PeterC wrote on Mon May 4, 2020 9:21pm:
The only solid information that we have at present is pre whatever the final Brexit agreement is, so with that in mind: as an EU resident you may spend no more than a total of 183 days in a calendar year without becoming a tax resident. You are (under the same rules) allowed to spend visits of up...
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... to 90 days without having to register on the register of foreigners (not the same thing as tax resident). if you exceed these limits you will be regarded as resident and must fulfil requirements on income and health cover, the latter being an unknown post-Covid..
What a seller will accept is dependent on what their situation is - my experience is that offers of 50% below asking price is a viable starting point - you can always go up, but never come down.
So much depends on your own circumstances - age, how much you can afford to lose and so on, and what your personal crystal ball tells you the travel situation will be, which will determine how much time you can spend in Spain.
PeterC the 2 bed villa opposite me is up for sale for €40,000 ... around £35,000 ...I bet you would love to pick it up for 50% less =€20,000=£17,000...I think you should go a see a doctor about that bump on the head you had as it's making you make silly statements...as a 50% reduction on a property that is up for sale at €40,000 just is not going to happen...the banks or property owners just won't sell at such a low price ..no one would and that means even you.