Your Spanish homein your own country’s tax return.
Updated 12 November 2026 · 2 minute read
The short answer
Spain taxes your Spanish home first, because the property is there. Your home country usually wants it declared as well, and a tax treaty then prevents you from paying twice on the same income.
Why declare the home twice?
Most countries tax their residents on what they own or earn worldwide. Spain taxes property on its territory. Both rules apply to your holiday home at once, which is why tax treaties exist.
How does a treaty prevent double tax?
In one of two ways, depending on your country:
- Exemption. Your country leaves the Spanish home or its income out of the calculation, or gives a matching reduction.
- Credit. Your country taxes the income and then subtracts the tax you already paid in Spain.
What does that look like in practice?
| Where you live | What typically happens |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | The home is declared as an asset, with relief so it is not taxed twice |
| United Kingdom | Rental profit is declared to HMRC, and Spanish tax is credited |
Other countries follow one of the same two methods. Your tax adviser at home can tell you which.
What should you keep?
- Your filed Modelo 210 returns
- Proof that the Spanish tax was paid
- A yearly overview of rent and costs
Your home country can ask for these to grant the relief.
Questions
If I paid tax in Spain, can I leave the home off my return at home?
Usually not. Relief normally has to be claimed in the return, so the home still has to be declared.
Do the same costs count in both countries?
Not always. Each country has its own rules on what is deductible.
Does Casatax prepare my home country return?
No. Casatax prepares Spanish tax. Your yearly overview is useful input for your adviser at home.
One yearly overview,for both tax returns.
Casatax keeps your income, costs and bookings in one place, and prepares your Spanish return. Your gestor files it.
Join waiting listThis is general information, not tax advice. Rules and dates change, so check your own situation with your gestor.