Province in Spain

Property rules in Bizkaia

What applies in Bizkaia to buying, letting and splitting? The rules for the whole province, and a page for each municipality. Always with the official source and the date.

113 of 113municipalities researched

103municipalities with rules of their own

6rules for the whole province

As of 17 October 2026. A municipality counts as researched once we have read its bylaws.

What applies across Bizkaia

The national rules and those of the region and the province. A municipality can have its own rules as well.

Buying

Impuesto sobre Transmisiones Patrimoniales (ITP)

Province of Bizkaia

Tax the buyer pays on the purchase price of an existing home. The region sets the rate.

Existing home: 4% of the purchase price

Source: bizkaia.eus, Norma Foral 1/2011 de Bizkaia (ITP-AJD), art. 13.b · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source

No obstante lo dispuesto en la letra anterior, la transmisión de viviendas en general, incluidas las plazas de garaje, con un máximo de dos unidades, y anexos, situados en el mismo edificio, que se transmitan conjuntamente, tributará al 4 por 100.

IVA en vivienda nuevaNational
- VAT: 10% of the purchase price
Full rule and source

Owning

IRNR (rentas imputadas, Modelo 210)National
Full rule and source

Short-term rental

Licencia de vivienda turística

Region País Vasco

If you let a home to tourists, you register it with the region. A municipality can limit new registrations or stop them for a while; what is already registered usually stays valid.

Registration: Registration required, everywhere
Ban: Ban, only in designated areas

Source: boe.es, Ley 13/2016 de Turismo, art. 53.6 y 20.4 (Ley 6/2025) · valid from 30 December 2025 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source

No se podrán arrendar viviendas sin haber presentado previamente la declaración responsable de inicio de actividad turística ante la Administración turística de Euskadi.

Selling

Ganancia patrimonial de no residentes (IRNR)National
- Rate: 19% of the gain
- Paid by the buyer: 3% of the purchase price
Full rule and source
Ganancia patrimonial (IRPF)National
- On a gain up to €6,000: 19% of the gain
- On a gain from €6,000, on a gain up to €50,000: 21% of the gain
- On a gain from €50,000, on a gain up to €200,000: 23% of the gain
- On a gain from €200,000, on a gain up to €300,000: 27% of the gain
- On a gain from €300,000: 30% of the gain
Full rule and source

Compare the municipalities in Bizkaia

For each question you see how many municipalities have an answer and how many we read without finding the rule. You also see how many we have not read yet.

Question	Answer known	Not found	Not researched
May you let short term?	113	0	0
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?	0	0	113
Is the level of the rent regulated?	4	109	0
How much ITP do you pay?	113	0	0
How much tax do you pay on a new-build home?	113	0	0
What is the IBI rate?	103	0	10
Do you pay tax on the gain when you sell?	113	0	0

Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles (IBI)103 municipalities
Plusvalía municipal (IIVTNU)20 municipalities
Zona de mercado residencial tensionado4 municipalities

Municipalities in Bizkaia

113 municipalities. A municipality with its own rules has its own page.

Abadiño1 rule of its own
Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena1 rule of its own
Ajangiz1 rule of its own
Alonsotegi1 rule of its own
Amorebieta-Etxano2 rules of its own
Amoroto1 rule of its own
Arakaldono own rules yet
Arantzazuno own rules yet
Areatza1 rule of its own
Arrankudiaga-Zollo1 rule of its own
Arratzu1 rule of its own
Arrieta1 rule of its own
Arrigorriaga2 rules of its own
Artea1 rule of its own
Artzentales1 rule of its own
Atxondo1 rule of its own
Aulesti1 rule of its own
Bakio1 rule of its own
Balmaseda1 rule of its own
Barakaldo3 rules of its own
Barrika1 rule of its own
Basauri3 rules of its own
Bediano own rules yet
Berango1 rule of its own
Bermeo2 rules of its own
Berriatuano own rules yet
Berriz1 rule of its own
Bilbao3 rules of its own
Busturia1 rule of its own
Derio1 rule of its own
Dima1 rule of its own
Durango2 rules of its own
Ea1 rule of its own
Elantxobe1 rule of its own
Elorrio1 rule of its own
Erandio2 rules of its own
Ereñono own rules yet
Ermua2 rules of its own
Errigoiti1 rule of its own
Etxebarri2 rules of its own
Etxebarriano own rules yet
Forua1 rule of its own
Fruiz1 rule of its own
Galdakao3 rules of its own
Galdames1 rule of its own
Gamiz-Fika1 rule of its own
Garai1 rule of its own
Gatika1 rule of its own
Gautegiz Arteaga1 rule of its own
Gernika-Lumo2 rules of its own
Getxo2 rules of its own
Gizaburuaga1 rule of its own
Gordexola1 rule of its own
Gorliz1 rule of its own
Güeñes1 rule of its own
Ibarrangelu1 rule of its own
Igorre1 rule of its own
Ispaster1 rule of its own
Iurreta1 rule of its own
Izurtza1 rule of its own
Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza1 rule of its own
Kortezubino own rules yet
Lanestosa1 rule of its own
Larrabetzu1 rule of its own
Laukiz1 rule of its own
Leioa2 rules of its own
Lekeitio1 rule of its own
Lemoano own rules yet
Lemoiz1 rule of its own
Lezama1 rule of its own
Loiu1 rule of its own
Mallabia1 rule of its own
Mañaria1 rule of its own
Markina-Xemein1 rule of its own
Maruri-Jatabe1 rule of its own
Meñaka1 rule of its own
Mendata1 rule of its own
Mendexa1 rule of its own
Morga1 rule of its own
Mundaka1 rule of its own
Mungia2 rules of its own
Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitzno own rules yet
Murueta1 rule of its own
Muskiz1 rule of its own
Muxika1 rule of its own
Nabarniz1 rule of its own
Ondarroa1 rule of its own
Orozko1 rule of its own
Ortuella1 rule of its own
Otxandio1 rule of its own
Plentzia1 rule of its own
Portugalete2 rules of its own
Santurtzi2 rules of its own
Sestao2 rules of its own
Sondika1 rule of its own
Sopela2 rules of its own
Sopuerta1 rule of its own
Sukarrieta1 rule of its own
Trucios-Turtzioz1 rule of its own
Ubide1 rule of its own
Ugao-Miraballes1 rule of its own
Urduliz1 rule of its own
Urduña/Orduña1 rule of its own
Usansolo1 rule of its own
Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran2 rules of its own
Zaldibar1 rule of its own
Zalla1 rule of its own
Zamudio1 rule of its own
Zaratamo1 rule of its own
Zeanuri1 rule of its own
Zeberiono own rules yet
Zierbena1 rule of its own
Ziortza-Bolibar1 rule of its own

This is a summary of the official rules, with the source. Read the source before you decide. It is not legal or tax advice.

Updated on 16 October 2026. As of 17 October 2026.

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