Property lawyers in Valencia for expats and international buyers
Due diligence, contracts, purchase taxes and registration: Delaguía y Luzón's property lawyers in Valencia take international buyers, investors and owners through every stage of buying and owning property in Spain.
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Buying in Valencia, with the right legal checks before you sign
Valencia is Spain's third-largest city, after Madrid and Barcelona. Its tourist appeal and its architecture make it a strategic place to buy, whether you want a second home or a property to let.
If you are buying with a view to living here, plan residency as a separate step. Spain's property Golden Visa ended on 3 April 2025, so buying a property and getting a residence permit are now separate matters. Our immigration lawyers can set out the route that fits your situation alongside the purchase.
Buying here involves a series of administrative procedures, and every acquisition has to comply with current legislation on urban planning, contracts and tax. Part of our role is also to anticipate any issues that may arise. Before you buy, our work starts with the services below.
- A report on the property's legal situation before you buy
- A check that the property complies with urban-planning rules
- Verification of activity licences and building permits
- Drafting of the private sale contract and the deposit contract
- Assistance with notarial and administrative procedures, including settling the taxes due on the purchase
- Non-resident tax declaration (Modelo 210), and advice on the taxes and fees levied by the City Council, the Agencia Tributaria (AEAT) and SUMA
Knowing the full cost of your purchase from the start
The agreed price is only part of the budget. A new-build property carries VAT (IVA) and stamp duty (AJD). A resale property carries transfer tax (ITP) instead. Notary fees, Land Registry fees and legal fees apply in both cases.
The final figure depends on the region, on whether the property is new or resale, and on the price itself. We advise you on each of these taxes and fees for your own purchase, so you can budget for the full amount before you commit.
Support after completion, from leases to disputes
Our work is built on adaptability, whether an issue is foreseeable or not. During the 2020 pandemic, we moved very quickly to apply the rebus sic stantibus doctrine to leases. This doctrine allows a contract to be revisited when circumstances change fundamentally. We build the foreseeable issues of a property project into our advice from the outset, and we handle them just as promptly.
If you plan to let the property, drafting a lease that holds up takes a firm command of both the law and the way the courts interpret it. As a property law firm in Valencia, we draft each lease with the risk of misinterpretation or abuse by the other party in mind. Our support covers the lease from signing to the end of the tenancy.
- Drafting leases for residential and commercial premises
- Advice on your lease contracts
- Resolution of landlord and tenant disputes when a lease ends
Establishing and registering your property rights
Real rights (derechos reales) are the rights a person holds over a property. They can be full or partial. They go beyond ownership and possession to a range of interests that shape how a property can be used.
Our property lawyers advise on establishing these rights and registering them at the Land Registry, so that what you own is clearly defined. We advise in areas including:
- Establishing or contesting easements, including rights of way
- Boundaries between neighbouring properties
- Rights relating to electricity and water supply
- Usufructs
- Dividing co-owned property
Co-ownership and your community of owners
Buying an apartment also makes you a co-owner of the building. Spanish co-ownership law has its own rules, and they are worth knowing before you take part in your community of owners.
We advise on both contentious and non-contentious matters. When needed, we can act on your behalf at owners' meetings, and we defend your interests in court if a dispute arises. Félix de la Guía is the contact for questions in this area.
- Distinguishing privately owned elements from common elements
- Identifying the rules that apply to each building, within the limits the law allows
- Addressing abuse by individual co-owners
- Defining the functions of the president and of the general meeting
- Setting out the duties of the property manager
Why trust your property purchase in Spain to our firm?
- One team from pre-purchase checks to completion, leases and disputes
- Legal, urban-planning and tax checks tailored to your property and situation
- Local knowledge across Valencia, the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community
- Practising in Valencia since 1960, with a team of 25 professionals
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As a French national, my case was handled by an efficient Spanish lawyer, Sonia Garras Gonzales, together with a French colleague.Fast, available and effective.
François G.
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Excellent service. They listened to what I needed. I highly recommend this firm in Valencia.
Jacques Z.
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On 8/4 at 6:15pm I sent a tax-related query and the same day at 10:22pm I received a clear, precise reply addressing each of myquestions point by point. My sincere thanks to Mr Felix de Guía Muñoz for his availability and the quality of his answer.
Jean-Paul D.
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A very serious and responsive firm! I needed an opinion on tax residency status in Spain. They replied the next day by email with alot of detail. I recommend their seriousness and expertise 100%!
Sarh F.
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Responsive and professional! Our planned move to Spain this summer will undoubtedly be a success with the firm's help!
Sébastien L.
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Excellent contact and excellent responsiveness from the team at this well-known Valencia law firm! Worth using for the usual checkson a property purchase, your modelo 720, your tax return, your autónomo business accounting… I highly recommend this French-speaking firm!
Mass M.
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My first contacts with the firm's partners were excellent, clear and honest. I highly recommend the firm.
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