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Who may buy, what the purchase really costs, and what each bank will lend a non-resident — for 20 markets, with bank-by-bank terms for Spain and Portugal.

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Worked example · UK buyer · Spain · €250,000

What you need to bring

Banks quote a percentage. What decides your cash is the base that percentage applies to. Two banks, one property, one price — and a €34,000 difference before you have chosen a lawyer.

Valuation assumed at €235,000 (6% under the price — an assumption for the example; set it to your own valuation).

Non-EU buyers: CaixaBank publish acceptance; Bankinter do not publish a yes/no.

Cash required ranges from €101,250 to €135,250 for the selected banks.

Cash required before completion — best selected outcome

€101,250

at CaixaBank · 70% of the purchase price

CaixaBank

70% of the purchase price

Purchase price
€250,000
Bank valuation
€235,000 · not usedassumed
Loan basis
70% × €250,000
Maximum loan
€175,000
Deposit the loan leaves you
€75,000
Purchase costs
€26,2508–13% Spain band · 10.5% midpoint
Cash required before completion
€101,250
€34,000 more cash at Bankinter for the same property at the same price — the base, not the percentage, decides it. If the number is out of reach today, change the price: the ledger updates and the gap between banks stays visible.

[Data] CaixaBank and Bankinter non-resident pages for the published LTV percentages and bases · verified

[Estimated] Bankinter does not publish its non-resident LTV base; lower of price and valuation is an illustrative sensitivity assumption. Purchase costs use the midpoint of Spain's registry band.

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Non-resident mortgages, bank by bank — Spain

Bank-published terms are shown where available. Comparator and mortgage-broker figures retain secondary confidence in the source line; unpublished fields stay blank rather than being estimated.

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Non-resident mortgage terms by bank — Spain, verified 2026-09-01
BankMax LTVLTV baseNon-EU buyersMax termAge capRatesCash needed on €250,000
Banco Sabadell70%—Not published by the bankYes20 years75fixed, mixed, variable—Not published by the bank
Banco Santander70%—Not published by the bank—Not published by the bank20 years—Not published by the bankfixed, variableFixed from 3.59%; variable from 1.75% in year one then Euribor + 1.15% with discounts (HelpMyCash, 2026-08-03)—Not published by the bank
Bankinter60%—Not published by the bank—Not published by the bank25 years—Not published by the bankfixed, variable—Not published by the bank
BBVA70%—Not published by the bank—Not published by the bank25 years—Not published by the bank—Not published by the bank—Not published by the bank
CaixaBank (HolaBank)70%of the purchase priceYes20 years—Not published by the bankfixed, variableRepresentative fixed example: 3.35% NIR / 3.949% APR without discounts (displayed 2026-09-02)€101,250
Cajamar60%—Not published by the bank—Not published by the bank20 years—Not published by the bankfixedFixed 4.15% NIR, or 3.15% with discounts (hipotecas.me, 2026-09)—Not published by the bank
UCI70%of the purchase priceYes30 years—Not published by the bankfixed, mixed, variable€101,250

[Data] Bank-published rows retain the publisher's stated terms; missing fields stay unpublished. · verified

[Estimated] Banco Sabadell practitioner or comparator report · verified

[Estimated] Banco Santander practitioner or comparator report · verified

[Estimated] BBVA practitioner or comparator report · verified

[Estimated] Cajamar practitioner or comparator report · verified

Sources: Banco Sabadell (Rankia (comparator), 2026-06-30; secondary, verified 2026-09-01); Banco Santander (HelpMyCash (comparator), 2026-08-03; secondary, verified 2026-09-01); Bankinter (Bankinter, undated; primary, verified 2026-09-01); BBVA (Twipoteca (mortgage broker), undated; secondary, verified 2026-09-01); CaixaBank (HolaBank) (CaixaBank (HolaBank product page and HolaBank Home Guide), undated; primary, verified 2026-09-01); Cajamar (hipotecas.me (mortgage broker), 2026-09; secondary, verified 2026-09-01); UCI (UCI (Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios), undated; primary, verified 2026-09-01). Cash examples include 10.5% purchase costs, derived from the midpoint of the country's registry closing-cost band; a dash means the bank did not publish enough information to calculate the example.

