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22 Sep 2008 12:00 AM by moiraandian Star rating. 5 posts Send private message

Friends of ours who already owned a property in Spain and are resident here, bought another apartment a few years ago.
Amongst other costs was a charge of 5% for  'Retention'.  We cannot agree whether this charge should eventually be returned to them and if so by whom.  If not, what is it actually for?
Thanks for any information.

Ian.



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22 Sep 2008 12:19 PM by spainops Star rating in Benidorm, Spain. 21 posts Send private message

I believe its retained to cover any unpaid capital gains. I think it's 3% now - but was 5%

I sold and made a loss on the property - you need to get a Gestor to claim it back. It takes ages though - I had to wait about 18 months,

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22 Sep 2008 5:29 PM by Roberto Star rating in Torremolinos. 4551 posts Send private message

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Was this "retention" on the sale of the original property? Your post is a little unclear.  Did they sell one and buy another?

The 3% (previously 5%) retention against possible CGT is only for non-residents. If your friends are genuinely residents, this should not have been withheld. Of course, it would have been up to them to prove their resident status at the time. If they were resident and sold their principle residence, and reinvested all the proceeds in another property, they should not be liable to any CGT anyway. If they were not legally resident, then they would be liable for CGT on any profit made on the first property. If the 5% amounted to more than their liabilty, they should be able to claim back the difference. They would also need to check the dates, because the law changed (not certain when), reducing the retention to 3% and the CGT from 35% to 18%, but took time to be implemented, so some non-residents paid more than they should have, and can now claim back the difference. (theoretically!)


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