The expertise we built in Tenerife, applied to the mainland: three coasts, three tax regimes, the same way of working. Málaga and Alicante are less than three hours’ non-stop flight from Findel, on the same clock as Luxembourg.
After Tenerife, the mainland offers another way of organising life between Luxembourg and Spain. Luxair flies non-stop from Findel to Málaga in around 2 h 45, and to Alicante in around 2 h 05. Those two airports open up all three of the coasts we cover: the Costa del Sol from Málaga, the Costa Blanca and the Costa Cálida from Alicante.
Mainland Spain runs on the same clock as Luxembourg. No time difference to absorb: leaving on Friday evening and returning on Sunday evening is still a weekend. For a second home you intend to use often, that counts for a great deal in the choice.
Same time zone as Luxembourg — no time difference to absorb.
Each region has its own block: its introduction, its map and its documented zones. One click takes you there.
Three coasts, three markets, three tax regimes: the first task is not to look for a property, but to work out which of the three matches your actual use — how often you will come, your overall budget, whether children are in school, your resale horizon. Choosing the wrong coast costs more than choosing the wrong property.
In Tenerife, island geography constrains supply: few properties, few sellers, a slow rhythm. On the mainland, the same criteria return ten times more results, and as many intermediaries on the same property. Our role shifts: filtering and verifying matter more than unearthing, and moving fast when a property deserves it.
Transfer tax on resale properties runs from 7% in Andalusia to 8% in the Region of Murcia and 10% in the Valencian Community. At the same asking price, the gap runs into tens of thousands of euros. We always set out the overall budget including costs, region by region, before any offer — and never on the basis of a Canarian rate: there is no IGIC on the mainland.
Our legal partner, Seb Leeson Legal Group, follows us from Tenerife to the mainland: the same team runs the checks from one coast to the next — title, charges, planning compliance. Only the notary and the land registry remain those of the property’s province. And the lawyer stays independent of the seller, here as everywhere else.
Two and a half hours in the air and no time difference make a scouting trip ordinary. We arrange viewings as dense single days: five to eight properties, several zones, the very drives you will make later, rather than week-long stays. What you see on Saturday, you can compare on Sunday.
We tell you what is wrong: a community whose charges are drifting, a zone whose seasonality empties the shops from October to March, a price that will not be there again at resale. In a market this wide, the value of advice is measured as much by the properties it spares you as by the one it helps you buy.
Three coasts, three markets, three tax regimes: the first task is not to look for a property, but to work out which of the three matches your actual use — how often you will come, your overall budget, whether children are in school, your resale horizon. Choosing the wrong coast costs more than choosing the wrong property.
In Tenerife, island geography constrains supply: few properties, few sellers, a slow rhythm. On the mainland, the same criteria return ten times more results, and as many intermediaries on the same property. Our role shifts: filtering and verifying matter more than unearthing, and moving fast when a property deserves it.
Transfer tax on resale properties runs from 7% in Andalusia to 8% in the Region of Murcia and 10% in the Valencian Community. At the same asking price, the gap runs into tens of thousands of euros. We always set out the overall budget including costs, region by region, before any offer — and never on the basis of a Canarian rate: there is no IGIC on the mainland.
Our legal partner, Seb Leeson Legal Group, follows us from Tenerife to the mainland: the same team runs the checks from one coast to the next — title, charges, planning compliance. Only the notary and the land registry remain those of the property’s province. And the lawyer stays independent of the seller, here as everywhere else.
Two and a half hours in the air and no time difference make a scouting trip ordinary. We arrange viewings as dense single days: five to eight properties, several zones, the very drives you will make later, rather than week-long stays. What you see on Saturday, you can compare on Sunday.
We tell you what is wrong: a community whose charges are drifting, a zone whose seasonality empties the shops from October to March, a price that will not be there again at resale. In a market this wide, the value of advice is measured as much by the properties it spares you as by the one it helps you buy.
