Revenue will charge 7% of market value a year on derelict buildings from 2028, with the first bills due in June.
European Real Estate
New building work in the euro area fell 3.8% in the year to August while specialist trades grew 3.1%.
The Canary Islands has asked Madrid to let it require ten years of residence before anyone buys a home there.
British homes gained 0.9% in the year to August and sterling added 3.3%, so the average seller is 4.2% ahead in euros.
Spain's 10% VAT on holiday lets returns on 1 December 2026, and owners must file quarterly returns from January.
Italy's official OMI values show seven zones in ten unchanged in the first half of 2026, with Milan up 2.4%.
France's 2026 property tax is due on 20 October, with 4,731 communes raising rates and a 10% surcharge for late payment.
Portugal charges no inheritance tax to a spouse, children or parents, but other heirs pay 10% stamp duty.
Foreign buyers cut Spanish home purchases 13% in the first half of 2026 while paying record prices.
Irish house prices rose 5.1% in the year to August, the slowest annual pace since December 2023, new CSO figures show.
Germany's rent reform would cap index rents, limit the furnishing surcharge and narrow the short-let exemption.
France's updated clay-soil map now covers 12.1 million homes, and the rules around them have moved.