No. We publish independent guides and match buyers and tenants with one vetted local agent or letting office for the area they want. Our service is free for you; partner agents pay us.
Torrevieja, Punta Prima and the Orihuela Costa, plus Guardamar, Ciudad Quesada, San Miguel de Salinas, Pilar de la Horadada and nearby towns in the south of Alicante province.
Yes. You need an NIE. Buying no longer gives non-EU citizens residency since the golden visa ended on 3 April 2025.
Around 11–12% on top of the price for a resale, including the 9% transfer tax in force from 1 June 2026. New builds pay 10% VAT plus 1.4% stamp duty instead.
Yes. Tell us the area, budget and move-in date and we pass it to a letting office that handles year-round contracts there.
9% for resale homes up to €1 million completed from 1 June 2026, and 11% above €1 million. It was 10% before.
The rate applies to the tax event, which is the completion. A deed signed on or after 1 June 2026 pays 9% even if the deposit contract was signed earlier.
Not since 3 April 2025, when the golden visa ended.
Non-EU citizens usually use the non-lucrative visa (not working) or the digital nomad visa (remote work).
idealista put average asking rents at about €12.4/m² a month in July 2026, so a 60 m² two-bed would list around €750. Pools, sea views and furnishing push that up.
Yes, but fewer landlords accept them. Houses in Los Balcones and inland areas are the best bet; offer a pet reference.
For a main home, tenants can stay at least five years (seven if the landlord is a company), renewing yearly at their option.
The landlord, since the 2023 Housing Law.
No. Property ownership does not change the 90/180-day limit.
On any given day, look back 180 days and count every day spent in the Schengen area. The total cannot exceed 90.
At an in-person appointment it is often issued the same day or within a few days; the hard part can be getting the appointment.
Yes.