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Purchase taxes depend on the buyer and the property. New-build VAT, resale transfer tax, regional surcharges and nonresident treatment are not interchangeable.
A transfer-tax rate covers only one part of an acquisition. Notary, legal, registry and other costs can sit alongside it. Some systems use progressive bands or distinguish a main home from an investment. This guide keeps those conditions attached to the rules instead of ranking incomplete tax rates as total costs.
NAPR lists registration of an immovable-property right at GEL 150 within four working days. Faster processing and other services have separate charges. Legal review, translation, surveying and any transaction-specific taxes are additional; this fee is not a total acquisition-cost estimate.
Sourced rule · reviewed 2026-09-07
Used housing is subject to the relevant autonomous community's transfer tax; Madrid's general property-transfer rate is 6%. New housing normally attracts 10% VAT, with specific reduced-rate exceptions. Other duties, registration, notarial and professional costs may be additional. Neither rate is a nationwide all-in buying cost.
Sourced rule · reviewed 2026-09-07
CIMT Article 17(10) states a 7.5% rate for nonresident purchases of urban residential property, subject to its exceptions. These include previous Portuguese tax residence, becoming tax resident within the specified period, and qualifying capped-rent letting. Some relief requires an application and evidence. Check the effective provisions and your exact circumstances before signing.
Sourced rule · reviewed 2026-09-07
The tax authority lists purchase stamp duty of 0.8%, generally on the same higher-of-price-or-tax-value base as IMT. Mortgage borrowing also has stamp-duty treatment. Registration, legal work, mortgage expenses and any other applicable charges are separate, so adding the headline taxes does not produce a complete acquisition budget.
Sourced rule · reviewed 2026-09-07
AADE states a property transfer tax of 3% of taxable value and a municipal levy of 3% of that tax. Their combined arithmetic is 3.09% of taxable value before other costs, where this transfer-tax regime applies. Exemptions and other regimes need separate checking; notarial, registration and professional fees are additional.
Sourced rule · reviewed 2026-09-07
The notarial body explains that acquisition charges include transfer duties, disbursements and regulated professional remuneration. Its published broad guide quotes about 7–8% for existing property and 2–3% for new property, with financing and other costs additional. Departmental duty changes and the purchase price can move the actual bill outside these guide ranges.
Sourced rule · reviewed 2026-09-07
Official guidance gives a 3.5% property-transfer tax in Bavaria and 6% in Berlin. These are examples for those states, not a nationwide all-in range. Add the applicable registration, notarial and any brokerage or finance costs when comparing a specific acquisition.
Sourced rule · reviewed 2026-09-07
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