Sell Your Property on the Costa del Sol
We run the whole sale — valuation, photography, viewings, negotiation and the notary. You stay informed at every step, and you don't have to fly over to get it done.
The valuation is free and commits you to nothing. Our fee is settled only once the sale completes.
Why sell with Luumare Estate
One person, from the first call to the notary
You deal with the same agent throughout — not a call centre and not a different name every week. We work in English and Polish, and the Spanish paperwork is handled by the lawyers and notary we work with every week.
Buyers who are already talking to us
We run active campaigns for buyers looking at Marbella, Estepona and Benahavís, and we keep a list of people who have already told us what they are after. Your property goes to them first. We also handle buyers paying in cryptocurrency — a group most agencies are not set up to work with.
You don't need to be in Spain
Sign a power of attorney once — in your home country or at a Spanish consulate — and our partner lawyers represent you at the notary, register the sale, and move the utilities and community fees over to the buyer. It is the same process we already run for buyers who purchase remotely.
What is your property actually worth?
On this coast the price changes street by street — the same square metres in Nueva Andalucía and in San Pedro are two different numbers. Then come the view, the floor, the terrace, the condition, and the community fee a buyer will factor in immediately.
Our valuation is not one number pulled from the air. You get:
- a comparison with what has actually sold nearby over recent months
- a range: the price that sells quickly, and the price that sells for more but takes longer
- a short list of things worth doing before the photos, where the gain is bigger than the cost
Written, by email, within two working days. Free, and it commits you to nothing.
Request a free valuationHow selling with Luumare Estate works
A conversation
30 minutes · phone or WhatsApp
You tell us what you have and by when you want it sold. We tell you honestly whether that is realistic at your price.
Valuation and strategy
2 working days
A written price range, plus a plan: which buyer we are aiming at — Polish, Scandinavian, British, local — because that decides where and how we advertise.
Preparing the listing
up to 7 days
Photography and video, and a description written from scratch in English and Polish rather than copied from a feed. We check the paperwork now, so nothing derails the sale later.
Publication and marketing
our cost, not yours
Our website, property portals, our own buyer list, agencies we work with, and social media. Marketing costs are ours, not yours.
Viewings and offers
filtered, advised, negotiated
We show the property, filter out the time-wasters, and advise on offers — not only on the number, but on whether the buyer has an NIE, a lawyer and the funds, because the highest offer is not always the one that reaches the notary.
Contracts and completion
reservation · private contract · notary
Reservation, private purchase contract, signing at the notary. You can be there in person, or grant a power of attorney.
You can sell without leaving home
If you would rather not fly out for each stage, you sign a power of attorney (poder notarial) once — at a notary in your own country or at a Spanish consulate. From then on our partner lawyers act for you: they represent you at the notary, handle the Land Registry, and transfer electricity, water and community fees to the buyer. This is the same process we already use on the buying side — not something invented for this page.
What you'll need to put it on the market
You don't need all of this today. If something is missing we'll tell you how to get it, and we arrange part of it for you.
- Nota simple — a current extract from the Land Registry
- Title deed (escritura) from your purchase
- Latest IBI receipt — the annual property tax
- Latest basura receipt — refuse collection
- A community certificate confirming no arrears, plus the current fee
- Energy Performance Certificate (CEE) — legally required to sell. Don't have one? We arrange it.
- First Occupation Licence (LPO) — on some properties built in the 2000s this is incomplete. We check it before listing, because discovered during the buyer's due diligence it can kill the sale.
- Passport or ID card and your NIE number
What selling costs — and what comes back
The usual surprise is not the tax. It is the 3% the buyer withholds at completion — which sounds worse than it is.
Capital gains tax
19% for non-residents. Charged on the gain, not the sale price. From the sale price you deduct the purchase price, the taxes and costs you paid when buying, notary fees and documented improvements. Keep the invoices: they genuinely reduce the bill.
The 3% retention
Withheld, not lost. The buyer withholds 3% of the price and pays it to the Spanish tax office as an advance against your tax. If your actual liability is lower, you reclaim the difference. Our lawyers file that claim.
Plusvalía municipal
A local tax on the increase in the value of the land itself. Usually a modest amount.
Our fee
Agreed before we start and settled only once the sale completes at the notary. Nothing upfront, nothing for photography or advertising, and no penalty if you take the property off the market.
This is general information, not tax advice. Our adviser will go through your specific position before you sign anything.
How long it takes
A well-presented, sensibly priced property on the Costa del Sol usually sells within three to four months. Once a buyer is found, the process is predictable:
- Negotiation — a few days to a few weeks
- Reservation contract — the buyer pays around 1% and the property comes off the market
- Private purchase contract — 2 to 4 weeks later, with a 10% deposit. From this point a buyer who walks away loses the deposit; a seller who walks away returns double
- Notary and payment — 1 to 2 months later. Signature, the balance transferred and keys handed over the same day
- Land Registry — updated in about a month, with nothing further needed from you
July, August, December and January are quiet — not because buyers disappear, but because they are on holiday or at home for Christmas.
Frequently asked questions about selling
Let's talk before you list it anywhere
Fifteen minutes is usually enough to tell you whether your price is realistic and what is worth doing before the first viewing. No obligation.
Karolina — sales, Costa del Sol. You speak to her directly.