Spain plans to limit the number of homes foreigners purchase by raising taxes by up to 100% on properties bought by people who are not European Citizens and do not reside in an EU country, and who often are buyers of investment properties. He didn’t provide a timeline or details on how he plans to implement the tax.

A tax of up to 100 percent on Spanish property deals by non-EU nationals living outside the country is one of the leftist government's flagship proposals to tackle a housing crisis. A total of 638,552 property deals were sealed that year,

Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced his plan to roll out a tax of up to 100 per cent on properties owned by non-residents in Spain.

Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on the value of properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK. Announcing the move, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the "unprecedented" measure was necessary to meet the country's housing emergency.

Spain is working on implementing a tax as high as 100 percent for houses purchased by non-EU citizens to mitigate its housing crisis.

Spain's Prime Minister has unveiled plans to impose a tax of up to 100% on the value of properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said too many people were buying Spanish homes as an investment rather than to live in.