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What moving house really costs

Buy a home and sell it again at the same price, and you lose 14% of its value.

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Region
If you buy and sell at the same price
€63,856

You lose 14% of the price along the way.

Transfer tax (ITP)
€45,000
Notary and Land Registry
€856
Selling later (assumed 4%)
€18,000

Transfer tax: Agència Tributària de Catalunya — Decree-law 5/2025, in force since 27 June 2025. Notary and registry: the fee scale set by Royal Decree. Valuation and paperwork have no set price and only count if you add them.

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IBI, the local property tax you pay every year

Lowest IBI rate
0.435%

Castelldefels

Highest IBI rate
1.111%

Cubelles

IBI on an average home
€327 – €1,363

Per year, from Badia del Vallès to Alella.

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Municipal tax ordinances in force in 2026 (IBI rate; where not read yet, Spanish Ministry of Finance 2026) and Spanish Ministry of Finance — municipal tax information, 2026 (works tax and cadastral revision) · 3 November 2026

Wealth tax

Catalonia
€500,000

Tax-free allowance.

Madrid
100% relief

Up to €3 million of net wealth.

Andalusia
100% relief

Up to €3 million of net wealth.

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