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Buying a home in Melilla: transfer tax and prices

Taxes at the region's official rates · appraised values of the ministry · INE house price index.

In short

On a €300,000 resale home in Melilla, transfer tax and land registry fees come to €9,201 (3% tax at the general rate). Homes were appraised at €2,165/m² on average in Q2 2026 (+8.6% over a year); the INE index rose 13.8%.

Calculate for Melilla

If you buy

Taxes, land registry and loan in Melilla

General rates of Melilla. Change any field: the amounts are recalculated instantly.

Value taxed€300,000
Transfer tax (ITP)€9,000 (3%)
Land registry (registration + presentation)€201
Buyer total (taxes + land registry)€9,201
Notary's deed fee (the seller's by default)€388
Loan of 80% of the price€240,000
Monthly payment, 25 years at 3.134%€1,155

General rates only: no reduced rates, notary copies, gestoría or valuation. All the rates and sources.

If you sell

Income tax on the gain

National rates, the same in every region: your tax residence decides.

Capital gain€80,000
Rate on the gain19%
Income tax on the gain€15,200
Buyer's 3% withholding (advance)€12,000
Left to pay on the return€3,200

Non-resident: 19% on the gain (IRNR); the buyer withholds 3% of the price (form 211), the seller settles on form 210 and the 3% is credited.

Plusvalía municipal, exemptions and agency fees are not computed. Capital gains tax on a home sale.

The questions, answered

How much transfer tax on a €300,000 resale home in Melilla?

At the general rate of Melilla (3%), €300,000 bought in Melilla pays €9,000 of transfer tax (ITP) and €201 of land registry fees: €9,201 for the buyer, before notary copies and any reduced rate; the base is the higher of price and Catastro reference value.

And on a new home in Melilla?

Bought from the developer, the same €300,000 carries VAT at 4% (€12,000) instead of transfer tax, plus AJD of €750 and land registry fees of €201: €12,951 in all.

Are home prices rising in Melilla?

Yes: the INE house price index for Melilla changed by +13.8% over a year in Q2 2026 (Spain: 12.2%), and the ministry's average appraised value in Melilla reached €2,165/m², +8.6% over a year.

How much tax when you sell a home in Melilla?

The income tax on the gain is national: 19% for a non-resident (IRNR), the savings scale of 19% to 30% for a resident. On a gain of €80,000 that is €15,200 or €17,280.

Reading the numbers for Melilla

Melilla is 7th of the 19 regions by appraised value: €2,165/m², 8% below the Spanish average of €2,355/m².

Prices moved +8.6% on the ministry's appraisals and +13.8% on the INE index, which puts Melilla 7th of 19 on the index, 1.6 points faster than Spain (+12.2%).

Resale: In Melilla, transfer tax (ITP) on a resale home is 3%, on the higher of the price and the Catastro reference value: €9,000 on €300,000, €9,201 with land registry fees.

New build: In Melilla, a new home bought from the developer pays IPSI at 4% and stamp duty on the deed (AJD) of 0.25%: €12,951 with land registry fees on €300,000.

Young buyers: Melilla has no own transfer tax rates: the national 6% rate applies with a 50% bonus, which gives an effective 3% for every buyer, and no young-buyer rate appears in the report.

Large families: Melilla has no own large-family rate in the report: the national 6% rate with a 50% bonus gives an effective 3% for every buyer.

Stressed market areas: No stressed housing market area declaration for Melilla was found in the BOE quarterly resolutions published up to 15 October 2026.

The figures

MeasureValueSource
Transfer tax (ITP) on €300,000€9,000Real Decreto Legislativo 1/1993 (TRLITPAJD), art. 11.1.a) (6%) and art. 57 bis.3.a) (rebate 50%)
Land registry on €300,000€201Real Decreto 1427/1989
Notary's deed fee on €300,000 (seller by default)€388Real Decreto 1426/1989
Melilla, appraised value, Q2 2026€2,165/m²Ministry (+8.6% a year)
Melilla, INE house price index, change over a year+13.8%INE, Q2 2026

Valuers' averages, not sale prices; changes computed by Payotte.

Buying from abroad

What differs for a foreign buyer: Buying as a foreigner · non-resident tax calculator · purchase costs in every region.

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