31 Aug 2025 9:45 PM:

Hi Maria,

That's good news, it was rather unfiar to people who love Spainbut happen to be British.

We sold 'Casa Bella' in Mrch Last year but did have ssome rentals 'Post Brexit'.

Could you please confirm the date we can go back to - you say four years. Are these Tax years or is there a start date for rentals i.e. when the changes became effective?

How best to make the claim?

Thanks,

 

Mike and Helen

Forum thread: Non-EU Owners Can Now Deduct Rental Expenses in Spain

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05 Mar 2023 10:18 PM:

Mariedav

An accurate summary of the rules and plans for pre-departure clearance systems in the EU and UK aligning with the US systems.

On arrival, border control officers can ask any questions they think reasonable about a persons travel from their place(s) of origin and their stay in the country in which they arrve. This include length of stay, return arrangements, where they are staying and the money they have.

Also possesion of a valid visa does not mean right of entry, that can be denied on arrival.

In practice, arriving in Spain as a family on Holiday will mean a look and a stamp in your passport, others may get closer questioning, in some cases a refusal.

The pre-entry clearing will be a minor inconvenience at a small cost for the emajority of people. 

A visitor to the UK has permission to stay for 6 months. Where a visa vignette (or electronic visa) has been granted before travel, multiple entries in the period of validity of the visa can be made. In theory the 180/365 rule applies.

  

 

This message was last edited by MikeandHelen on 3/5/2023.
Forum thread: Spain to apply to the EU for the abolition of the 90 / 180 rule for British citizens

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10 Dec 2022 6:14 PM:

Are you an EU Resident or a UK REsident?

The issue is what costs do you expect to cover? Community and other fees vary between communities, especially with the cost of pools, garages, lifts and gardens on the apartment blocks.

Summer rentals can be good - August Spanish holiday are busy and hot. Off peak rentals can be very low and with the visits limited to 3 months from the UK over-wintering is not as popular.

Non EU residents have top pay a 24% tax on gross rental income, EU residents pay 19% on net after expenses, which is a significant difference.

Any rental income should be thought as a contribution to costs, not a profit. 

Community thread: Rental income potential

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25 Nov 2022 6:48 PM:

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16 Aug 2022 10:24 PM:

Los Alcazares and area seemed quiet dirung the day but the usual number of people in the Ave Del Rio Nalon Square / Strip in the evening.

Flight prices from the airlines did not indicate that they were full. For many visitors in the outlying areas a car is essential and car hire costs 3/4 months ago were excessive, 1,500 Euros for a mid size car for 2 weeks.

WE hd 2 cars for the six of us with different dates, booked through do you Spain from the initial booking 6 weeks ahead to a week before I saved 200 euros by cancelling then being re-directed to the current tarrifs for the same car with the same company.

The other car through rental cars was for 2 weeks and initally I was looking at £700 but ended up with a car for 2 weeks for £370. This was a plug in hybryd Kia Ceed which was plugged in when at home, did over 770 Kms on 17.48 euros of petrol, minimal electricity costs.

Now car hire costs are back to normal rates, maybe the villa/apartment rental market will improve.

  

Forum thread: Lack of British holiday makers on the Costas

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