The iconic Coldwell Banker® brand is synonymous with a gold standard of service, cementing its status as a premier real estate authority for present and future generations of discerning buyers and sellers everywhere.
We offer a highly customised array of professional services geared towards buyers, sellers, tenants, landlords, investors and developers of properties in Barcelona and surroundings.
Property Sales
Obtain the maximum return from your property sale or rentals. Our properties are listed on Coldwell Banker® platforms, property portals and other digital and printed media, ensuring the best national and international coverage for your property.
Property Rentals
Looking to rent out? We will prepare a rental study for you, organize professional pictures, look for potential tenants, organize all the paperwork and support you and your tenants throughout the whole rental period.
Golden Visa
The Golden Visa is a visa that allows foreign investors to reside legally in Spain. The Residency Visa is granted for one year. Once granted it opens the rights for two years Residency Permit renewable indefinitely, for periods of two years, as long as the beneficiary maintains the investment.
The Investor’s Residency Visa will be granted to those foreigners who process in Spain one of the following investments:
- A monetary investment of:
More than 2 million Euros in Spanish public debt (bonds)
More than 1 million Euros of shares in a Spanish company or a bank deposit in a Spanish banking entity - An acquisition of real estate in Spain with a net investment of at least 500,000 Euros. The investment criteria it is possible to invest in a residential property as well as a commercial property. The 500,000 Euros does not include taxes and charges as well as VAT, taxes and charges. The property must be free of mortgage and other charges for the first 500,000 Euros.
- A business plan in Spain which will provide:
Creation of new jobs
Socio-economic impact in the area of the activity
Relevant contribution to scientific or technological innovation
Relevant concurrence of trade and investment policy for Spain
The application for the investor’s residence visa must be made prior to arrival in the country. Specifically:
- For the investment through public or private debt: The investment must be made less than 60 days prior to filing the application.
- For real estate investment: The registration of the property must be made less than 90 days prior to filing the application
Apart from the proof of investment the requirements to be able to apply for the Residency Visa are:
- Aged over 18
- Police clearance (no criminal records)
- Not to be listed refutable in any Schengen countries
- Public or Private health insurance (with an insurance entity authorized to operate in Spain)
- Have sufficient economic means to cover personal and family living expenses
To obtain the Residence Permit for Investors you must first obtain the Residence Visa for Investors which is issued by the Spanish Embassy in the country of origin and once the investor obtains it, he can request the Residence Permit for Investor granted for a 2 years period and renewable every two years. The Residency Permit is delivered by the Immigration Department in Spain. The Residency Visa takes around 2 months, after the investment requisite has been fulfilled. The Residency Permit is granted 20 days maximum after the application has been processed.
The investor at least must visit once within the period of validity of the permit to obtain renewal, 1 day every 2 years; therefore the renewal day will cover this requisite.
After five years of holding a Residency Permit (i.e. excluding the Visa period) you will be allowed to process a Long term Residence Permit. But you will have to demonstrate that you have not been out of Spain for more than 10 months during this 5 years period. If this is not possible you can always remain under the benefit of the Investor’s Residency Permit renewable every two years.
- About the permits:
Obtain a new kind of visa enabling to enter and stay in Spain for a maximum period of 1 year thus increasing the maximum stay period for non-residents which is currently of 90 days. The visa will enable the beneficiary unrestricted capacity to move within the “Schengen” area. - Obtain a new kind of two-year residence permit renewable for further terms of 2 years. This permit will not require the beneficiaries a minimum residence period in Spain of 183 days a year to renew it. This means that the holder of this permit may be authorized to maintain its tax residence outside Spain.
In order to apply for a Resident Visa, you must present the investment certificate, the private insurance, a criminal record, a health certificate, and a Family Card certificate.
Once the Residency Visa is granted, it should only be needed:
- The proof that the investment has been maintained
- The proof that the investor and his family have visited Spain at least once (one day is enough).
Like any other holder of a residence permit in Spain, persons with an Investor’s Visa can travel freely around the 26 countries members of the Schengen Area.
Holders of the Investor’s Residency Permit are not required to stay in Spain for a minimum period of time other than one day per authorized residency period (i.e. One year for the Visa, two years for the Residency Permit). Therefore, holding an Investor’s Residency Permit has no direct implications on tax residency, which otherwise will be applicable based on factors such as residence in Spain, economic activities, etc.
Any person that stays in Spain for more than 183 days in a calendar year will be considered fiscal resident. However, for further clarification, it is recommended to have a fiscal expert review each particular situation, if applicable.
To process with the acquisition of the property is not mandatory stay in Spain because you can give a Power of Attorney
The taxes to be paid for the acquisition of the real state on top of the purchase cost of the property they vary depending on the location and the type of property but it represents generally around 12% to 13% of the cost of the property.
The property can be rented and to process with the acquisition of the property a bank account has to be open in Spain