Buying Guides13 min read
Mortgage in Spain for non-residents: what can you borrow?
Seeki.eu on Spanish mortgages for non-residents: banks lend about 60% to 70% of value. Rates, documents, who pays what, worked on a median Alicante flat.
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Peter Marci
Buying Guides13 min read
What are 2026 purchase costs in France, Spain and Germany?
On a €400,000 resale home you pay about €18,000 in purchase costs in Munich and about €40,700 in Barcelona. Taxes, notary and registry fees, city by city.
Peter Marci
Buying Guides13 min read
Can a foreigner get a mortgage in Poland?
Polish banks lend foreigners up to 80% of a home's value, or 90% with extra security. See a 55 m² Warsaw flat worked through at the 6.00% average rate.
Peter Marci
Taxes, Legal & Cross-Border11 min read
Portugal's 7.5% IMT for non-residents: who pays it?
Not tax-resident in Portugal? A €300,000 flat now costs you €22,500 in transfer tax, against €11,605 for a resident buying the same second home.
Peter Marci
Buying Guides14 min read
What does it cost to buy a home in Belgium in 2026?
Belgian registration duty is 12% or 12.5%, or 2% to 3% on your only home. On a €350,000 house that's €7,000 or up to €43,750, by region and use.
Peter Marci
Buying Guides17 min read
What documents do you need to buy property in Europe? (2026 guide)
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
Buying Guides13 min read
Buying property in Czechia as a German
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
Buying Guides11 min read
Buying property in Austria as a German
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
Buying Guides12 min read
Buying property in Slovakia as a foreigner
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
Buying Guides13 min read
What it really costs to buy a home in Poland
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
Taxes, Legal & Cross-Border14 min read
Easiest European country to buy property as a foreigner
Ranked on permits, all-in costs, timelines and remote completion. Czechia leads for most foreign buyers, and four markets still gate a non-EU passport.
Peter Marci
Market Data & Prices11 min read
What €200,000 buys you across Europe
Real asking-price data for 20 European cities: how much apartment €200,000 buys, where it clears the median, and each city's Seeki.eu location score.
Peter Marci
Buying Guides19 min read
The True Cost of Buying a Home in Europe (2026)
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
Buying Guides13 min read
Buying property in Austria as a Hungarian citizen
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
Buying Guides12 min read
Buying a home in Spain from the Netherlands
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
Buying Guides14 min read
Buying a home in Italy from Germany or Austria
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