Guides
Clear answers to what we are asked most: legalising, building, renovating, licences and costs, with Andalusian law linked.
- AFO in Andalusia step by step: requirements, timescales and costAFO declaration
What an AFO (asimilado a fuera de ordenación) declaration is, when you can apply, which houses cannot, how long it takes and what it costs in Almería.
- Can you build a house on rural land in Almería?Feasibility before you buy
What Andalusia's LISTA act allows for houses on rural land: ordinary and extraordinary actions, prior authorisation and the 15% compensatory levy.
- Is there a habitation certificate (cédula de habitabilidad) in Andalusia?Occupancy licence
Andalusia has no habitation certificate (cédula de habitabilidad): it uses an occupancy licence or responsible declaration. When each applies and the cost.
- How much does it cost to build a house in Almería in 2026?House design
Full budget to build a 150 m² house in the Poniente: construction, fees, licence, geotechnical survey, health and safety, notary and VAT, 2026 figures.
- Building licence or responsible declaration: what your works needFull renovation
When a responsible declaration will do and when you need a building licence in Andalusia under the LISTA: refurbishments, extensions, pools, change of use.
- How much does it cost to legalise a house or works without a licence in Almería?Legalising works without a licence
Fees, municipal charges, construction tax, fines and their 75% reduction, remedial works and timescales to legalise a house in Almería or apply for an AFO.
- What to check before buying a country house or cortijo (farmhouse) in AlmeríaFeasibility before you buy
What to check before buying a country house or cortijo in Almería: nota simple, Catastro, land class, licence or AFO, flood zones, services and access.
- Dividing a house, doing a horizontal division or subdividing a plot in AlmeríaPlot subdivision and horizontal division
Licence, minimum plot size, rural land, notary, Land Registry, timescales and prices to subdivide a plot, divide a house or do a horizontal division.
- How much does it cost to renovate a flat or house in Almería: price per m², licence and feesFull renovation
Price per m² of a light, a mid-range and a full renovation in Almería, main cost items, licence or responsible declaration, fees and architect costs.
- Pools in Andalusia: licence or responsible declaration, rural land and how to legalise a pool built without a licenceSwimming pool design
Whether a pool needs a licence or responsible declaration in Andalusia, what happens on rural land, how to legalise an unlicensed pool, Catastro and costs.
- Prefabricated, modular and mobile homes (mobil-home) in Andalusia: licence, land, design, timescales and costsModular houses
Prefabricated, modular and mobile homes need a licence in Andalusia. Which land allows one, what design is needed, timescales and the cost of the design.
- Converting a commercial unit into a home in Almería: requirements, paperwork and costsChange of use to a home
What to check before turning a commercial unit into a home in Almería: local plan, community of owners, minimum standards, licence, timescales and costs.
- Requirements to rent out a holiday let (vivienda de uso turístico) in Andalusia in 2026Occupancy licence
Requirements to rent out a holiday let (vivienda de uso turístico) in Andalusia in 2026: size, guest places, climate control, registration, community.
- Opening licence in Almería: how to open a bar, shop, hairdresser's or officeBusiness licence
How to open a bar, shop or office in Almería: responsible declaration, Ley 2/2026 environmental procedure, hours, noise, timescales and prices.
- Agricultural building, tool store or greenhouse: what you can build on your land in AlmeríaAgricultural buildings
What you can build on farmland in Almería and which permit you need: agricultural buildings, tool stores, greenhouses, prior authorisation, timescales, costs.
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