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Alicante / Costa Blanca

Practical guides

The questions that come up before renovation work in Spain, with a direct answer and the official texts behind it.

Interior of a house being renovated, floor protected and walls freshly plastered

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Building permits

Licence or responsible declaration: the paperwork to file at the town hall for your project, in the province of Alicante.

Renovated kitchen with white units and a wooden worktop

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10% VAT on renovation work

The three conditions for the reduced rate, the 40% materials rule, pools, and the change due in December 2026.

Renovated pool with light blue mosaic tiles and stone coping

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Non-slip tiles

Classes 1, 2 and 3, R11, class B: how to read a tile's spec sheet for a pool, a terrace or a bathroom.

How these guides are written

Each guide is based on official texts: the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado, BOE), the Spanish Tax Agency, the Spanish Building Code (Código Técnico de la Edificación), and town hall websites. Sources are cited at the bottom of the page with a link.

The verification date appears at the top of each guide. Rules change: for a specific case, the town hall, a tax adviser or an architect has the final say.

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