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Spanish taxes in Costa Blanca
The Costa Blanca · Comunidad Valenciana · Región de Murcia tax framework, explained by a licensed colegiado based in Torrevieja.
What property owners in Costa Blanca need to know
Costa Blanca — the 200-km Mediterranean strip running from Dénia down through Benidorm, Altea, Calpe, Jávea, Alicante and Torrevieja to Orihuela Costa — has the highest concentration of foreign property owners of any Spanish coastline (Alicante province leads the country with ~44 % foreign buyers, 2024 data). British, Dutch, German, Belgian and Scandinavian residents all have specific tax obligations driven by Comunidad Valenciana's autonomic rules: 10 % general ITP (8 % vivienda habitual for under-35 or large families, 4 % VPO), 1.5 % AJD on notarial deeds, 50 % ISD bonification for direct family heirs, and municipal IBI rates that vary widely by town. We are based in Torrevieja and handle every Costa Blanca municipio.
Municipios we cover on the Costa Blanca
Regional tax framework
- ITP general rate
- 10%
- ITP reduced rate (vivienda habitual)
- 8%
- AJD (stamp duty)
- 1,5%
- ISD bonification grupo I/II
- 50%
- Autonomic law reference
- Ley 13/1997 CV
These rates reflect the autonomic (CCAA) framework in force at the time of writing. Municipal IBI rates and bonifications are set separately by each ayuntamiento and we confirm the current figures from the latest ordenanza fiscal before any filing.
Specific questions about Costa Blanca
- Which Costa Blanca town has the lowest property tax for non-residents?
- IBI rates and bonifications vary by ordenanza fiscal municipal. As an order of magnitude, urban IBI rates on the Costa Blanca sit between 0.4 % and 0.75 % of cadastral value depending on the town; Torrevieja and Orihuela offer direct-debit and family bonifications, Benidorm has stricter terms, Valencia capital has a structured familia-numerosa bonification. We always quote the exact current rate before any compraventa closes.
- Is the ISD inheritance bonification the same across all Costa Blanca?
- Yes for the autonomic part: every town in Comunidad Valenciana applies the 50 % grupo I/II bonification under Ley 13/1997 art. 12 bis. The cross-CCAA gap matters when comparing Costa Blanca (CV) vs. Costa Cálida (Región de Murcia) — Murcia historically bonifies grupo I and II at higher percentages. We compare both side-by-side when a property straddles the border.
- Do I need a local Costa Blanca advisor or can a Madrid gestoría handle it?
- Technically a Madrid gestoría can file modelo 210 anywhere in Spain. Practically, the autonomic ITP/ISD bonifications, the per-municipio IBI ordinance bonifications, and the language coverage (UK/NL/DE/RU) are where local specialisation matters. We're physically based in Torrevieja, hold the CV colegio number, and read every ordenanza fiscal that comes out of the Costa Blanca town halls.
Recent regulatory changes
Comunidad Valenciana consolidated its ISD bonification for groups I and II at 50 % in the recent revision of Ley 13/1997 (art. 12 bis), confirming the Costa Blanca as one of the friendliest inheritance regions for direct family heirs. Several Costa Blanca town halls (Valencia capital, Alicante, Torrevieja) refreshed their IBI ordenanzas for 2025-2026 with adjusted family-bonification thresholds. We track BOE + DOGV + each municipal BOP weekly.