{"id":17,"date":"2026-04-17T14:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/guides\/buying\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:00:38","slug":"kop","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/sv\/guides\/buying\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u00f6pa Fastighet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Att k\u00f6pa fastighet i Spanien \u00e4r enkelt n\u00e4r du k\u00e4nner till ordningsf\u00f6ljden. Hoppa \u00f6ver ett steg eller g\u00f6r det i fel ordning, och det blir snabbt frustrerande. H\u00e4r \u00e4r den 8-stegs k\u00f6parresa vi g\u00e5r igenom med internationella kunder p\u00e5 Costa del Sol. Verkliga kostnader, verkliga papper, verklig tidslinje.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1, Get your NIE<\/h2>\n<p>Your <strong>N\u00famero de Identificaci\u00f3n de Extranjero<\/strong> kommer f\u00f6rst. Utan det kan du inte skriva p\u00e5 ett k\u00f6pekontrakt, \u00f6ppna ett bankkonto eller registrera nyttigheter. Du har tre s\u00e4tt att f\u00e5 ett:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ans\u00f6k p\u00e5 ett spanskt konsulat i ditt hemland (2\u20136 veckor).<\/li>\n<li>Ans\u00f6k personligen p\u00e5 Oficina de Extranjer\u00eda i M\u00e1laga eller Algeciras (tidsbokning beh\u00f6vs, 2\u20133 veckor).<\/li>\n<li>L\u00e5t en spansk advokat ans\u00f6ka f\u00f6r din r\u00e4kning via fullmakt (smidigast f\u00f6r internationella k\u00f6pare).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kostnad: 9,80 \u20ac statlig avgift + juridisk avgift om det l\u00e4ggs ut (vanligtvis 150\u2013300 \u20ac).<\/p>\n<h2>Step 2, Open a Spanish bank account<\/h2>\n<p>Du beh\u00f6ver detta f\u00f6r ditt bol\u00e5n, autogiro, samf\u00e4llighetsavgifter och nyttigheter. Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank, Sabadell och Bankinter erbjuder alla expanv\u00e4nliga utl\u00e4nningskonton. De ber om ditt NIE, pass, adressintyg fr\u00e5n utlandet och inkomstintyg. R\u00e4kna med underh\u00e5llsavgifter p\u00e5 120\u2013240 \u20ac\/\u00e5r f\u00f6r utl\u00e4nningskonton.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 3, Define the budget, including all the extras<\/h2>\n<p>Det \u00e4r h\u00e4r utl\u00e4ndska k\u00f6pare ofta blir \u00f6verraskade. K\u00f6peskillingen \u00e4r inte din totalkostnad. Planera f\u00f6r <strong>10 % och 14 % ut\u00f6ver k\u00f6peskillingen<\/strong> in acquisition costs.<\/p>\n<h3>Resale property (second-hand)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ITP (Transfer Tax)<\/strong>, Andalusien: <strong>7%<\/strong> flat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Notary fees<\/strong>, \u20ac600 till \u20ac1 500 beroende p\u00e5 pris.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Land Registry<\/strong>, \u20ac400 till \u20ac900.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legal fees<\/strong>, 1% av priset + moms (branschnorm f\u00f6r oberoende juridisk representation).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bank fees<\/strong> if using a mortgage, opening, valuation, insurance bundling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nyproduktion (off-plan eller f\u00f6rsta \u00f6verl\u00e5telse)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IVA (VAT)<\/strong>, <strong>10%<\/strong> on the purchase price.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AJD (Stamp Duty)<\/strong>, <strong>1.2%<\/strong> in Andalusia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Notary + Registry + Legal<\/strong> as above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Steg 4, Finansiering (om till\u00e4mpligt)<\/h2>\n<p>H\u00e4r ser typiska bol\u00e5n f\u00f6r icke-bosatta fr\u00e5n spanska banker ut s\u00e5 h\u00e4r:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Loan-to-value:<\/strong> vanligtvis 60\u201370% f\u00f6r icke-bosatta, upp till 80% f\u00f6r bosatta.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rate:<\/strong> fast eller r\u00f6rlig (Euribor + 1\u20132 %). J\u00e4mf\u00f6r b\u00e5da.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term:<\/strong> up to 25-30 years, usually capped at borrower age 70-75.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Documentation:<\/strong> de senaste 2 \u00e5rens deklarationer, 3\u20136 m\u00e5naders l\u00f6nespecifikationer, befintliga skulder, fastighetsf\u00f6rs\u00e4kring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>En kompetent bol\u00e5nem\u00e4klare beg\u00e4r offerter fr\u00e5n 4\u20136 banker p\u00e5 en g\u00e5ng. Vi samarbetar med specialister n\u00e4r kunder f\u00f6redrar oberoende fr\u00e5n utvecklarens interna finansiering.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 5, Find the property<\/h2>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s market is <strong>collaborative<\/strong>. De flesta byr\u00e5er delar objekt via MLS-n\u00e4tverk och delar provisioner. S\u00e5 du beh\u00f6ver inte kontakta tio m\u00e4klare. En v\u00e4lkopplad m\u00e4klare kan visa dig hela marknaden, inklusive off-market fastigheter.<\/p>\n<p>Se upp f\u00f6r dessa varningssignaler:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M\u00e4klare som pressar p\u00e5 visningar av ett specifikt objekt (\"begr\u00e4nsad tid\").<\/li>\n<li>Priser m\u00e4rkbart under marknaden, vilket ofta indikerar juridiska problem (ol\u00f6sta tillbyggnader, samf\u00e4llighetsskulder).