The Honest Guide to Buying Property in Alicante

From a UK buyer who actually did it — with a toddler, from London, in 2025.

In 2024 I started dreaming about buying in Spain. By September 2025 I’d completed on a 4-bedroom flat in the Alicante region — setting up a Spanish company, navigating the NIE process, transferring money without a traditional bank, managing a full refurbishment remotely, and finding my first tenant. This site is everything I learned along the way, written for UK buyers who want the real numbers and honest experience — not a sales pitch.

→ Start Here — the full buying journey from first idea to completion

→ The Real Costs — every number from my actual deal

→ Who I Used — the people and tools that made it work