Construction services

1. Purchase of land for construction (if you do not have it).
2. Engineering-geological survey of the site.
3. Design development of the house.
4. Obtaining the necessary documents (building permits, insurance, etc.) and payment of fees.
5. Directly the construction. You can build yourself by hiring specialists for certain types of work, or hire a contractor who will fully take over the management of the process. In this case, the total cost of the house will be about 30% higher.
6. Laying communications (electricity, water, sewerage, ventilation, etc.).
7. Finishing (external and internal) and landscaping.
8. Receiving a certificate of completion of construction work, which is produced by the architect-technician (Certificado de final de obra).
9. Obtaining a license for first occupancy (Licencia de Primera occupacion) in the relevant local department with the payment of the necessary fee (about € 250). Compliance with the regulations (Cédula de habitabilidad).
10. Notarization of ownership and payment of the necessary taxes: VAT (10%), stamp duty (0.5%) + notary fee (about 1%) and property registration fee (0.5 - 2%).
11. Signing contracts for light, water, gas, etc. - about €200 for each.

Of course, construction in Spain should begin with the purchase of land. Perhaps this is the largest expense item. Before the crisis, buying a plot of land accounted for about 30% of the budget to build a house, but now the situation has changed, and experts say it’s about 40%.

In addition, finding a suitable plot with all the necessary characteristics and permits for development is currently not easy: demand exceeds supply, and land prices are quite high.

A very important point: once you have chosen a plot of land for purchase, before entering into a contract of sale, contact the City Council (Ayuntamiento) of the municipality on whose territory it is located and ask for information on whether development is allowed on this plot, and what the maximum size of the building that can be built here (area and height). You should also check the land for encumbrances by requesting an extract from the private property registry (nota simple). In addition, you should make sure that data such as the area of the plot and the name of the owner, specified in the contract of sale, coincide with those in the register of private property.

The total cost of building a house in Spain with an area of 120 sq.m. will be about €168 000. The cost of a ready-made house may vary, up to €200-300 000.