Insights
On Spain, Andorra, Monaco and the cross-border decisions that make a relocation work — or quietly cost the family a million.
Monaco · Residency · 4 min read
A Monaco carte de séjour rests on two documents: a lease or deed, and a bank letter. How each one sets a buyer's real timeline, and the order to tackle them in.
Spain · Mallorca · 5 min read
Imputed income tax, Balearic wealth tax and the solidarity tax: the yearly bill on a Mallorca home for a non-resident, plus the costs of buying and selling.
Spain · Marbella · 4 min read
La Zagaleta prices at about three times Marbella's official average per square metre. What the gated-estate premium pays for, and what to ask before paying it.
Andorra · Families · 4 min read
Andorra's passive residency priced for a whole family, the purchase limits on foreign buyers, and why the inheritance position comes first.
Spain · Ibiza · 4 min read
Santa Eulària des Riu on Ibiza has led Spain's official appraised home values every quarter since Q2 2022, rising 62.2% to EUR 6,844 a square metre.
Portugal · Madeira · 5 min read
What a non-resident pays to buy and hold a Madeira home in 2026: the 7.5% transfer tax, the 0.30% municipal rate, and the home-country rules that follow you.
UAE · Dubai · 5 min read
Where non-UAE nationals can own freehold in Dubai and what the law actually says, plus the escrow and registration checks that protect an off-plan purchase.
Strategy · Family office · 9 min read
How sophisticated family offices structure European prime property — the ownership vehicles, the succession architecture, the liquidity planning, and the mistakes that compound silently.
Mediterranean · Trends · 7 min read
Tracking where international UHNWI capital is moving across the Mediterranean — from established Marbella, Mallorca and the Riviera to the rising Antiparos, Comporta and Calabria.
Cross-border · Succession · 8 min read
Spanish ISD by autonomous community (including the 2024 Balearic reform), Andorra's absence of inheritance tax, Monaco's IHT ladder by relationship, and the structuring that actually works.
Overview · European property · 9 min read
A market-by-market read on European prime property as of mid-2026. Spain, the South of France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the Greek islands and the principalities, with honest pricing ranges.
Concept · Tax residency · 7 min read
Tax residency is not the same as legal residency, citizenship, or where you live most of the year. A primer on the test that governs which jurisdiction's tax authority can claim you, and why it usually beats price.
Spain · Property · 8 min read
An honest read on the Spanish luxury property market — Marbella, Mallorca, Barcelona, Madrid — for the international buyer in 2026. Where prices are heading, which sub-markets are misunderstood.
Cross-border · Tax · 9 min read
A side-by-side comparison of effective ten-year tax burden across Spain (under Beckham), Andorra (post-2026 reform) and Monaco (post-Loi 1.548), for a EUR 5M property and EUR 1M annual income.
Monaco · Residency · 8 min read
Monaco's residency framework, the 2023 droits de mutation reform under Loi 1.548, the French national exclusion, and the buyer profile where Monaco actually makes economic sense.
Andorra · Residency · 8 min read
Llei Òmnibus 1 (March 2025) and Llei Òmnibus 2 (February 2026) restructured Andorran passive residency. The EUR 1M threshold, the EUR 400K Housing Fund alternative, and the non-refundable AFA payment.
Spain · Tax residency · 7 min read
Spain's special tax regime for inbound workers, post-2023 amendments. The 6-month application window, qualifying criteria, and the situations where Beckham is and is not economic.