Every market we track, in one table, with the row's own verification date — so you can see which figures rest on registrar or tax-authority evidence and which still use a practitioner read.

20 markets compared

Sorted by purchase costs

Thailand

1–2%
Condos only · LTV No mortgagetax 0.02–0.3%

practitioner · Verified guide →

Bali (Indonesia)

2–3%
Restricted · LTV No mortgagetax 0.01–0.05%

practitioner · Verified guide →

Ecuador

2–5%
Restricted · LTV No mortgagetax 0–0.25%

mixed · Verified guide →

Panama

2–5%
Unrestricted · LTV 50–70%tax 0–0.75%

mixed · Verified guide →

Colombia

3–5%
Unrestricted · LTV 50–70%tax 0.5–1.6%

mixed · Verified guide →

Costa Rica

3.5–5%
Unrestricted · LTV 50–70%tax 0.25–0.25%

mixed · Verified guide →

Turkey

4–6%
Restricted · LTV 50–70%tax 0.1–0.6%

mixed · Verified guide →

Mexico

4–7%
Restricted · LTV 50–65%tax 0.1–0.3%

practitioner · Verified guide →

United Kingdom

4–14%
Unrestricted · LTV 60–75%tax 0.59–1.76%

mixed · Verified guide →

Japan

6–8%
Unrestricted · LTV 50–70%tax 1–1.7%

registrar · Verified guide →

Netherlands

6–10%
Unrestricted · LTV 60–80%tax 0.1–0.3%

mixed · Verified guide →

Dubai (UAE)

7–8%
Restricted · LTV 50–65%tax 0–0%

registrar · Verified guide →

France

7–9%
Unrestricted · LTV 70–80%tax 0.5–2%

mixed · Verified guide →

Greece

7–10%
Restricted · LTV 50–70%tax 0.1–1.15%

mixed · Verified guide →

Italy

7–15%
Unrestricted · LTV 50–60%tax 0.4–0.76%

mixed · Verified guide →

Spain

8–13%
Unrestricted · LTV 60–70%tax 0.4–1.1%

mixed · Verified guide →

Malaysia

9–10%
Restricted · LTV 60–70%tax 0.01–0.02%

mixed · Verified guide →

Portugal

10–12%
Unrestricted · LTV 60–75%tax 0.3–0.45%

mixed · Verified guide →

Germany

10–15%
Unrestricted · LTV 60–70%tax 0.3–0.8%

mixed · Verified guide →

Singapore

61–66%
Restricted · LTV 45–75%tax 0–0.16%

registrar · Verified guide →

[Data] WhereNext property registry — registrar, tax-authority and practitioner checks; each Verified cell uses that row's own date and source class.

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Non-resident mortgages, bank by bank — Portugal

Bank terms sit beneath the regulator's portfolio caps and stress rules, so a published product maximum is never presented as an approval promise.

Banco de Portugal caps (effective 1 August 2026): own home ≤90% LTV; other purposes ≤80% LTV; DSTI ≤45%; rate shock +0.5 pp to 5 years, +1.0 pp over 5–10 years, and +1.5 pp over 10 years; maximum maturity 40years at age 35 or under and 35years over 35. LTV uses the lower of purchase price and valuation.

Euribor monthly averages: July 2026: 3M 2.425%, 6M 2.647%, 12M 2.855%; August 2026: 6M 2.713%, 12M 2.954%. Sources: [1] [2] [3].

