While many people in China are discussing the specific content of this policy and the possibility of its future implementation, the relevant institutions of the Spanish government have also been criticized and questioned by many people at home and abroad. Among them, Spain's main opposition voice is "the price of 1.6 million is too cheap". The attention from overseas, especially the great enthusiasm of some China people and the media, made the Spanish government begin to realize that the price threshold for buying a house and sending it to live is a bit too low.
In this case, recently, news came from the relevant departments of the western government that they may raise the minimum price of the "buy a house and send it to live" policy from 1.6 million euros to 500,000 euros. In other words, foreigners must buy a property worth more than 500,000 euros in Spain before they are eligible to apply for residence in Spain.
"The price of 1.6 million is too cheap."
In fact, the policy of buying a house and sending it to live is only one of the contents of the Spanish government's revision of the foreigners law. Since last autumn, various departments of the Spanish government, including the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Taxation and the Ministry of Development, have begun to deploy manpower to form a temporary comprehensive department responsible for drafting amendments to the Aliens Law. In many policy planning, how to effectively attract foreign businessmen and foreign investment is also one of the important considerations.
The policy concept of "1.6 million euros to buy a house and send it to live" was revealed by Jaime García-Legaz, Spain's Secretary of State for Economy and Trade, in June last year. To some extent, the purpose of his disclosure of this news is to examine the reactions from all walks of life in order to make corresponding adjustments to the government's policy thinking.
After the relevant news was announced, there was a voice of criticism in Spain. Among many objections, "selling houses cheaper" is one of the main contents. In this case, the Spanish government has begun to plan to raise the price to more than 500,000 euros.
Not only did the domestic reaction in Spain make the government feel that its asking price was too low, but the unusual attention paid to this policy abroad also prompted western governments to decide to raise the threshold of "buying a house and sending it to live". In fact, Spain's previous policy concept of "6.5438+0.6 million euros to buy a house and live" has attracted the attention of quite a few people in China. Apart from Spain's good environment, EU membership and other factors, the price of 6.5438+0.6 million euros is too cheap compared with the housing prices in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai in China. After the news reached China, there was also a sigh of "cheap" in domestic comments. In this regard, many people can't even believe the truth of this news.
It is understood that the revised draft of the Spanish Aliens Law will be officially promulgated in June this year. In addition to "500,000 euros to buy a house and send it to live", the new content about attracting investment in the draft also includes other preferential treatment for foreign investment. For example, foreigners who invest more than/kloc-0.0 million euros in Spain and create more than two jobs, or foreigners who invest more than 500,000 euros in Spain and keep their investment for a long time can obtain the right of abode.
In addition, people who have invested a certain amount in stocks and bonds in Spain, and those who are studying for a master's degree or above in Spain and want to start a business here will also be eligible to apply for residence.
Although the price thresholds of "buying a house to live" and "investing to live" in Spain are much higher than before, they are very flexible to implement. For example, for the number of foreigners investing in Spain, investors either invest once or accumulate year by year. In terms of investment methods, we can not only set up new companies to invest, but also invest through existing companies in Spain. In terms of residence, as long as the investor's investment remains in Spain for a long time, then his residence is permanent residence.
The Spanish government also intends to implement a loose policy on the issuance and management of investors' residence. Not only the investor himself can get residence, but also his spouse and children will get residence. In addition, for the issuance of residence, investors can apply for visas through Spanish embassies and consulates abroad as long as they complete some legal procedures for investment. When you come to the west, you can get a long-term residence directly after renting a good house and paying the "non-local resident tax", instead of having to live for six months before you can change to a long-term residence, as in other temporary places.
Domestic buyers are impatient.
As soon as the news of buying a house for life in Spain came out, it caused great concern in China. Although the relevant policy is only an idea, there are still many details to be clarified, such as whether those buyers or investors who have obtained residence have the right to enjoy free education and medical care in Spain, whether they are eligible to apply for naturalization and whether they can enjoy other social benefits. However, some domestic buyers and tenants are impatient and begin to scramble to seize the Spanish housing market.
It is understood that from the beginning of this year to the present, the China delegation to Spain to see the house has been in an endless stream. To this end, a number of domestic and Spanish real estate agents have joined hands to recruit buyers who want to invest in Spain in major cities in China.
According to some domestic intermediary companies, many people in China are interested in the Spanish housing market. These people are usually middle and high-class people who have gained great benefits and considerable strength in the rapid development of China. Many China people who travel to Spain and buy houses originally planned to emigrate to Canadian, American and other North American countries. After hearing about Spain's low housing prices and related policies, they changed their minds and began to like Spain.
Regarding the upsurge of China people rushing to the Spanish housing market, a China real estate agent who has a cooperative relationship with Spanish intermediary companies said that starting this year, they will send a delegation to Spain every month with more than five members. After these delegations visited Spain, the average turnover rate was over 70%. Among the houses bought by China people, there are high-grade luxury houses such as LAS ROZAS in Madrid and Sunshine Coast in the southern Mediterranean, as well as second-hand houses in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona. Thus, China people's enthusiasm for buying a house in Spain can also be seen.
When China people buy a house in Spain, they are most concerned about living. At this point, many intermediary companies have also made a big fuss and made false propaganda. According to the existing policy in Spain, if China people buy a house in Spain, their residence is a "non-profit residence permit". Foreigners holding such residence are not qualified to work in Spain, so they can only spend money simply. To this end, the holder must not only have a fixed income that meets certain standards, but also cannot enjoy free medical care, education and other benefits here in Spain. However, holders of "non-profit residence permit" also have some corresponding rights or advantages, such as being free to travel to and from 25 Schengen countries; After living in 1 year, you can apply for family reunion for your spouse,1children under 8 years old and parents over 65 years old; You can apply for long-term (permanent) residence in Spain after 5 years; /kloc-You can apply for Spanish citizenship after 0/0 years; You can set up a company in Spain and run it. These so-called advantages are already attractive to many domestic buyers. As a result, some domestic buyers can't wait to seize the Spanish housing market through the Spanish government's new immigration policy.
Western real estate developers are eager for the new immigration policy to be introduced as soon as possible.
For the Spanish government's upcoming new immigration policy, the most urgent thing now is the Spanish real estate developers and related real estate agents. It is understood that in order to attract foreign investors, especially those from China, many other European countries have introduced policies to encourage investment and purchase houses. In Portugal, the new immigration policy has come into effect and started to be implemented. In contrast, Spain's pace is obviously much slower. To this end, many Spanish real estate people feel that Portugal has robbed the Spanish market.
According to the statistics of the Spanish Notary Commission, in recent years, the housing transactions involving foreigners in Spain have been increasing. Of the 300,000 vacant houses sold nationwide in the past year, 65,438+00% were bought by foreign investors. For Spain, this means at least 8 billion euros in revenue. Only the taxes and handling fees paid by foreigners when buying a house can make the Spanish tax authorities earn 2.5 million euros. However, in the eyes of the real estate industry, this is only the beginning.
Faced with the surge of foreigners buying houses in Spain, local real estate professionals also hope that the government will raise the price standard of "buying a house and sending it to live" to attract more investment. In this regard, they also urged the Spanish government to introduce a new immigration policy as soon as possible and put it into practice, otherwise the opportunity will be taken away by others.