Can I buy in SAVO's Villajoyosa building today?

No. What exists today is the design: the visualisations of the building beside the bay and the master plan with the pool, the padel court and the planted walkways. There is no published price and no start-of-sales date, and we will not publish either until there is one.

Then what is this site for?

For the stage at which almost nobody helps you: while you are still choosing. It sets out how the Benidorm market is laid out by area, how Villajoyosa differs, which documents any developer has to show you before you reserve, and how to check the company that signs.

Who is behind these pages?

SAVO, an investment and development group building in Spain, Lithuania and Ukraine. European contracts are signed by UAB Savo investicija, company code 304499183, VAT LT100011304015, entered in the Lithuanian Register of Legal Entities. Both numbers can be looked up without asking us.

Are the images photographs of the building?

None of them. Every image of the Spanish project is a 3D visualisation and carries that word underneath, in the language of the page. A render shows design intent: materials, planting, furniture and views can differ in the finished building.

Will somebody ring me if I write?

The person who handles the Spanish market will answer you in writing, and will tell you what there is — including when the answer is that nothing has been decided yet. We have no price list to send you.

Which papers can I require before handing over money?

The building licence, the identity and registry details of the developer, the specification, the dimensioned plan of the home with its floor area, and the guarantee over money paid on account. If one of those documents «isn't ready yet», that is itself an answer about the stage the project is at.

Is buying off-plan dearer than buying finished?

It is not a question of price but of risk and timing, and every development has its own. What always changes is the order: off-plan you pay in stages against a guarantee, and in a finished building you pay against a home you can walk through.

What taxes are there on a new home?

A new-build home is taxed with VAT plus stamp duty, not with the transfer tax that applies to resale. The rates are set by the moment and by the autonomous community, so the number is confirmed by your adviser rather than by a web page.

Can I buy as a foreigner?

Yes, and on the Costa Blanca it is the norm. What changes is the paperwork rather than the price: you will need an NIE, a Spanish account for the payments and, if you will not be present, a power of attorney. The notary and the registry work the same for everyone.

Benidorm or Villajoyosa?

Two markets side by side and quite different: Benidorm is a vertical city with services all year and far more stock; Villajoyosa is the old centre of a fishing town with much less new-build. The area guide compares them without recommending one.

When will SAVO's project go on sale?

No date has been announced. When there is one it will appear here with the conditions in writing; until then we publish neither prices nor deadlines, because they have not been decided.

3D visualisation of the building SAVO has designed in Villajoyosa, with the bay and the Benidorm skyline behind it

New-build in Benidorm and Villajoyosa: what you can check before you reserve

This site explains how new-build works on the Costa Blanca: what is being built in each area, which papers you can require from a developer before you sign anything, and who answers for the contract. SAVO is developing a building in Villajoyosa that today exists as a design, and every image here says so.

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What exists today: the design

Ten 3D visualisations of the building SAVO has designed in Villajoyosa. None of them is a photograph, and each one says so underneath. On the Costa Blanca, telling those two apart is the first skill worth having.

3D visualisation of the whole development on its plot, with the pool in the foreground and the city and sea behind — 3D visualisation of the development. Between the plot and this drawing sit the building licence and the local plan, both of which can be checked today.

3D visualisation of the master plan seen from above, with a padel court, two pools, a water-play area and timber decks — 3D visualisation of the master plan. The plan is the first document a buyer can ask for, and the one that says what is communal and what is private.

3D visualisation of the building's facade lit at night, with cantilevered terraces and planting on every floor — 3D visualisation of the facade. Not a photograph: nothing has been built in Villajoyosa yet.

3D visualisation of the communal pool among palm trees at sunset, with sun loungers around it — 3D visualisation of the communal pool. What gets drawn into a shared area ends up in the service charge, which is worth asking about early.

3D visualisation of a roof terrace at sunset, with sofas, planting and a view over the bay towards Benidorm — 3D visualisation of the roof terrace. A render shows design intent: furniture, planting and views can differ in the finished building.

3D visualisation of a living room in one of the homes, opening onto the terrace through a large sliding window — 3D visualisation of a typical living room. The area that counts in the contract is the one on the dimensioned plan, not the one a picture suggests.

3D visualisation of a private terrace at sunset, with a sofa, planting and a view over the coast and the city — 3D visualisation of a private terrace. The view in a render depends on the particular floor and orientation of each home.

3D visualisation of the building seen from the street in daylight, with young trees and the mountain behind — 3D visualisation from the street. The plot exists and is public in the land registry; the building, for now, only in the design.

