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Sell your home abroad yourself. Keep the commission.

A holiday home in Spain, an apartment in Portugal, a house in Italy or France: you can sell it without an estate agent taking a percentage of the price. SellYourOwnHouse guides you in English or Dutch — with advice on a listing for the portals local buyers use, such as idealista, fotocasa, Imovirtual, Immobiliare.it and PAP, plus the documents, the notary and the tax questions.

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SellYourOwnHouse

An agent is a choice, not a requirement.

8
countries with their own page
5
popular regions
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help in English or Dutch
Free
first consultation

01 — Why sell it yourself

Keep the commission.

You can sell it without an estate agent taking a percentage of the price.

  • No agent commission

    No estate agent taking a percentage of the price.

  • Help in English or Dutch

    SellYourOwnHouse guides you in English or Dutch.

  • Advice for local portals

    A listing for the portals local buyers use: idealista, fotocasa, Imovirtual, Immobiliare.it and PAP.

  • Documents & notary guided

    The documents, the notary and the tax questions.

02 — The approach

How it works

Free first consultation

  1. 1. Price

    We look at comparable homes in the area and help you set a realistic asking price — not the lowball of a quick-sale buyer, and not an asking price that scares buyers off.

  2. 2. Listing

    Photos, description and the right portals: idealista and fotocasa in Spain, idealista and Imovirtual in Portugal, Immobiliare.it in Italy, PAP in France — in the language of the buyers you want to reach.

  3. 3. Documents, notary & tax

    Every country has its own papers, deed and tax rules for sellers. We guide you through the steps and tell you in time what to arrange, also if you sell from a distance.

Our portal

How our portal works

You put your home online yourself, in your own account. Our team checks everything and gives you a substantiated price advice before anything is published.

  1. Create your account

    Free. In your account you manage your home, the price advice and the payment.

  2. Add your home

    At least 10 real photos (not made or edited with AI), the known defects and your own idea of the price.

  3. Get a substantiated price advice

    Our team compares your home with comparable homes and explains why it advises that price. Not convinced? Make a counter-proposal.

  4. Publish

    Choose Listing (€199) or Full guidance (from €1,500), VAT included. You only pay when your home is published.

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List your home with photos

Send us your photos and a few details. We help you list your home smartly on the property portals, such as idealista, fotocasa, Imovirtual, Immobiliare.it and PAP, and guide you through the notary and the documents.

  • On the portalsText, photos and details ready for idealista, fotocasa, Imovirtual, Immobiliare.it and PAP.
  • Notary and documentsWhat you need in each country, and who arranges what until the transfer.
  • Free toolsSale-readiness check, document list, listing text and planner.
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03 — Countries

Choose the country of your home

Selling from a distance is hard when you do not know the local process or the language. Each country page lists the documents you need, how the transfer works and what to watch out for.

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Selling in

Spain

Selling a house or holiday home in Spain without an agent? Help with the valuation, nota simple, energy certificate and notary, also if you live abroad.

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04 — Regions

Popular regions

  1. Costa Blanca SpainAlicante, Benidorm, Altea, Calpe, Jávea
  2. Costa del Sol SpainMálaga, Marbella, Estepona, Fuengirola, Benalmádena
  3. Algarve PortugalLagos, Albufeira, Tavira, Loulé, Portimão
  4. Tuscany ItalyFlorence, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, Arezzo
  5. Dordogne FranceSarlat-la-Canéda, Bergerac, Périgueux, Brantôme, Ribérac

05 — Guides

Guides for selling abroad

Practical guides, written for owners who live in another country than their home.

Checklist: selling your home abroadAll documents and steps in one list, from valuation to notary. Selling an inherited house abroadWhat heirs need to arrange before the home can be sold.
Narrow street of white houses with terracotta roofs leading down to the sea in Altea, Spain

Guides for selling in Spain

  1. Documents you need to sell a home in SpainNota simple, escritura, energy certificate, habitability, IBI, community certificate and NIE.
  2. Selling in Spain as a non-resident: tax and the retentionThe buyer's retention (form 211), your own return (form 210) and the municipal plusvalía.
  3. The notary and the sale process in Spain, step by stepFrom the arras contract to signing at the notario and registration in the Land Registry.
  4. How to list your home on idealista and fotocasa as a private sellerPhotos, floor plan, description, price, handling enquiries and avoiding scams.
Honey-coloured stone houses with a garden behind a stone wall in Domme, Dordogne

