Spain's prime minister said too many foreigners were buying investment homes. But efforts to discouraging them could hit the economy, experts said.

Simon Calder, travel correspondent of The Independent, said: “If any British buyer ever has to pay 100 per cent tax on a property purchase in Spain, I will eat my sombrero. The Spanish prime minister’s comments are squarely for domestic consumption.

Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on the value of properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK. Announcing the move, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the "unprecedented" measure was necessary to meet the country's housing emergency.

Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100% tax on properties bought by people who are neither citizens nor residents of the European Union. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the plan this week to tackle housing affordability and high rents in the Southern European nation.

Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on properties purchased by non-residents from countries outside the European Union, such as the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced this "unprecedented" measure as part of a broader strategy to address the nation's housing crisis and improve affordability.

Spain is set to introduce a groundbreaking tax on properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the European Union. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced this ambitious measure alongside a series of initiatives aimed at combating the nation’s ongoing housing affordability crisis.