3D visualisation of the building's underground car park, with bays on both sides and daylight at the far end — 3D visualisation of the car park. A parking bay and a store room are separate registry entries: either the contract names them or they are not included.

Four guides for choosing new-build without hurrying

They are not services: they are the four questions that come up in every off-plan purchase on the Costa Blanca. What new-build legally means, how to read a property listing, what happens between the reservation and the deed, and how an estate agency differs from the developer who actually puts the building up.

Five questions that come before anyone looks at a flat

01
Can I buy in SAVO's Villajoyosa building today?
No. What exists today is the design: the visualisations of the building beside the bay and the master plan with the pool, the padel court and the planted walkways. There is no published price and no start-of-sales date, and we will not publish either until there is one.
02
Then what is this site for?
For the stage at which almost nobody helps you: while you are still choosing. It sets out how the Benidorm market is laid out by area, how Villajoyosa differs, which documents any developer has to show you before you reserve, and how to check the company that signs.
03
Who is behind these pages?
SAVO, an investment and development group building in Spain, Lithuania and Ukraine. European contracts are signed by UAB Savo investicija, company code 304499183, VAT LT100011304015, entered in the Lithuanian Register of Legal Entities. Both numbers can be looked up without asking us.
04
Are the images photographs of the building?
None of them. Every image of the Spanish project is a 3D visualisation and carries that word underneath, in the language of the page. A render shows design intent: materials, planting, furniture and views can differ in the finished building.
05
Will somebody ring me if I write?
The person who handles the Spanish market will answer you in writing, and will tell you what there is — including when the answer is that nothing has been decided yet. We have no price list to send you.

How a new-build purchase moves, step by step

Before the reservation
You look at the land and the paperwork, not the render: the planning classification of the plot, the building licence, who the developer is and which company signs. All of that is public or has to be handed to you, and it is what decides whether the building will come to exist.
The reservation contract
It fixes the home and the deadline for signing the private contract, and almost always involves handing over money. Before that payment it is worth knowing where it goes: in new-build, money paid on account must sit in a special account and be covered by a bond or insurance.
The private contract and the works
This is where the specification, the floor area, the participation quota and the payment schedule appear. During construction a buyer is entitled to know what stage the thing he bought has reached, and the developer is expected to prove it with certificates rather than loose photographs.
Handover and deed
The first-occupation licence is what turns a finished building into a home that may be lived in and registered. Then come the handover record with the defects written down, the deed before a notary and the entry in the Land Registry.

Why this site does not show you flats

Because nothing has been built in Villajoyosa and nothing is for sale. A page headed «buy a flat» with a list of homes would be the promise of a house that does not exist. We would rather serve the same search one step earlier, where what is needed is judgement rather than a catalogue.

built320 000 m²: handed over and lived in across three countries
under construction52 000 m²: in the active building stage right now
homes3 920: have found their owners

The plan before the price

The master plan says what is communal and what is private. It is public before any price is, which is why it is published first.

Questions about new-build on the Costa Blanca

01
Which papers can I require before handing over money?
The building licence, the identity and registry details of the developer, the specification, the dimensioned plan of the home with its floor area, and the guarantee over money paid on account. If one of those documents «isn't ready yet», that is itself an answer about the stage the project is at.
02
Is buying off-plan dearer than buying finished?
It is not a question of price but of risk and timing, and every development has its own. What always changes is the order: off-plan you pay in stages against a guarantee, and in a finished building you pay against a home you can walk through.
03
What taxes are there on a new home?
A new-build home is taxed with VAT plus stamp duty, not with the transfer tax that applies to resale. The rates are set by the moment and by the autonomous community, so the number is confirmed by your adviser rather than by a web page.
04
Can I buy as a foreigner?
Yes, and on the Costa Blanca it is the norm. What changes is the paperwork rather than the price: you will need an NIE, a Spanish account for the payments and, if you will not be present, a power of attorney. The notary and the registry work the same for everyone.
05
Benidorm or Villajoyosa?
Two markets side by side and quite different: Benidorm is a vertical city with services all year and far more stock; Villajoyosa is the old centre of a fishing town with much less new-build. The area guide compares them without recommending one.
06
When will SAVO's project go on sale?
No date has been announced. When there is one it will appear here with the conditions in writing; until then we publish neither prices nor deadlines, because they have not been decided.

Tell us what you are looking at

Two or three sentences are enough: which area you are looking in, whether new-build or resale interests you, and how you would like to be answered. The person who handles the Spanish market replies.

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