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05/05/2025

Selling a house in Spain? These are the costs and taxes

Selling your Spanish property? Consider these costs and taxes!Are you planning to sell your property in Spain? Then it is important to be well prepared. At UNIQ Estates we are ready to guide you through the sales process, but we also think it is important that you...

09/08/2024

Which European country ranks as the best holiday destination?

You have no doubt witnessed or been part of the tasty debate about which country has the most assets in terms of summer holiday destination. The Europe Summer Tourism Index has put it to the test with objective parameters. Spain comes out on top when it comes to Europe's best holiday dest...

17/07/2024

UNIQ Estates conquers the Costa del Sol

We are very proud to announce that we have expanded our area of specialisation to the Costa del Sol! Whereas previously we were only active in the Costa Blanca, Cálida and Almería, we are very happy to offer the fantastic southern region as well.A completely different location, but ...

12/01/2024

Taxes for non-residents in Spain

Looking for your dream house or flat in Spain, but you won't be domiciled there? Then this well-organised guide is ideal reading. Indeed, there are some things to consider if you own something in Spain as a non-resident.Property tax (IBI = Impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles)Th...

21/11/2023

More flights to Alicante from spring 2024

Good news for Belgian Spain lovers! British airline easyJet will open a new base at Alicante International Airport from spring 2024, allowing for more direct flights.LilleFrom Belgium, it is sadly not possible to fly directly to Alicante via easyJet, but not to worry: from Wednesd...

21/12/2022

UNIQ Estates wishes you a Merry Christmas and a warm 2023!

2022, a year in which popular Spain has again broken some record figures, certainly when it comes to the sale of (new-build) real estate to non-residents. Partly due to the enormous popularity and great interest, we at UNIQ Estates were once again able to successfully guide dozens of families in ...

22/08/2022

The Costa Bélgica: Never before have so many Belgians bought in Spain

The year 2021 marked the recovery in housing demand by foreigners after the pandemic. In 2020, home sales fell 16.67% from the previous year, official registration figures showed (Source: theobjective.com). In 2021, however, the Spanish real estate sector has experienced exponential growth and ha...

03/06/2022

New dates for the tv show Huizenjagers Buitenland!

After a long wait, it's finally time: UNIQ Estates will be on Play4 for four days from Monday 13 June, because we participate in the TV program Huizenjagers Buitenland!For the first time in the history of Huizenjagers, the program is heading to sunny ...

28/03/2022

Seize the day on the Spanish Costa (Blanca)

Article in Het Nieuwsblad - FOKUS 50 plus - March 28, 2022For several years now, the number of Belgians buying a second home on the Spanish coast has been on the rise. This trend has accelerated due to corona. People are more likely to chase their Spanish dream and are als...

30/01/2022

Big news: presentation new marina Torrevieja

The new 'port project' was presented with great pride yesterday. A project that will completely change the city of Torrevieja. The Torrevieja port project, with a budget of more than 19 million euros, will revitalize the fishing area and connect the city to its port.The Mu...

13/09/2021

UNIQ Estates at the Second Home Expos in Belgium

We are pleased to announce our presence at the next editions of the Second Home Expos in Belgium. UNIQ Estates will be present with its entire team to provide you with the most important information regarding the purchase of a property in Spain. We are happy to provide you with answers to ...

12/09/2021

Participation in TV program: 'Huizenjagers Buitenland' 2021

From Monday September 27, UNIQ Estates will be participating in the TV program 'Huizenjagers Buitenland 2021' on the channel Play4 for four days in a row.UNIQ Estates will be featured in the fantastic TV program on Play4 in the week of September 27, 2021 and this for four...

11/08/2021

Santa Rosalía - The lake life and resort

We are proud to announce that from now on UNIQ Estates is a recognized seller of one of the most unique projects on the Spanish coastal region: Santa Rosalía - The lake and life resort.The project is an exclusive resort located on the Mediterranean Seaand this on the...

05/07/2021

Travel options to Spain (and back)

While in recent days it has been reported in various media that Spain is (largely) partly 'red' again on the official corona map of Europe, we would like to inform you concretely about the travel options that you prefer as a Spain-like person. It is very important that we make a clear dist...

30/03/2021

Semana Santa

The Semana Santa literally means "Holy Week" and is the Spanish name for Holy Week, the week that takes place before Easter. It is a period full of tradition and culture that is celebrated by the Spaniards year after year and this through many processions with incense, melancholic music, d...

28/01/2021

High speed train (AVE) between Orihuela and Madrid

Good news for Madrid lovers!On February 1, 2021, the high-speed train (AVE in Spanish for short) will start operating between Madrid and Orihuela.The high-speed line connecting Madrid's Puerta de Atocha station directly with Elche and Orihuela will be operational from next ...

05/07/2021

The Costa Blanca is turning orange again!

Good news for Spain lovers! Belgium decided on the advice of its specialists to give the region of Valencia (Costa Blanca) the orange color. This will allow you to travel back to the Costa Blanca region. Naturally, we at UNIQ Estates are again ready to welcom...

22/09/2020

Traveling to Spain no longer prohibited!

Yesterday evening (Monday, September 21, 2020) we heard the news that from September 25 it will no longer be prohibited to travel to red zones, which currently still includes Spain. This news was announced by Foreign Minister Philippe Goffin. Travel to red zones remains strictly discouraged, whic...

17/08/2020

UNIQ Estates in the press!

Following the opening of our brand new office in Schoten, we received HLN last Friday."Passionate real estate agents open office specializing in real estate on the Spanish coast" was read on Saturday 8 August on the news page of "Het Laatste Nieuws" (Schoten region). In the extensive newsp...

14/07/2020

Info day Sunday 9 August, all welcome!

Soon, we'll finally be able to be open the doors of our new office in Schoten.It is a pity that we cannot celebrate this opening with you, due to the hanging corona measures, how motivated we are to assist you in the search for your dream home in Spain.Assisting starts with informin...

15/06/2020

June 21 is the new "early July"

Big news! The official date of when Spain will (partially) re-open its borders is known. Where we expected two weeks ago that as a resident of Belgium or the Netherlands it would be possible to travel to Spain no earlier than 'early July', we can now already book our flight tickets with a departu...

08/06/2020

(Almost) back to España!

Where the coronavirus took over for a large part of the world from mid-March, today more than ever, holidaymakers, second-stayers and interested prospective buyers are counting down to the day Spain re-opens its borders to "tourists". Well, that countdown is really starting to shorten now ...

16/05/2020

The four main reasons why you should choose an agency with an office in Belgium.

Have you always dreamed of a second home on one of the Spanish Costa?UNIQ Estates is the Belgian specialist in real estate in Spain. Thanks to years of experience, it was decided in the spring of 2020 to open a physical office in Belgium in order to provide even better support to intereste...