Selling in Benalmádena.
This is the town we work from. Our office is in Arroyo de la Miel, not in Marbella and not in a call centre, and I value every property here myself.
This is the town we work from. Our office is in Arroyo de la Miel, not in Marbella and not in a call centre, and I value every property here myself.
Most valuations you will be offered in Benalmádena are produced by someone who has never stood in the property. They take a portal average, adjust it a little, and send you a number designed to win the listing rather than sell the house.
I do it the other way round. I come and look, I tell you what I think it will actually sell for, and if that number is lower than you were hoping I say so at the visit rather than three months into a stale listing. Sometimes the honest advice is to change nothing and wait. Occasionally it is not to sell at all.
It costs you nothing to hear it, and you are under no obligation afterwards.
A seafront flat at Puerto Marina, a village house up in the Pueblo and a family home in Arroyo are three different sales with three different buyers. Price them off one municipal average and at least two of them sit on the market. Here is how I read each one.
Agencies quote a commission and stop there. These are the other things that come out of a Spanish sale, so nothing lands on you at the notary.
Nothing up front. The valuation, the photography and the listing are all included, and we are paid only when the property sells. If it does not sell you owe us nothing.
The municipal tax on the increase in urban land value. On a normal resale the seller pays it. What it comes to depends on the land value and how long you have owned the place.
Your buyer is legally obliged to hold back 3% of the price and pay it to Hacienda as an advance on your capital gains tax, using Modelo 211. If your real liability is lower you claim the difference back. Your lawyer files it.
Your own lawyer, plus the documents a Spanish sale needs: energy certificate, up-to-date community fee and IBI receipts, the nota simple. I tell you which of these are missing before we list, not the week of the signing.
You will notice there is no "average cost to sell in Benalmádena" figure here. That is deliberate. It depends on your residency, your purchase price and how long you have held the property, and an average would be wrong for almost everyone reading this. We work through your real numbers at the valuation. Rates and rules as of July 2026; Spanish and Andalusian tax law changes and we review this quarterly. General information, not tax advice, and your lawyer or gestor confirms what applies to you.
Tell me a bit about it. Someone senior replies within 24 hours to arrange half an hour at the property. We always look in person. If you are abroad we sort access with whoever has the key and go through the written report with you on a call.
Start with a valuation in person, not an online estimate. I come to the property, look at what is genuinely selling nearby, and put a price range in writing with three comparables behind it. After that: photography, listing copy in the language your buyer actually reads, viewings hosted by us, then negotiation and the paperwork through to the escritura. The valuation costs nothing and you are not committed to listing with me afterwards.
The valuation is free and we take no fee until the property sells. Beyond that, the plusvalía municipal, which is the tax on the increase in urban land value, is paid by the seller on a normal resale. If you are a non-resident, the buyer must withhold 3% of the price and pay it to Hacienda on your behalf as an advance against capital gains tax, using Modelo 211. You claim the difference back if your real liability is lower. What you actually pay depends on your residency, what you paid for the property and how long you have owned it, so I would rather work through your real numbers at the valuation than quote you an average that turns out to be wrong.
Once a buyer is on the table, closing usually takes 30 to 60 days. How long it takes to find that buyer depends on the barrio, the price and the condition of the property. Puerto Marina and Arroyo de la Miel behave quite differently from each other. I will give you an honest range for your specific property when I see it, rather than a headline average that flatters everybody.
No. We arrange access with whoever holds the key, host every viewing ourselves, and take you through the written valuation on a video call. If you cannot travel for the signing, your lawyer can act under a power of attorney. Several of our sellers have completed without setting foot in the country.
Yes, and plenty of people do. Most Costa del Sol property sells under a non-exclusive arrangement and we work that way too. There are real trade-offs in both directions and I will explain them properly at the valuation so you can decide with the facts rather than the sales pitch.
No, a VUT licence is not required in order to sell. It can still matter to your buyer. Benalmádena has a working licensing process through the Junta de Andalucía, and any buyer intending to let will want to know whether the building permits it. If you already hold a licence, or your community has voted to allow short-term letting, that is worth documenting before we list. Checking the community vote history is part of how we prepare the file.
More detail: how our seller service works, the Benalmádena area guide, what your buyer budgets on top of the asking price, and how far asking prices are landing from sold prices right now.
Half an hour, in English, Dutch, Spanish or German. You get me, not a sales rep.