Spain, European Union

Spain will tackle its ‘rich landlords and poor tenants’ problem by hiking property taxes to 100% for non-Europeans
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez said non-EU residents bought thousands of homes in 2023 "to speculate" and "make money from them."
Spain calls for 100% tax charge on property bought by non-EU buyers
Spain is planning to bring in strict legislation for property purchases in an attempt to control the country's rapidly escalating housing crisis, which has left residents complaining of being unable to afford to buy or rent a property.
Why is Spain considering a 100% tax on homes bought by non-EU residents?
Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100% tax on properties that non-European Union residents buy. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the plan this week which will tackle housing affordability and high rents in the Southern European nation.
Spain to raise taxes on holiday rentals, PM says
Spain plans to raise taxes on holiday rentals so that they pay "like a business", Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday, as residents of the country's main cities grapple with soaring rents. "It isn't fair that those who have three,
Spain floats 100 percent tax for non-EU real estate buyers
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced a plan to tax non-residents from outside the EU up to 100 percent for real estate purchases, this as Spain faces a housing crisis. Also in this edition: TikTok denies reports that Chinese officials are exploring its sale to Elon Musk as a US ban on the app looms.
Spain plans massive tax for UK and non-EU residents
In efforts to battle Spain's "unprecedented" housing emergency, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a tax of up to 100% on property purchased by residents from non-EU countries such as the UK.
Spain to hit Brits with 100 per cent property tax in holiday home crackdown
Housing has become a major issue in Spain as it struggles to balance promoting tourism with high rental and purchase prices
Spain plans to tackle housing crisis with 100% tax on homes bought by foreigners
Spain is planning to impose a tax of 100% on homes bought by non-EU residents as it looks to tackle an entrenched housing ...
Spain plans 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents
Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as ...
Spain's housing shares inch up after selloff prompted by government measures
Shares of Spanish residential real estate developers were partly recovering on Tuesday after a government plan to raise taxes ...
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Spain holiday horror as Irish tourists warned of rare freezing weather with bitter -12C temperatures
Holidaymakers fleeing Ireland's recent cold snap face a shock -12C freeze in Spain as a rare Arctic blast hits. Meanwhile, ...
Brits buying homes in Spain to be hit with 100% property tax
Simon Calder, travel correspondent of The Independent, said: “If any British buyer ever has to pay 100 per cent tax on a ...
How a storm of lawsuits paralysed wind mills in northwest Spain
Jose Maria Cofreces is the owner of a guesthouse in northwestern Galicia, one of Spain's most picturesque regions and a major ...
Russian LNG Shipment Lands in Spain After New US Sanctions
A liquefied natural gas tanker, carrying a shipment from a Russian project sanctioned last week by the US, landed in Spain, ...
Spain planning 100% tax rise for non-EU residents buying homes
Public anger is growing as locals are being priced out of home ownership with rents being driven up by gentrification and ...
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Spain holiday warning for Irish tourists as temperatures plunge to -12C
Spain is currently in the grip of a rare cold snap, with the country's national forecaster reporting temperatures as low as ...
Palma's move to Spain collapses - gossip
Twenty-four-year-old Celtic winger Luis Palma's proposed move to Rayo Vallecano has collapsed after the Spanish club were ...