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How much does it cost you a year to keep the house closed?
What you pay even when nobody lives in it.
An empty house still costs money: taxes, community fees, insurance and standing charges. Enter your figures, which are the ones that count: the page adds up the cost of the year and of the months you are away, and shows what it costs to look after it.
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How it is worked out
The yearly cost is the sum of what you enter: IBI, rubbish tax, community fees, insurance, twelve months of standing charges and, if you pay it, form 210. The monthly cost is that total over twelve. What you pay while you are away is the total in proportion to the months of absence.
The page assumes no figure: the amounts you see at the start are examples so that the result is not empty, and you change them to those on your bills. The only prices the page writes are those from our service pages: the season package and the services that make it up.
We put no figure on damage avoided: there is no honest number that holds for every house. What is true is that a closed house with nobody looking at it is where a leak goes unseen longest.
What this service is NOT
This is a budget simulator, not tax or insurance advice. The prices of our services are those on the service pages and can change: the service page prevails. We are not a gestoría or a law firm.
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Questions about this service
What does an empty house cost in Spain?
The fixed costs that do not depend on people being there: IBI, rubbish tax, community fees, insurance and the fixed part of the utilities. If you are a non-resident, also form 210.
Why are the starting amounts not mine?
They are examples so that you see the result from the start. Change them to those on your bills: the page assumes no figure.
What does the season package include?
Closing the house, watching it remotely and preparing it before you arrive, at its published price. It is on the package page.
What if I have a pool or air conditioning?
Tick the box and we show the service that checks each one before you arrive, with its price.
Can I work out form 210?
Yes, in the form 210 calculator. Enter the result here.
This page was last checked on 4 September 2026
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