{"id":2050,"date":"2026-08-12T06:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/acheter-une-maison-sur-la-costa-brava\/combien-coute-lentretien-annuel-dune-residence-secondaire\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:05:33","slug":"how-much-does-holiday-home-upkeep-cost-each-year","status":"publish","type":"amcb_kb_question","link":"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/buying-a-house-on-the-costa-brava\/how-much-does-holiday-home-upkeep-cost-each-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How much does it cost to run a second home each year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The purchase price is only the beginning: a second home costs money every year, whether you use it for two weeks or six months. It is best to know these costs before you buy, so you choose a property that stays a pleasure. Here are the items to budget for, as an order of magnitude.<\/p>\n<h2>Taxes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>IBI, the property tax: from a few hundred euros for a flat to over a thousand for a villa.<\/li>\n<li>Non-resident tax on the property's deemed income: often a few hundred euros a year. The details are in our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/buying-a-house-on-the-costa-brava\/what-taxes-will-i-pay-each-year-after-buying\/\">annual taxes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Household waste tax, depending on the town.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Community fees or development fees<\/h2>\n<p>For a flat in a development, the <a href=\"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/buying-a-house-on-the-costa-brava\/community-of-owners-fees-comunidad-what-to-know\/\">community fees<\/a> are often the biggest item, especially with a pool, gardens or a caretaker. Some housing developments also have their own fees.<\/p>\n<h2>Utilities and insurance<\/h2>\n<p>Electricity, water, internet: even when you are away, the standing charges are still due. Add<a href=\"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/buying-a-house-on-the-costa-brava\/what-insurance-do-you-need-for-your-property\/\">home insurance<\/a>, essential for a property left empty part of the year.<\/p>\n<h2>Upkeep itself<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For a house: garden, pool, small repairs, exterior painting every few years, air-conditioning servicing.<\/li>\n<li>For every property: keeping an eye on it while you are away, a check after a storm, airing it to prevent damp. See our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/buying-a-house-on-the-costa-brava\/how-to-manage-your-property-from-france-the-rest-of-the-year\/\">managing it remotely<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Orders of magnitude<\/h2>\n<p>For a mid-range villa with a private pool, excluding letting management, the total is often between \u20ac2,500 and \u20ac6,000 a year, as we detail in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/2026\/07\/22\/combien-coute-vraiment-lentretien-dune-villa-avec-piscine-sur-la-costa-brava\/\">how much it costs to maintain a villa with a pool<\/a>. A flat without a private pool generally costs much less, with community fees being the main item.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The right reflex: ask the seller for last year's bills. Real figures are worth more than any estimate.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"menu_order":390,"template":"","amcb_kb_category":[27],"class_list":["post-2050","amcb_kb_question","type-amcb_kb_question","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/amcb_kb_question\/2050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/amcb_kb_question"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/amcb_kb_question"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/amcb_kb_question\/2050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2128,"href":"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/amcb_kb_question\/2050\/revisions\/2128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"amcb_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achetermalincostabrava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/amcb_kb_category?post=2050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}