Residency
We live in Portugal but want to relocate to Spain. Do you have to have residency in Spain before you buy a property.
We live in Portugal but want to relocate to Spain. Do you have to have residency in Spain before you buy a property.
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:37pm
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Trish53 wrote on Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:32pm:
We live in Portugal but want to relocate to Spain. Do you have to have residency in Spain before you buy a property.
Hi Trish,
No you don’t need to have residencia to purchase a house, however you should apply for residency if you are there longer than 3 months...
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:56pm
Anni20 wrote on Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:37pm:
Hi Trish,
No you don’t need to have residencia to purchase a house, however you should apply for residency if you are there longer than 3 months...
Thank you for replying to me.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:07am
Hi,
We bought our property in Los Alcazares In February 2020. We didn’t need residency , just an NIE number, and of course the money😂.
Regards
Andrew
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:44am
Andrewc wrote on Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:07am:
Hi,
We bought our property in Los Alcazares In February 2020. We didn’t need residency , just an NIE number, and of course the money😂.
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Regards
Andrew
Thank you, I've heard you need to have around €35,000 euros coming in a year! We both have state pensions and enough money in the bank to live on, is this right?
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:10am
Trish53 wrote on Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:44am:
Thank you, I've heard you need to have around €35,000 euros coming in a year! We both have state pensions and enough money in the bank to live on, is this right?
At the moment, those figures sound about right. I would recommend you speak with a solicitor with regards to applying for residency.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:10pm
Andrewc wrote on Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:10am:
At the moment, those figures sound about right. I would recommend you speak with a solicitor with regards to applying for residency.
Thank you.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:19pm
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Andrewc wrote on Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:07am:
Hi,
We bought our property in Los Alcazares In February 2020. We didn’t need residency , just an NIE number, and of course the money😂.
Read more...
Regards
Andrew
The OP wants to relocate to Spain from Portugal and not just buy a holiday home, so he or she will need to obtain residency in order to be able to live in Spain.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:23pm
Mags44 wrote on Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:19pm:
The OP wants to relocate to Spain from Portugal and not just buy a holiday home, so he or she will need to obtain residency in order to be able to live in Spain.
The question is, do I need to be a Spanish resident to buy in Spain.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:17pm
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Andrewc wrote on Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:23pm:
The question is, do I need to be a Spanish resident to buy in Spain.
No of course you don't have to be a resident to buy a property in Spain but if you are not a resident and you are a UK citizen, then your use of it will be limited to 90 days in every 180 on a rolling basis.
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