Selling a villa or townhouse around Villamartin Golf?

Why sellers in Villamartin choose MOVR

The modern way to sell in Villamartin.

• 01

  You're competing with the new-build down the road.

  Buyers comparing your townhouse against a key-ready PAU 26 new-build at €265k will not pay €285k for yours 'because it's lived in.' We position the renovations, the established garden, the lower community fees — and we price below the new-build, on purpose.

• 02

  Retiree buyers shortlist slowly, then decide fast.

  UK and Dutch retirees often shortlist for 4–8 weeks before flying in. Your listing needs the technical detail (community fees, IBI, plot size, year of build, lift, parking) — not poetry. We write for the slow shortlist.

• 03

  Golf adjacency is a real number.

  True walkable-to-clubhouse homes carry a 10–15% premium over Pau 8 / Pau 26 equivalents. We measure it in minutes and put it in the headline. If you're not walkable, we don't pretend you are.

• 04

  Plaza Villamartin's social pull is your secret weapon.

  Year-round restaurants, Saturday market, expat community. Northern European retirees buy for this almost as much as for the golf. Half our Villamartin film shoots include a Plaza walk-through — it converts.

Villamartin is the natural pillar for the wider golf corridor — Pau 8, Pau 26, Las Filipinas and the Los Dolses pocket all sit in the same comp set and share the same retiree buyer pool. We price each on its own merits inside that corridor rather than treating it as one undifferentiated market. And on valuations: sellers most often lose to over-pricing against new-build, not against other resales. The honest number usually lands €15–25k below the seller's expectation — and €30–50k above what they'd get after six months of reductions.

Popular areas we cover in Villamartin: Villamartin Plaza, Pau 8, Pau 26, Las Filipinas, Los Dolses.

Villamartin seller questions

The questions Villamartin sellers actually ask.

How long does a Villamartin townhouse or apartment actually take to sell?

Honestly-priced golf-side townhouses and Pau 8 / Pau 26 apartments typically sell in 6–14 weeks — slower than the coast because the retiree buyer pool shortlists over 4–8 weeks before flying in to view. Overpriced 'because it's golf-side' listings routinely sit for 8+ months before the seller accepts a reduction.

What is the biggest pricing mistake in Villamartin?

Pricing against other Villamartin resales instead of against the key-ready new-build a kilometre away. A buyer comparing your townhouse to a €265k new-build will not pay €285k for yours because 'it's lived in.' We price the resale story honestly — established garden, lower community fees, completed renovations — and almost always below the new-build, on purpose.

Which nationalities are buying in Villamartin right now?

UK retirees dominate golf-side villas and townhouses. Dutch buyers shortlist Pau 8 / Pau 26 apartments. Scandinavian buyers want walkable-to-Plaza Villamartin homes. German and Belgian retirees round out the picture. The buyer pool is older, more research-driven and more sensitive to community fees than the coastal markets.

What sells fastest in Villamartin?

Walkable-to-Plaza-Villamartin townhouses with private parking, ground-floor Pau 8 / Pau 26 apartments with terrace and low community fees, and golf-fairway-adjacent villas with completed renovations. Listings that include community fees, IBI, plot size and year of build in the headline win the retiree shortlist.

What sits unsold in Villamartin?

Resales priced within €15–20k of the local new-build alternative; non-walkable Pau 8 apartments priced like walkable ones; tired 90s villas inland of the golf course priced like fairway-adjacent stock; and any listing missing the technical detail retirees filter on (community fees, lift, parking, year of build).

What costs does a non-resident pay when selling in Villamartin?

The 3% non-resident retención withheld at notary (partially refundable), plusvalía municipal paid to Orihuela town hall, capital gains tax on the actual profit, the seller's share of notary fees, and any outstanding community fees to completion day. We send a written cost sheet before signing — see our guides on cost of selling, plusvalía and capital gains.

When is the best time to launch a Villamartin listing?

February through May catches the UK and Dutch retiree spring viewing rush — buyers who shortlist over winter and fly in for spring weather. September–November is a strong secondary window for autumn second-home decisions. Mid-summer is the weakest window: high competing stock, low fly-in viewings.

How does Villamartin compete with Los Dolses and Las Filipinas?

Villamartin trades on golf adjacency, Plaza Villamartin social pull and a year-round resident community. Los Dolses competes on newer build quality and modern apartments. Las Filipinas competes on beach proximity. We position your Villamartin home on what it genuinely owns — usually golf, Plaza walkability or established community — and price against the right comp set.