Brits remain the most important market for foreign property purchases in Andalucia, new data shows.
According to figures released by Spain’s General Council of Notaries, purchases by non-Spaniards nationwide rose by 2% in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period last year.
In Andalucia, the British are still leading the charge, accounting for 15.5% of all foreign housing transactions in the region.
Hot on their heels are Dutch buyers, who now make up 11.8% of foreign sales in Andalucia, followed by Belgians.
This puts the region in the top tier of Spain’s foreign property hotspots, alongside Murcia and the Balearic Islands.
But it’s not just non-residents hunting for holiday homes.
Among foreigners already living in Spain, Moroccan nationals dominate the Andalucian market, accounting for nearly 20% of transactions.
That figure is double the share of Italians (5.3%) and ahead of British residents (12%).
Across Spain, the top nationalities investing from abroad remain British, German, Dutch and Belgian, while Moroccans, Romanians, Italians, and again the British lead the pack among foreign residents.
The figures suggest that while Brits may be battling through airport chaos and a weaker pound, but when it comes to Spanish real estate, they’re still buying in a big way.
Where are foreign buyers purchasing homes?
Non-resident Britons accounted for a large proportion of transactions in Murcia (28.7%) and Andalucia (15.5%), while Germans were particularly prominent in the Balearic Islands (50%), Extremadura (29.6%), and the Canary Islands (22%).
The Dutch, were prominent in Murcia (15.2%) and the Valencian Community (14.9%); and Belgians in Aragon (12.8%), Asturias (11.7%), and the Valencian Community (10.5%).
Among foreigners already living in Spain, Morocco accounts for very high shares in regions such as Murcia (38.7%), Navarre (37%), La Rioja (26.8%), Extremadura (23.5%) and Castilla-La Mancha (21.3%), while Romania recorded significant percentages in Aragon (29.5%), Castilla-La Mancha (26.2%), and La Rioja (20.9%).
Italians, on the other hand, were particularly present in the Canary Islands (22.5%), the Balearic Islands (15.4%), Madrid (12.2%), and Catalonia (12.1%), while British residents were most prominent in Andalucia (12%) and Murcia (11.1%).
Who actually spends the most?
According to the data, foreigners who paid the highest average prices per square metre were those from the US (€3,465/m2).
They were followed by buyers from Switzerland (€3,457/m2), Sweden (€3,421/m2), Norway (€3,292/m2), and Germany (€3,270/m2).
The average Brit does spend more than the average foreign buyer (€2,417/m2), alongside nationalities like Poland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland.
The international buyers who spend the least come from Morocco (€747/m2), Romania (€1,325/m2), and Ecuador (€1,328/m2).
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