Shorouk Express Spain’s hard-right party Vox has submitted a proposal in Congress to increase taxes for foreign property buyers in Spain, with the aim of using the money to give tax breaks for Spanish citizens and promote the construction of subsidised housing. In response to Spain’s housing crisis, where many Spaniards don’t have access to…
Shorouk Express Whether it’s residency requirements or the rules around gaining citizenship, the drift towards the right in many countries in Europe is affecting all foreign residents and creating a hostile environment, experts say. Amid a mood of tightening immigration policies and hardening political rhetoric, governments and opposition parties across Europe are outlining proposals to…
Shorouk Express Over the past weeks, Spain’s People’s Party has proposed numerous changes to immigration legislation which will have a big impact on foreigners in the country if the centre-right party wins the next general election. Ever since recent polls showed that the Partido Popular is losing a considerable share of votes to far-right party…
Shorouk Express New mortgage data from a leading Spanish property website has revealed which nationalities are applying for the most mortgages in Spain. This time, UK nationals have not come out on top. According to the latest figures from Idealista, German nationals take the top spot, accounting for 17.1 percent of foreign mortgages in Spain…
Shorouk Express Spain’s centre-right opposition has continued its string of policy announcements aimed at proving how it will toughen migration laws if elected, promising to link permanent residency to integration rather than time spent residing in Spain. The Spanish opposition has promised to only offer foreigners long-term or permanent residency if they can prove effort…
Shorouk Express The regional government of the Balearic Islands has come out against calls from the Canary Islands for EU help to restrict foreigners from buying homes, despite both archipelagos suffering mass tourism and property market crises. The regional authorities on Spain’s Balearic Islands have come out against proposed restrictions on foreigners as a means…
Shorouk Express Foreigners are increasingly moving to Spain’s Balearic Islands but not paying their fair share of taxes as residents, the country’s tax authorities have warned. The Spanish tax authorities are monitoring a growing number of foreigners moving to and living in the Balearic Islands without paying income tax as residents. This is according to…
Shorouk Express Despite efforts by the Spanish government to dissuade some foreigners from purchasing property in Spain with restrictive legislation, overseas buyers from certain countries are continuing to buy homes here at record rates and prices. Whether it be the scrapping of the golden visa scheme, a possible supertax on non-resident non-EU property buyers or…
Shorouk Express The Canary government has announced that for the first time it will formally request measures from the EU which limit the purchase of homes in the Spanish archipelago by foreigners and non-residents. The Canary Islands’ regional government will take advantage of the conference being held with the European Commission by the bloc’s outermost…
Shorouk Express Spain’s golden visa will officially be scrapped on Thursday April 3rd 2025. To mark its end, here are ten revealing stats about arguably the best residency scheme for non-EU nationals. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez first announced plans to cancel the country’s golden visa option back in April 2024, a decision which made…
