Added the accessibility works rule in force from 23 October 2026.
- Community of owners in Spain: rules every buyer should know: Added the prior approval needed for a new tourist let and the accessibility works rule in force from 23 October 2026.
- Spain golden visa abolished: what the repeal did: Replaced the note that we could not read the transitional rules with the ministry page on investor permits: earlier applications follow the old rules and valid permits keep their validity.
- Existing Spain golden visa holders: what to do now: Replaced the note that we could not read the transitional rules with the ministry page on investor permits: earlier applications follow the old rules and valid permits keep their validity.
- Schengen 90-day limit for Spanish property owners: Added that the Entry/Exit System replaced passport stamping from 10 April 2026 and a short note on ETIAS, which has no start date.
- Buying a house in the Valencian Community: Added the October 2026 storm Adam and updated the early damage estimate for the 2024 storm.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Andalusia: Added the announced cut of the general rate from 2027, reported as a proposal in the 2027 budget bill.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in the Balearic Islands: Added the exemption for under-36s announced on 20 October 2026, reported as an announcement only.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Galicia: Added the 2027 budget bill that would cut the stamp duty on deeds, reported as a bill only.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Madrid: Added the existing bonus for under-35s in small municipalities and the budget status of the announced cuts.
- Modelo 210: the non-resident income tax return: Added the new annex and boxes of the form 210 from 1 January 2027.
- Which nationalities buy property in Spain: Added how the notaries’ first-half 2026 data rank nationalities, from press reports.
- Balearic Islands restrictions on non-resident buyers: Added press detail on a bill to ban purchases by non-residents, rejected in February 2026, and the government’s September 2026 statement on the EU proposal. No restriction in force.
- The Spanish coastal law (Ley de Costas) for property buyers: Added the July 2026 draft that would change how the shore line is set; it is a draft.
- Buying a house on the Costa Blanca: Added the October 2026 storm Adam to the flood note.
- Record house prices in Spain: what each official series measures: Noted that the ministry released its second-quarter 2026 appraisal figure on 17 September; we still print none because we could not open it.
- Energy performance certificate (EPC) in Spain for buyers: Added the technician rules in force since 23 July 2026 under Royal Decree 659/2025.
- Spain 100% tax on non-EU property buyers: the proposal: The Congress and the Senate were dissolved by royal decree on 5 October 2026 and elections called for 29 November 2026. Matters pending in the Congress lapse on dissolution, with exceptions; we read this as ending the bill but did not see the Congress record say so.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Murcia: Resolved the conflict between sources. The general rate is 7.75 per cent since 25 July 2025, per the Ministry of Finance table and a law-firm summary of Ley 3/2025. The regional agency FAQ, which shows no date, still gives eight per cent.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Murcia: Added a note that the Ministry of Finance table of September 2026 gives a different general rate.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in the Valencian Community: Resolved the conflict between sources. The general rate is nine per cent from 1 June 2026, per the Ministry of Finance table and law-firm summaries of Ley 5/2025. The regional agency page, which shows no date, still lists ten per cent.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in the Valencian Community: Added a note that the Ministry of Finance table of September 2026 gives a different general rate.
- Imputed income tax for non-resident owners in Spain: Added a note on the reported 2027 change from the decree-law of 6 October 2026.
- Spain 100% tax on non-EU property buyers: the proposal: Page published from the bulletin of the Congress (30 May 2025). Later progress not confirmed.
- Balearic Islands restrictions on non-resident buyers: Page published as a status note. Press reports read; no official text found.
- Canary Islands restrictions on foreign property buyers: Page published from press reports of 13 October 2026.
- Spain property law changes in 2026: Page published with the April 2026 stressed-zone resolution and the status of bill 122/000196.
- Spain property law changes in 2026: Added the decree-law of 6 October 2026: purchase limit read in the gazette; tax measures reported but not read in operative text.
- Spain tax changes for non-resident property owners: Page published with the rates in force and the status of bill 122/000196.
- Spain tax changes for non-resident property owners: Noted the reported tax measures in the decree-law of 6 October 2026, not yet read in operative text.
- Spanish property market outlook for 2026: First publication. Madrid proposal recorded as a proposal only.
- Stamp duty in Spain explained: Page published. Madrid proposal recorded as a proposal only.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Andalusia: Page published with the general rate and the stamp duty rate cited by the regional government.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in the Balearic Islands: Page published with the brackets and reduced rates from the regional tax agency.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in the Basque Country and Navarre: Page published with Gipuzkoa only. Other territories withheld pending verification.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Castilla-La Mancha: Page published with the general and reduced rates from the regional law and a tax ruling.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Catalonia: Page published. Lower bracket limits withheld pending verification.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Galicia: Page published with the general, main-residence and youth rates from the regional tax agency.
- ITP, the resale transfer tax in Spain: Chapter published with the regions verified so far. Madrid's October 2026 announcement is recorded as a proposal.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Madrid: Page published. The under-40 cut and the new-build stamp duty cut are recorded as proposals only.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in Murcia: Page published with the general and reduced rates from the regional tax agency.
- Transfer tax (ITP) in the Valencian Community: Page published with the general, reduced and higher rates from the regional tax agency.
- AJD stamp duty rates by region in Spain: Page published with Madrid, Andalusia, Valencia and Murcia. Madrid cut recorded as a proposal.