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How buying works, country by country

Who can buy, the taxes and fees on top of the price, how the purchase runs and what homes cost in our catalogue — for the 12 countries we cover.

Buying a home in Spain
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Buying a home in Spain
Foreign ownership rules, taxes, the purchase process and what homes actually cost, based on our catalogue snapshot of 6 October 2026.
4 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in Portugal: costs, taxes and process
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Buying a home in Portugal: costs, taxes and process
What it costs to buy a home in Portugal: ownership rules, IMT and taxes, the CPCV and escritura process, and real asking prices from our catalogue.
4 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in Italy: a buyer's guide
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Buying a home in Italy: a buyer's guide
Rules, taxes, process and real catalogue prices for homes for sale in Italy, as listed on 6 October 2026.
4 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in France
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Buying a home in France
What it costs to buy a home in France, how the purchase process works, and what our catalogue of 582 listings shows about prices on 6 October 2026.
4 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in Greece: costs, process and prices
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Buying a home in Greece: costs, process and prices
Who can buy, what it costs on top of the price, how the purchase works, and what our catalogue of Greek homes for sale showed on 6 October 2026.
4 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in Croatia
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Buying a home in Croatia
What buying a home in Croatia actually involves: rules for foreign buyers, taxes and fees, the notary process, and catalogue prices as of 6 October 2026.
4 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in Germany: costs, process and the 2026 catalogue
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Buying a home in Germany: costs, process and the 2026 catalogue
What it takes to buy a home in Germany as a foreigner: costs, the notarised process, and a snapshot of 115 catalogue listings from October 2026.
5 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in the Netherlands
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Buying a home in the Netherlands
Everything to know before buying a home in the Netherlands: ownership rules, transfer tax, notary costs, the bidding process, and current catalogue prices.
4 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in Belgium: costs, process and catalogue prices
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Buying a home in Belgium: costs, process and catalogue prices
What it costs to buy in Belgium, how the compromis-to-deed process works, and what 236 catalogue listings show about prices, sizes and locations.
4 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in Czechia
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Buying a home in Czechia
What foreign buyers need to know about Czech property rules, costs and the purchase process, plus catalogue prices and locations as of 6 October 2026.
4 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in Poland
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Buying a home in Poland
What it costs to buy a home in Poland, who needs a permit, how the purchase works, and what our catalogue of homes for sale shows as of October 2026.
5 min read · Updated October 2026
Buying a home in the United Kingdom
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Buying a home in the United Kingdom
What foreign buyers need to know about UK property: ownership rules, Stamp Duty surcharges, leasehold versus freehold, and what our catalogue of listings shows.
5 min read · Updated October 2026