COSTA DEL SOL PROPERTY GUIDE — RELOCATION AND LOCATION WORKSHEET
Prepared 27 October 2026. Planning aid, not residence permission, tax advice, healthcare entitlement, a school place, valuation or lending approval.

HOUSEHOLD AND TIMELINE
People, nationalities, current status and intended use:
Move/visit/departure dates; fixed commitments and flexible dates:
Work, family, education, healthcare-administration and support needs:
Responsible authority/adviser | required evidence | date | status:
Keep immigration, NIE, municipal registration and tax residence distinct.

ARRIVAL ROUTE
Buy before arrival or use a properly assessed rental first?
Temporary contract, period, exit/extension terms and accepted documents:
Complete purchase/transition budget and accessible cash timing:
Delay scenario and practical fallback accommodation:

LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
Padrón: actual habitual address, authority, procedure and accepted record:
Healthcare: applicable administrative route and registration; keep clinical details in the proper secure care record:
School: stage, admission route, actual outcome, documents and weekday routine:
Work: approved activity, employer/client arrangements, advice and documents:
Pensions: provider evidence, net income, treaty advice and decisions outstanding:
Banking: services, documents, fees, authority, access and payment route:
Driving: licence and residence enquiry separate from vehicle/insurance/registration:
Departure: sale/retention, notifications, management, tax and correspondence:

ADDRESS COMPARISON
Exact address, neighbourhood, municipality and province:
Source/date for each location claim:
Essential household requirements / preferences / conditions for walking away:
Daily journeys tested, including the return and an alternative without the usual car:
Transport: actual operator, stop, route, date, timetable fit and backup:
Treat a proposal as a proposal, not an operating service.
Home: rights, access, privacy, comfort, condition and shared responsibilities:
Connectivity: provider confirmation, unit, actual-task test, room, date and backup:
Golf/other activities: actual operator rights, availability, terms and journey:
Social routine, language help and services independently confirmed:
Complete costs, quotes, estimates, currency sensitivity and reserve:

RENTAL OR INVESTMENT RESEARCH
Lawful intended product and supporting advice:
Tenant need, comparable set, deduplicated listings and source quality:
Asking evidence separate from achieved contracts/receipts:
Official data: population, geography, period, unit and limits:
Calendar: owner blocks, unavailability, offered dates and booked/paid occupation:
Occupancy unit and denominator explicitly stated:
Return measure: numerator, denominator, period, exclusions and cash invested:
Operating costs, debt, tax, reserves and sale outcome separate:
Lower-income, longer-vacancy, repair, currency and delayed-exit scenarios:
No guaranteed rent, entitlement, growth or buyer assumed.

DECISION RECORD
Candidate | requirement | evidence/date | confidence | cost | open question:
Question | responsible authority/professional | next evidence | due date:
Decision and supporting advice; trigger for an earlier review:

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