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Presuming that by the time you read this, you have already spent a decent amount of time contemplating what would be involved when you come to  buy a house in Sotogrande , you might have encountered various mentions of the ’90-day rule’. Also sometimes referred to as the ‘90/180 rule’, this is the requirement – as set out in European Union (EU) law – that those visiting the EU or Schengen area of Europe from a non-EU state only stay for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, if they do not have a visa entitling them to remain for longer. The conclusion of the Brexit transition period in December 2020 brought Britons within the scope of this rule. Simply being the owner of a property in Spain doesn’t prevent you from being subject to the rule – so as a British national, even if you do buy a house in Sotogrande, you will need to account for it when making plans to travel to and enjoy your property. What are the ways of potentially overcoming this rule? As the UK Government...

  So eventful have the last few months been for many of us, that it might feel strange to be reminded that the Brexit transition period – based on an agreement between the UK and the European Union (EU) – only actually ended less than a year ago. If, though, you are a UK national who would like to  buy a house in Sotogrande , you might be unsure of how the legalities and practicalities around this have changed since the conclusion of the UK’s ‘EU era’. The good news is that a lot less has changed than you might think! The “rules” governing your right to  buy a house in Sotogrande  and use it as you wish are, in fact, basically the same. How Brexit has altered – or not altered – the situation for would-be buyers of Spanish property First of all, the UK’s departure from the EU has not affected Britons’ entitlement to purchase property in Sotogrande or anywhere else in Spain. The Spanish government does not put in place any rules preventing nationals of non-EU states fr...