<\/li>\n<li>Developer-only teams refusing to work with external legal counsel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Step 6, Reservation, due diligence, private purchase contract<\/h2>\n<h3>Reservation contract<\/h3>\n<p>En liten handpenning (vanligtvis 6 000\u201310 000 \u20ac) tar fastigheten av marknaden i 2\u20134 veckor medan due diligence genomf\u00f6rs. Den \u00e5terbetalas inte om du drar dig tillbaka utan orsak. \u00c5terbetalas fullt ut om v\u00e4sentliga defekter framkommer under DD.<\/p>\n<h3>Due diligence<\/h3>\n<p>Your lawyer checks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nota Simple<\/strong>, Fastighetsregistrets utdrag: \u00e4garskap, bol\u00e5n, belastningar, inteckningar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>IBI status<\/strong>, \u00e4r kommunalskatten betald och uppdaterad?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community debts<\/strong>, certificate from the community administrator.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Licencia de Primera Ocupaci\u00f3n (LPO)<\/strong>, habitation license. Critical for new builds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Certificado de Eficiencia Energ\u00e9tica (CEE)<\/strong>, mandatory for sale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urban situation<\/strong>, kommunalt intyg. Bekr\u00e4ftar inga olagliga tillbyggnader, inga v\u00e4ntande planfr\u00e5gor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ITE \/ Informe de Evaluaci\u00f3n del Edificio<\/strong>, for buildings over 50 years old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Privat k\u00f6peavtal (Contrato de Arras)<\/h3>\n<p>This is typically signed 2-4 weeks after reservation. You pay <strong>10%<\/strong> av priset. H\u00e4r \u00e4r hur p\u00e5f\u00f6ljderna fungerar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Om k\u00f6paren drar sig ur: f\u00f6rlorar handpenningen p\u00e5 10 %.<\/li>\n<li>Om s\u00e4ljaren drar sig tillbaka: betalar tillbaka 20% (dubbelt handpenningen).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tilltr\u00e4desdatum, fastighetsskick och eventuella villkor (t.ex. subject to mortgage) l\u00e5ses fast h\u00e4r.<\/p>\n<h2>Steg 7, Tilltr\u00e4de hos notarien (Escritura P\u00fablica)<\/h2>\n<p>Ungef\u00e4r 4\u20138 veckor efter arras-signeringen m\u00f6ts alla parter hos notarien. Du skriver p\u00e5 <strong>escritura de compraventa<\/strong>, \u00f6verl\u00e4mnar resterande belopp (vanligtvis via bankcheck) och tar emot nycklarna. Notarien l\u00e4ser upp handlingen h\u00f6gt. Om din spanska inte \u00e4r flytande, ta med en tolk eller utse din advokat med fullmakt.<\/p>\n<h3>At the notary you hand over<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Slutbetalning (bankcheck vanligast)<\/li>\n<li>Skatter (ITP eller IVA+AJD), ofta betalda direkt fr\u00e5n bankchecken<\/li>\n<li>Notary fee on the day<\/li>\n<li>Bevis p\u00e5 medlens ursprung (penningtv\u00e4ttsbek\u00e4mpning, SEPBLAC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Step 8, Post-completion<\/h2>\n<p>Din advokat tar \u00f6ver h\u00e4rifr\u00e5n:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registrering av escritura i Fastighetsregistret (1\u20132 m\u00e5nader).<\/li>\n<li>Betalning av ITP\/AJD inom 30 dagar fr\u00e5n k\u00f6pebrevet.<\/li>\n<li>Change of name on utilities, IBI, community fees.<\/li>\n<li>Filing of <strong>Modelo 211<\/strong> (3% inneh\u00e5llningsskatt) vid k\u00f6p fr\u00e5n en icke-bosatt s\u00e4ljare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Realistic timeline<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>NIE + bank account setup: <strong>2-6 weeks<\/strong>, can run in parallel with viewings.<\/li>\n<li>Property search: <strong>1 week to 6 months<\/strong> depending on specificity.<\/li>\n<li>Reservation \u2192 tilltr\u00e4de: vanligtvis <strong>6-10 weeks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Off-plan purchase: <strong>12-36 months<\/strong> from reservation to delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Common pitfalls<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Att anv\u00e4nda byggherrens advokat.<\/strong> Always appoint independent legal counsel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ignoring community fees backlog.<\/strong> You inherit outstanding community debts under Spanish law.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buying a property with unlicensed extensions.<\/strong> Common in rural villas. Check the cadastral vs real measurements.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Underestimating ongoing costs.<\/strong> IBI, samf\u00e4llighetsavgifter, nyttigheter, f\u00f6rs\u00e4kring, skattefri f\u00f6rm\u00f6genhet men IRNR g\u00e4ller f\u00f6r icke-bosatta.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Holiday-letting without a licence.<\/strong> Andalusia requires <em>Vivienda con Fines Tur\u00edsticos<\/em> registration. Heavy fines otherwise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What a good agent actually does for you<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Filters the market so you see 12 properties, not 120.<\/li>\n<li>F\u00f6rhandlar pris och villkor (5\u201315% under beg\u00e4rt pris \u00e4r normalt p\u00e5 nuvarande marknad).<\/li>\n<li>Coordinates with lawyer, notary, bank, tax advisor.<\/li>\n<li>Flags legal and structural issues before the reservation stage.<\/li>\n<li>Hj\u00e4lper till med inflyttningslogistik: nyttigheter, bostadsr\u00e4ttsregistrering, m\u00f6bler, hantverkare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process, the costs, the paperwork. 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