€151,500
Квартира с 2 спальнями на первом этаже, выходящая на юг, в Плайя-дель-Кура, Торревьеха
Torrevieja · Playa del Cura
2 спал.1 ванн.80m²
Built-in wardrobesSouth-facing orientationPrivate terrace+6
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Key Takeaways
- ✓ A winter let is legally a seasonal contract, not a residential lease: different rules, no five-year extension right.
- ✓ If you decide to stop renting, Torrevieja holds 41 of the 46 homes we list under €150,000, at a band median of €139,900.
- ✓ The town book runs to 250 listings with a median of €260,000 and a floor of €89,900.
- ✓ Bungalows are the ground-floor winter option: 39 in Torrevieja, median €201,500.
- ✓ Check the heating, not the cooling: 1,537 of our listings note air conditioning and 255 note double glazing, but only some of those units heat.
We are not going to publish rental prices in this guide, because the honest position is that we would be making them up. Winter rates on this coast move with the season, the building and how early you book, and a number written in August is wrong by November. Ask us for the current list instead. What we can do is explain how a Finnish long stay actually works, what to check before you sign, and when the arithmetic tips towards buying, using real prices from our sales book.
The headline for that last part: 41 of the 46 homes we list under €150,000 are in Torrevieja, at a band median of €139,900. That is the number to hold against however many winters you plan.
A winter let is a different contract from a normal rental
This is the single thing most people arriving for their first season do not know, and it matters.
Spanish rental law separates a home you live in permanently from a property let for a defined season or purpose. A normal residential lease gives the tenant strong extension rights running years beyond the signed term. A winter let (five months, October to March, with a home elsewhere) is a contrato de temporada, a seasonal contract. It does not carry those extension rights, the deposit rules differ, and the landlord is entitled to the property back at the end of the stated period.
That cuts both ways. It means you cannot claim a right to stay on, so if you want the same apartment next year you negotiate it, early. It also means the paperwork should say clearly that it is a seasonal let and state your habitual residence elsewhere. If a landlord offers you a vague one-page agreement with no dates and no purpose, that is a landlord who has not done this before. Ask for a proper contract.
You should also expect to pay utilities separately. Electricity in particular is usually billed on actual consumption, which in a Spanish winter with an electric heat pump running every evening is not a trivial line. Ask up front how utilities are handled and whether there is a cap.
What to check before you sign a winter let
Does the air conditioning heat? A great many units on this coast cool only. In a January evening that is the difference between comfortable and miserable. Ask, and if you can, switch it on during the viewing.
Which way does it face? South-facing terraces get low winter sun all afternoon. North-facing flats in a dense block can go the whole season without direct light, and they hold damp. This is the single most under-weighted factor in winter lets.
Is the community alive in low season? Some urbanisations are lively in August and shuttered in January: the pool drained, the bar closed, half the units dark. Others are full of exactly the people you are joining. Walk the complex on a weekday morning before you commit.
Can you walk to the shops? Winter residents who need to drive for milk get tired of it by December. Central Torrevieja is flat, dense and walkable, which is a large part of why the town works for long stays.
Damp and ventilation. Spanish coastal apartments left closed can smell of it. Check the corners of north walls and behind wardrobes. It is fixable, but you want to know before, not after.
Our long-term rentals page carries what is currently available; the season stock moves quickly from late summer onwards, so ask early rather than in October.
When renting stops making sense
There is no universal crossover point, and anyone who gives you one is selling something. But the shape of the decision is simple and you can do it on the back of an envelope.
Renting is the right answer when you are still choosing: the first season, the second, maybe the third. It is also the right answer if you might not come back, if your health picture is uncertain, or if you want to try three different districts before deciding. The flexibility is worth paying for, and you carry none of the ownership costs: IBI, community fees, insurance, maintenance, non-resident tax and the transaction costs at both ends.
Buying starts to win when three things are true at once: you know you are coming back every year, you know which district you want, and you are tired of leaving your things in someone else's cupboard. At that point the entry prices below stop being abstract.
| Price band | Homes listed | Band median | Torrevieja share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under €150,000 | 46 | €139,900 | 41 of 46 |
| €150,000–200,000 | 68 | €175,000 | 38 of 68 |
| €200,000–250,000 | 104 | €229,000 | 31 of 104 |
| €250,000–300,000 | 156 | €275,000 | 40 of 156 |
Read the right-hand column carefully. Torrevieja’s dominance is overwhelming at the bottom of the market and fades as you go up. Under €150,000, it is very nearly the only game on our book. That is the practical argument for wintering here rather than somewhere prettier and thinner.
Four homes at the price of a few winters’ rent
Remember that the asking price is not the cost. Add 10% transfer tax on a resale, plus notary, land registry and independent legal fees. Ask for a written estimate before you commit to anything. We will give you one.
Tell us your months
To rent this winter, or to start looking at homes for sale in Torrevieja, the useful first message is the same: your months, your budget, and whether a lift or a ground floor is essential. We will answer with what is genuinely available, not with everything.
Start with our long-term rentals if you are still deciding, or write to us in Finnish and we will take it from there.
