and bring you the top 100 tips for buying property in Spain. 100 Things you should be thinking about before buying property in Spain. Today’s tip talks about the process of getting residency and the retrograde step that was Spain getting rid of the residency card and replacing it with an A4 sheet of paper. The Spanish residency is a process that takes time but needs to be done if only for the fact that further down the line when you sell your property you will certainly pay less tax, ie no witholding of 3% on sale which would have to be claimed back.

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