Apologies if this is a stupid question but I am getting or reading conflicting stories about what is required in terms of residency
Currently, we use our property as a holiday home, and will do so again this year. Although we get about 5 holidays per year we are not in Spain for more than 3 months in total. Therefore, for any documentation we have completed to date we deem ourselves to be non-resident
We are hopeful that next year we will be both retired and so our intention is NOT to move permanently but to spend about 6 months in Spain and 6 months in the UK (give or take). I was under the impression that as a no-resident I could spend up 6 months of the year here but then I am reading that we are expected to get some residency documention which to my mind makes no sense. I am also told that the status does not really make much difference to the officials in Spain and that some people who live here permanently actually still consider themselves as non-residents for some reason...?
However, we want to do the correct thing and not fall foul of the law so looking for some guidance if possible