Marbella property taxes and purchase costs

Plan a Marbella property budget with dated tax examples, purchase-cost questions and official sources for discussion with your independent advisers.

Connect the asking price with the funds needed to buy and own a home. These guides explain their calculation assumptions, identify costs to confirm and help prepare questions for your independent tax and legal advisers.

On the cover: La Quinta 193 · La Quinta. La Quinta 193 in Benahavís, near Marbella. Catalogue photograph; this home's actual tax treatment has not been established for the article. Its asking price is separate from the hypothetical €3 million calculations.

Taxes & ownership costs

Buying a €3 million home in Marbella: taxes and purchase budget

A €3 million price is the starting point. In the standard examples below, acquisition taxes add €210,000 for a resale or €336,000 for a qualifying first delivery, before professional fees and other costs.

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5 November 202612 min read

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