Donation of properties reaches record levels

The reason for this was concern about increased tax, especially in regions which have typically most benefited from this type of operation.

The president of the API real estate agents association in the Balearics, Natalia Bueno, says that for people who made these donations in 2021, there were "significant tax savings.". In the Balearics, there is a property transfer tax rate of between one and twenty per cent for operations involving family and bases of 700,000 euros. "In the Balearics we have one of the lowest tax burdens in Spain, although it is also true that Spain generally has one of the highest burdens, not only in Europe, but in the whole world."

Of the 2,152 donations in 2021, 1,243 were made during the first half. This was attributed to families wishing to anticipate the July entry into force of law on fraud prevention. This in itself increased the tax burden.