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Non-resident mortgage terms by bank — Portugal, verified 2026-09-02
BankMax LTVLTV baseNon-EU buyersMax termAge capRatesCash needed on €250,000
Banco BPI70%of the bank valuationYes30 years75fixed, mixed, variableVariable TAN 3.463% with contracted products or 4.213% base; fixed 30-year TAN 4.350% contracted or 5.100% base; mixed 3-year TAN 2.950% contracted or 3.700% base (2026-09)€113,000
Novobanco80%of the lower of price and valuationYes30 years75fixed, variableVariable TAN 3.655% with associated products (July 2026 12-month Euribor 2.855% + 0.80% spread) or 4.255% without associated products (2026-07)€89,500
Santander Portugal75%—Not published by the bankYes40 years75mixed, variableVariable TAN 4.613% at the 1.90% base spread; product-linked spreads range from 0.50% to 1.90%, with mixed 2-year and 4-year options (2026-08)—Not published by the bank
UCI Portugal70%of the purchase priceYes30 years75mixed, variableVariable TAN 4.287% (July 2026 6-month Euribor 2.647% + 1.640% spread); mixed TAN 4.150% fixed for 5 years then 6-month Euribor + 1.640% (2026-08)€102,500

[Data] Bank-published rows retain the publisher's stated terms; missing fields stay unpublished. · verified

Sources: Banco BPI (Banco BPI, 2026-09; primary, verified 2026-09-02); Novobanco (Novobanco, 2026-07; primary, verified 2026-09-02); Santander Portugal (Santander Totta, 2026-08; primary, verified 2026-09-02); UCI Portugal (UCI Portugal, 2026-08; primary, verified 2026-09-02). Cash examples include 11% purchase costs, derived from the midpoint of the country's registry closing-cost band; a dash means the bank did not publish enough information to calculate the example.

LTV base changes the result: on this example, UCI Portugal lends €175,000 from the purchase price, while Novobanco lends €188,000 from the lower price-or-valuation base — a -€13,000 loan difference.

Foreign-buyer friction

These markets permit only certain property types, require a special structure or approval, or do not allow foreign freehold ownership. The legal distinction matters more than a simple yes-or-no badge.

Thailand

Restricted

Condos only (49% foreign quota per building). Land prohibited. · purchase costs 1–2%

Read guide →

Bali (Indonesia)

Restricted

Residence-permit holders may hold Hak Pakai (right-of-use) title and qualifying strata units under PP 18/2021, subject to minimum prices and a one-property limit; nominee arrangements ILLEGAL · purchase costs 2–3%

Read guide →

Ecuador

Restricted

Open to foreigners except a 20 km national-border security zone; coastal purchases are allowed · purchase costs 2–5%

Country profile →

Turkey

Restricted

Eligible nationalities may acquire up to 30 hectares; prohibited military/security zones are excluded, special security zones need permission, and foreign ownership is capped at 10% of each district. · purchase costs 4–6%

Country profile →

Mexico

Restricted

Fideicomiso bank trust required in restricted zone (50km coast, 100km border) · purchase costs 4–7%

Read guide →

Dubai (UAE)

Restricted

Freehold in 20+ designated areas only · purchase costs 7–8%

Read guide →

Greece

Restricted

Border zone permit needed in some areas. Otherwise open. · purchase costs 7–10%

Country profile →

Malaysia

Restricted

Minimum price thresholds (RM 1M+ in most states). MM2H visa may be required. · purchase costs 9–10%

Country profile →

Singapore

Restricted

Condos freely. Landed property needs government approval. 60% ABSD surcharge for foreigners. · purchase costs 61–66%

Country profile →

Residency by investment

Property-linked residence or citizenship routes recorded in the registry. Eligibility is separate from the right to buy.

Ecuador

Investor visa from $48,200 (100 basic wages, 2026) property investment.

From $48,200

Panama

Qualified Investor permanent residency from USD 300,000 in real estate (MICI, 2026; securities USD 500,000, bank deposit USD 750,000); Friendly Nations residency otherwise needs a job or USD 200K in property.

From $300,000

Colombia

Investor visa from ~$150K property investment.

From $150,000

Turkey

Citizenship from $400K property. Short-term residency from $200K.

From $400,000

Dubai (UAE)

Golden Visa from AED 2,000,000 (~$545K) property.

From $545,000

Greece

Golden Visa from €400K (€800K across Attica, Thessaloniki, the Mykonos and Thira regional units and islands over 3,100 inhabitants; €250K only for conversion and listed-building projects).

From $290,550

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