Real Estate Guide Fuerteventura 2025 (UK – Post Brexit context)
- Oliver Schlolaut
- Nov 14
- 2 min read
AMV INTERNATIONAL REALTY SL – Anna M. Vogel & Oliver Schlolaut
Living on the island for over 10 years
Why this Real Estate Guide Fuerteventura 2025?
We support people in buying, selling, building and renting property on Fuerteventura. With our team of lawyers, notaries and tax advisors, this guide is continuously updated – giving you reliable and practical insights, adapted to the latest legal developments.
Foundations for legal certainty
Transparency: Every step in the purchase or sale process is clearly explained.
Dialogue: Your feedback helps us improve this guide together.
Comprehensive advice: Real estate transactions involve contracts, authorities, neighbours and tenants – we support you beyond completion.
Fuerteventura – A unique market
Unlike Gran Canaria or Tenerife, Fuerteventura focuses on sustainable urban development and open spaces instead of density. This makes the market attractive for investors and homeowners alike.
Buying property
Always check, ask, and re‑check.
Planning issues: Calificación Urbanística and georeferencing.
Safe process: involve experts, check encumbrances, use digital procedures.
Selling property
Preparation: complete documentation.
Process: reservation agreement with 5–10 % deposit.
Costs: agent fee (~5 %), energy certificate, notary, registry.
Taxes: capital gains tax (19–23 %), Plusvalía, 3 % withholding for non‑residents.
Alternative use: Renting
Long‑term rental: stable, less management, lower yield.
Short‑term rental (holiday home): higher yields – but new rules since Nov. 2025.
New holiday rental law (Nov. 2025)
90/10 rule: max. 10 % tourist use in residential areas (20 % on La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro).
Moratorium: no new permits for 5 years.
Existing licenses: valid but not automatically transferable.
Social housing excluded.
New builds: only rentable after 10 years.
No entire buildings solely for holiday rental.
Minimum size: 35 m², separate access.
Prohibited in nature parks and Natura‑2000 areas.
👉 For investors: municipal planning authority is decisive.
Tax aspects of renting
Registration with Agencia Tributaria Canaria.
Quarterly tax returns for non‑residents.
Tax rate:
EU citizens: 19 % on net profits, with deductions allowed.
UK citizens (post‑Brexit): 24 % on gross income, without deductions.
Building property
Check plot: buildability, permits.
Architect & planning: Proyecto Básico, supervision.
Construction company: compare offers, detailed contracts.
Permits: never start without official license.
Completion: Certificado Final de Obra, registry, occupancy license.
Construction time: 10–14 months after permit.
Conclusion
Real estate transactions on Fuerteventura offer great opportunities – but require careful checks, legal certainty and local expertise. With AMV INTERNATIONAL REALTY SL at your side, your dream becomes a secure investment.
With our Real Estate Guide Fuerteventura 2025, you are well prepared for the new challenges.
Contact
Oliver Schlolaut & Anna M. Vogel
AMV INTERNATIONAL REALTY SL – Your real estate agency on Fuerteventura
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