The villa with a pool is the quintessential Mediterranean dream, and also housing whose expenses are most underestimated. Whether you just bought it, as if you have inherited it or have been using it for years only a few weeks a year, it is convenient to put numbers on the table: saber how much does it cost to maintain a villa with a pool is the basis for deciding whether to enjoy it, rent it or sell it.
Annual fixed items
THE PLACE. In Torrevieja and nearby municipalities, for a medium chalet with plot, It usually moves in several hundred euros per year, with important variations according to cadastral value and municipality.
Garbage rate y, If the urbanization has it, community or conservation entity fee (vials, green areas, security).
home insurance. In a chalet, extensive coverage is advisable (high continent, civil liability for the pool): more expensive than an equivalent apartment.
Supplies with the empty house. Even if you don't use it, you pay the fixed terms of electricity and water all year round.
The pool: the expense that no one calculates well
A standard private pool (7×4 u 8×4) generates expenses all year round, not only in summer:
Chemicals and analysis: chlorine or salt, pH regulator, alguicida and winterizer. Treatment plant electricity: running daily in season, It is a visible peak on the bill. Agua: replenishment by evaporation (in the climate of the Costa Blanca, notable) and some partial filling.
Professional maintenance: If you don't live here all year round, It's almost mandatory; biweekly or weekly service is the main item. Breakdowns and periodic renewals: bomba, deck, review of the glass or tile every few years. It is advisable to provide an annual amount for this.
Garden and outdoor
Irrigation, pruning, clear out (also mandatory for fire prevention), treatment of palm trees against weevil if you have them, and painting the facade every few years. With newspaper gardener, It is the other important item for non-resident owners.
The realistic total
Adding all the games, The annual maintenance of a villa with a pool in the area rarely falls below several thousand euros per year., even without using it, and it goes up clearly if you delegate a pool and garden for not residing here. It is not an argument against the chalet: This is the information you need to decide wisely..
What if the numbers no longer work??
There are three exits, and all three are reasonable according to your case:
1. Optimize: irrigation home automation, pool cover (reduces chemicals and water), adequate rates.
2. Make profitable: Seasonal rentals in chalets with pools have strong demand in the area, although it requires a license and management.
3. Sell and change typology: many owners move from the chalet to the bungalow or the attic precisely to get rid of maintenance. The demand for Chalets and Torrevieja by the international buyer makes it a good product to sell well. If you think about it, we start with one real valuation of your chalet —parcel, pool and qualities included—and we will accompany you in all sale.
Do you want to know what your chalet is worth today and what it would cost you to maintain it in the coming years?? We talk without obligation.