Each autonomous community sets its own transfer tax. At an identical price, the overall budget differs from coast to coast.
| Region | Autonomous community | ITP (resale) | New build | Non-stop airport from Findel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa del Sol | Andalusia | 7% | VAT 10% + AJD 1.2% | Málaga ≈ 2 h 45 |
| Costa Blanca | Valencian Community | 10% | VAT 10% + AJD 1.5% | Alicante ≈ 2 h 05 |
| Costa Cálida | Region of Murcia | 8% | VAT 10% + AJD 2% | via Alicante ≈ 2 h 05 |
| Total acquisition costs | ≈ 10 to 12% of the price in all three regions, including notary, land registry and independent lawyer. | |||
No IGIC on mainland Spain: the Canarian regime is specific to the Canary Islands and does not apply on the mainland. Rates in force in 2026; Corales prepares your overall budget, costs included, before any offer.
We document every mainland zone the way we documented the south of the island: atmosphere, market, observed prices and what you should know before buying.
From Torremolinos to Sotogrande, and out to Málaga city, the Axarquía and the interior.
Map, zone profiles and price benchmarks: the groundwork behind any selection.
The Costa del Sol runs one hundred and fifty kilometres west of Málaga: Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Fuengirola, Mijas, Marbella and its urbanisations, Estepona, then Sotogrande on the edge of the province of Cádiz. It is the deepest market in Spain: year-round services, private clinics, international schools, some twenty golf courses, and a resale market that stays fluid even in weaker cycles.
Our coverage no longer stops at the western seafront. Málaga city, the Axarquía to the east and the inland villages are now part of the selection: within an hour of the airport you still find floor areas and views that no longer exist on the coast at a comparable budget. The map below pinpoints each zone — click a pin to open its profile.
From Dénia to Orihuela Costa, with the Alicante outskirts where value is being created today.
Map, zone profiles and price benchmarks: the groundwork behind any selection.
The Costa Blanca runs down from Dénia and Jávea, at the foot of the Montgó, to Orihuela Costa and its urbanisations on the Murcia border, by way of Moraira, Calpe, Altea, Benidorm, Villajoyosa, Santa Pola and Guardamar. Alicante-Elche airport, served non-stop from Findel, puts most of these zones fifteen to thirty minutes from the departure gate: the best-connected of the three coasts.
The immediate outskirts of Alicante are where value is being created today: San Vicente del Raspeig and its campus, Mutxamel, El Campello with its tram line, Gran Alacant on the heights. You still buy at university-town prices what sells at seaside-resort prices twenty kilometres further north. It is also the liveliest area year-round, off season included: shops open, schools, transport and services that do not close in November.
The Mar Menor and the south-east, at the lowest prices of the three coasts.
Map, zone profiles and price benchmarks: the groundwork behind any selection.
The Costa Cálida is organised around the Mar Menor, Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon: shallow, warm water sheltered from the swell by the La Manga sandbar, where you can swim for much of the year. Around the lagoon, San Pedro del Pinatar, Los Alcázares and Santiago de la Ribera; further south-west, Cartagena, Mazarrón and Águilas.
It is the most affordable of the three coasts: for comparable specifications, prices remain clearly below those of Andalusia and the Valencian Community, and the golf resorts offer complete developments. Access is via Alicante — two and a half hours in the air, then three quarters of an hour by road. In all candour: the ecological state of the lagoon remains a closely followed public issue, and we discuss it openly, zone by zone.
We would rather say it before you notice it: the mainland catalogue is not online yet.
Let us be clear: no mainland property is published on this site to date. What you see here (zone profiles, maps, price benchmarks, tax table) is the groundwork, the part we do before announcing anything.
Until the catalogue goes live, the selection is made on request: you give us your brief, we canvass the market across the three coasts, and we come back to you with real properties, verified and costed including fees. It takes longer to produce than an automated list, and it is considerably more useful.
Tell us what you are looking for and how often you plan to come: we reply with a real selection, costed including fees, on the coast that matches your use — not necessarily the one you had in mind.
