Plan Renove Andalusia: €4,000 Towards a New Car, Apply by 15 November
The Junta now pays private individuals who scrap an old car and buy a new one. Who qualifies and when you need to apply.
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The Junta now pays private individuals who scrap an old car and buy a new one. Who qualifies and when you need to apply.
If you invoice other businesses as an autónomo, a PDF will soon not be enough. The deadlines started on 6 October, and you have two years to switch.
Spain’s parliament has repealed the 2% rent cap. Your next rent increase follows the index in your contract again.
Without a new agreement, your rent can rise by no more than 2% at the annual review. If your contract ends soon, you can ask for up to two more years.
Andalusia plans to cut transfer tax on resale homes from 7% to 6.75%. For a main home, the 6% rate will cover properties worth up to €200,000.
From 22 October, the Junta hands out €20.77 million for insulation, windows, air conditioning and solar. The smallest grant you can request is €6,000 or €10,000.
Andalusia’s flu and Covid jabs start on 1 October with young children and pregnant women. Everyone aged 60 and over follows from 21 October.
New autónomos in Andalusia can claim 3,800 to 5,500 euros. Applications have to reach the Junta by 30 September.
Rental income from July to September 2026 is still filed between 1 and 20 October 2026. After that, Orden HAC/623/2026 moves everything to April 2027.
92,406 children under three, 95 per cent of them free of charge: Andalusia has pulled free nursery forward to one-year-olds. Around €2,600 per child a year.
From 1 October 2026 Spain applies reformed road rules: helmets for cyclists on interurban roads, gloves for motorcyclists, e-scooters only from age 15. Breaches cost 200 euros.
Málaga city averaged €3,938 per square metre in August 2026, the province €4,293 – new records according to idealista. What this means for expats and where buying in Andalusia is still affordable.