All Seeki.eu Blog articles in the Buying Guides category.
The document gap between dossier countries (France, Germany, Benelux) and passport countries (Spain, Italy, CEE) splits Europe in two. What you need to buy and to rent, country by country.
Peter Marci
Germans buy in Czechia with no permit and no transfer tax. Border-region flats ask a third of Munich's, but the loan comes in koruna.
Peter Marci
Germans buy in Austria on equal terms, but leisure-home rules in Tirol, Salzburg and Vorarlberg bite hard. Costs, financing and tax set against Germany.
Peter Marci
Any nationality can buy a Slovak home: no permit, no residence test, no transfer tax. What the farmland rule covers and what registration actually costs.
Peter Marci
The taxes and fees on buying a resale flat in Poland add about 2% to 3% on top of the price, led by the 2% PCC transfer tax. First-time buyers pay far less.
Peter Marci
What buyers actually find in Petržalka, Bratislava's largest district. Sub-area character, panelák versus new-build, Vienna commute, and live €/m² data.
Peter Marci
What buying a home really costs across 12 European countries: median prices from live listings, plus the transfer taxes and fees that add 1% to 16% on top.
Peter Marci
Hungarians buy in Austria on the same footing as locals, but land-transfer rules are provincial. Permits, second-home limits and the 9% to 12% cost stack.
Peter Marci
What a Dutch buyer needs for a Spanish purchase: the NIE, ITP by region, non-resident mortgages, buying by power of attorney, and letting it out legally.
Peter Marci
German and Austrian buyers pay 9% registration tax on the cadastral value in Italy, plus notary and agent fees. What the purchase really costs.
Peter Marci