Guides for selling in France

  1. Documents you need to sell a home in FranceTitle deed, the diagnostics file (DPE, asbestos, lead, termites, electricity, gas, drainage, risks) and the copropriété papers.
  2. Selling in France as a non-resident: capital gains tax and the fiscal representativeHow the plus-value immobilière works, the role of the notaire, the former-main-home exemption and when you need a représentant fiscal.
  3. From compromis to acte authentique: the sale process in France step by stepOffer, compromis or promesse de vente, the buyer's 10-day withdrawal period, the notaire's checks and signing the deed.
  4. How to list your home on Leboncoin, PAP and SeLoger as a private sellerWhich French portals accept private sellers, what your listing must show by law, and how to handle buyers from a distance.
Stone farmhouse with a tiled roof and terrace overlooking cypress trees and rolling fields near Pienza, Tuscany

Guides for selling in Italy

  1. Documents you need to sell a home in ItalyAtto di provenienza, visura catastale, planimetria, APE, cadastral and planning conformity, codice fiscale.
  2. Selling in Italy as a non-resident: tax on the capital gainWhen a plusvalenza is taxable, the five-year rule, the main-home and inheritance exceptions, and the imposta sostitutiva via the notaio.
  3. From compromesso to rogito: the sale process in Italy step by stepPurchase proposal, the preliminary contract and deposit, the deed at the notaio and what happens after signing.
  4. How to list your home on Immobiliare.it, idealista.it and Casa.it as a private sellerWhat to prepare before you advertise, the energy class in the listing, writing the ad and handling buyers from a distance.
House front covered in blue and white azulejo tiles in a Portuguese street

Guides for selling in Portugal

  1. Documents you need to sell a home in PortugalCaderneta predial, certidão permanente, energy certificate, licence and NIF: what each one is and where to get it.
  2. Selling in Portugal as a non-resident: capital gains and the fiscal representativeHow mais-valias are declared, when you need a fiscal representative, and where the official rules are.
  3. From CPCV to escritura: the sale process in Portugal step by stepOffer, promissory contract and deposit, the deed at a notary or Casa Pronta, and what happens after signing.
  4. How to list your home on idealista.pt and Imovirtual as a private sellerWhat to prepare before you advertise, how to write the listing, and how to handle buyers safely from a distance.

06 — Checklist

Checklist: selling your home abroad

All documents and steps in one list, from valuation to notary.

Checklist: selling your home abroad
  1. Get your ownership and papers in order
  2. Order the energy certificate
  3. Set the asking price with comparable sales
  4. Prepare and photograph the home
  5. Draw a simple floor plan
  6. Write the listing text
  7. Choose the right portals for private sellers
  8. Handle viewings and offers safely

07 — Questions

Frequently asked questions

Checklist: selling your home abroad →

Can I sell my house without an estate agent?

Yes. The legal transfer goes through a notary; in Portugal it can also be done via Casa Pronta or a deed authenticated by a lawyer or solicitador. An agent is a choice, not a requirement.

Can I sell a home abroad while living in another country?

Yes. Many owners sign through a power of attorney. We help you organise the steps from a distance.

Which websites do buyers use?

On the portals buyers in that country actually use, such as idealista and fotocasa in Spain, idealista and Imovirtual in Portugal, Immobiliare.it in Italy and PAP in France. Which ones fit best depends on your home and the region.

What does the first conversation cost?

Nothing. The first consultation is free and without obligation. Afterwards you know roughly what your home is worth and which documents you need.

Which countries do you cover?

Among others Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Is your country not listed? Just ask.

Are you a removal company?

No. SellYourOwnHouse is for selling your home, not for the move itself. Moving after the sale? On movingcompare.eu, our sister site, you can compare international movers.

08 — Contact

Free first consultation

Tell us where your home is. We will call or email you back.

  • The first consultation is free and without obligation.
  • Afterwards you know roughly what your home is worth and which documents you need.
  • Help in English or Dutch.
Add photos of your home (optional)

With photos we can give you better first advice and help you get your home ready for the property portals.

Photos can be added later by e-mail to info@sellyourownhouse.eu. We help you get them ready for the property portals.

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