Generally the total expense incurred in buying a property in Spain is about 10% of the purchase price.

Below is a typical example of a property valued at £ 100,000

IVA (Spanish VAT)@ 7% Stamp Duty (on new build) 1% Legal Fees (Spanish lawyer) 1% Notary Fees (approx. 0,5%) Land Registry (approx. 0,5%) £ 7,000 £ 1,000 £ 1,000 £ 500 £ 500 Total £ 10,000

Connection charges for water and electricity on new properties are approximately £300