Property Buyer’s Agent in Gran Canaria
Canary Islands
Gran Canaria's purchase costs follow the Canary rules — IGIC on a new-build instead of mainland IVA, the regional transfer tax on a resale — so the first thing worth correcting is any budget built from a generic Spanish cost calculator.
The market splits between Las Palmas city, where buyers are increasingly residents rather than holidaymakers, and the southern resort belt, where much of the stock sits in tourist-designated complexes. That designation matters more than it looks: in some complexes the permitted use is tourist rather than residential, which affects whether you can live there full-time, how you may let it, and who can buy it from you later.
Local context: Gran Canaria
| Extranjería office | Oficina de Extranjería de Las Palmas, the province that also covers Fuerteventura and Lanzarote |
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| Connectivity | Las Palmas has among the best fibre and co-working provision in the archipelago, which is why the remote-work caseload concentrates here |
| Company registry | Registro Mercantil de Las Palmas |
| Local context | Las Palmas is one of Europe's best-established remote-work bases, so digital-nomad structures and Canary-specific tax setups are the everyday work here |
| Indirect tax | IGIC, not mainland IVA, at a lower general rate |
| Tax regime | Régimen Económico y Fiscal de Canarias (Ley 19/1994), including the RIC reserve and the ZEC zone |
| Tax administration | Agencia Tributaria for state taxes; the Canary tax body for IGIC |
| Work authorisation | Granted by the central Oficina de Extranjería |
Sources: Gobierno de Canarias — Tributos · Ley 19/1994 — REF de Canarias (BOE) · Zona Especial Canaria (ZEC) · Agencia Tributaria
What we handle: Property Buyer’s Agent
Independent buyer representation — we work for you, not the seller.
- Independent buyer representation (never the seller)
- Property search matched to your brief and budget
- Viewings, shortlists and honest condition reports
- Price and terms negotiation
Questions about this service
Can I live full-time in a property in a tourist complex?
Not always, and this is the check people skip. Where a complex has tourist use designation, residential occupation may be restricted and the unit may have to be placed in an exploitation arrangement. It also narrows your future buyer pool. Establish the designation before you offer, not after.
Is buying in Las Palmas different from buying in the south?
Legally the framework is the same, but the risk profile differs. City stock raises building age, community works and letting rules; resort stock raises use designation, complex management agreements and seasonal charges. The due diligence is tailored to which of the two you are buying.
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