2 rules of its own

Property rules in Sopela

What applies in Sopela to buying, letting and splitting a property? The national rules and the municipality's own rules, with the source and the date. We assume a property you do not live in yourself.

What applies in Sopela

By topic. The rules of the municipality and the region are shown in full, the national ones in short. A short rule links to the full text and its source.

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

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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.

Owning

Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles (IBI)

Municipality of Sopela

Annual municipal tax on owning a property: a percentage of the official value, which is usually well below the market value.

Urban property
0.2164% of the valor catastral

Source: Tipos impositivos municipales 2026 (Open Data Bizkaia, Udaldata) · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

Quote from the source
Bienes inmuebles (urbano): 0,2164 %

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

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

Selling

Plusvalía municipal (IIVTNU)

Municipality of Sopela

Municipal tax on sale, on the increase in value of the land under the property.

Held up to 0 years
2% of the gain
Held 1 year or more, held up to 1 year
1.5% of the gain
Held 2 years or more, held up to 2 years
3.5% of the gain
Held 3 years or more, held up to 3 years
5% of the gain
Held 4 years or more, held up to 4 years
5.5% of the gain
Held 5 years or more, held up to 5 years
5.75% of the gain
Held 6 years or more, held up to 6 years
5.5% of the gain
Held 7 years or more, held up to 7 years
6.5% of the gain
Held 8 years or more, held up to 8 years
7.5% of the gain
Held 9 years or more, held up to 9 years
9.5% of the gain
Held 10 years or more, held up to 10 years
10.5% of the gain
Held 11 years or more, held up to 11 years
12.5% of the gain
Held 12 years or more, held up to 13 years
13.5% of the gain
Held 14 years or more, held up to 14 years
16% of the gain
Held 15 years or more, held up to 15 years
17% of the gain
Held 16 years or more, held up to 16 years
20% of the gain
Held 17 years or more, held up to 17 years
19% of the gain
Held 18 years or more, held up to 18 years
16% of the gain
Held 19 years or more, held up to 19 years
12.5% of the gain
Held 20 years or more
7.5% of the gain

Source: bizkaia.eus, Ordenanza fiscal reguladora del IIVTNU de Sopela (texto 2024), artículo 8.1 y Anexo «Cuadro de porcentajes» · valid from 31 December 2024 · updated on 16 October 2026

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La cuota íntegra de este Impuesto será el resultado de aplicar a la base imponible el tipo de gravamen que se expresa en el Anexo.
  • 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

What we read for Sopela

Per rule: found, read without finding it, or not researched yet. Not found does not mean the rule does not exist.

The fixed questions for Sopela

The same questions for every municipality, so you can compare them. Choose a question to see every municipality.

QuestionIn Sopela
May you let short term?Restricted in part of the municipality
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?Not researched
Is the level of the rent regulated?Not found in the source
How much ITP do you pay?4% of the purchase price
How much tax do you pay on a new-build home?10% of the purchase price
What is the IBI rate?0.2164% of the valor catastral
Do you pay tax on the gain when you sell?Resident 19%, non-resident 19%, withheld 3%

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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