Renting Long Term in Spain: What to Expect
How Spain’s long-term rental law works, deposits and notice periods, and the seasonal-contract clause that can strip away tenant protections.
Buying Property in Ireland: How the Process Works
Ireland has no notary and no binding preliminary contract, so gazumping is possible. Here’s the exact sequence and where the risk sits.
What Selling Property Costs, Country by Country
The cost of a European property, compared: Buying · Owning · Selling The tax you pay when you sell is the one buyers think about last and the one that varies most. Not by rate — by kind. Some countries stop taxing the gain once you have held the property long enough. One taxes it … Read more
What Owning Property Costs Each Year, Country by Country
The cost of a European property, compared: Buying · Owning · Selling Every country in this guide charges an annual tax on property you own. Comparing the rates tells you almost nothing, because not one of them is charged on what the property is worth. Each is charged on an official assessed value, and those … Read more
What Buying Property Actually Costs, Country by Country
The cost of a European property, compared: Buying · Owning · Selling Every country in this guide charges you to buy a home, and almost every published comparison flattens that into a single percentage. The percentage is the least useful part. What decides your bill is what the tax is charged on and whether the … Read more
Buying Property in the Netherlands: How It Works
How buying property in the Netherlands works: offers, the notary, Kadaster registration, mortgages and costs to check before you sign.
Buying Property in Germany: How the Process Works
How buying property in Germany actually works: the notary, the land registry, contracts, transfer tax and where to check current costs.
Buying Property in Greece: How the Process Works
How buying property in Greece works: tax numbers, contracts, the notary, land registry checks, and costs to confirm before you commit.
Buying Property in Italy: How the Process Works
How buying property in Italy actually works: codice fiscale, preliminary contract, notary, due diligence and where rules vary by region.
Buying Property in France: How the Process Works
How buying property in France actually works: the compromis de vente, the notaire, financing, costs and residency questions.