🇬🇧 → 🇪🇸 · For UK owners & movers
The Costa del Sol, for Brits
Brexit rewrote your rules: 90/180 days without residency, the 24% non-resident rate instead of 19%, and no expense deductions on rental income. These guides cover the UK-specific mechanics, with the figures sourced and dated.
Tax & Estate
- Modelo 210 for British Holiday-Home Owners: The Annual Tax Everyone Forgets (2026) Modelo 210 explained in plain English: UK owners of Spanish holiday homes must file yearly even with no rent. 2026 rates, deadlines, penalties and a filing walkthrough.
- The Beckham Law for Remote Executives and Tech Talent (2026): 24% Flat Tax Explained Spain's Beckham Law gives qualifying newcomers a flat 24% tax on employment income for six years. Who qualifies in 2026, the savings, and the Modelo 149 trap.
Visas & Residency
- How to Move to Spain as a Wealthy Person Now the Golden Visa Is Gone (2026) Spain's Golden Visa ended in April 2025. Compare the real 2026 routes for wealthy movers: NLV, Digital Nomad Visa with Beckham Law, or Entrepreneur Visa.
- The 90/180 Rule After Brexit: How British Second-Home Owners Track It (EES 2026) How the 90/180 Schengen rule works for British second-home owners in Spain, how the 2026 EES tracks every day, and the legal routes to longer stays.
- The Right Order to Move to Spain: Why You Sort Tax Before Residency (2026) Why you settle your tax position before triggering Spanish residency: the 183-day switch, Beckham timing, visa routes, and property steps in order.
New guides are published weekly and appear here automatically when they carry your flag. Every figure is sourced, dated and checked — the method is on the editorial policy page.