“Very happy with the service. They advised us from the design stage through to choosing the materials. The team is approachable and proactive, and the final finish exceeded our expectations.”
Anita G.
Google review · Full renovation
Home care · Benahavís
Home care and keyholding in Benahavís
We look after your home while you're away, with regular visits and the in-house team of a renovation company for when something breaks. A tailored proposal with services, frequency and terms in writing.
In short
We look after your home while you're away: one visit a month or one a week, depending on the plan, with photos and video of each visit, keyholding and checks on locks and utilities. If you wish, we install a camera you can access, a door-opening sensor and smart-home control. If something breaks, our own team fixes it. In Benahavís, 63.9% of homes are not main residences and there is one registered pool per 4.1 homes: the highest share in the area on both counts.
How we start
- 01We visit the home, look at its condition, access and installations, and agree what to check on each visit.
- 02We send you a tailored proposal with services, frequency and terms in writing; the contract is signed digitally.
- 03We collect the keys and, if you wish, install the smart lock and sensors. From then on, every visit is documented in your owner area.
What we do while you're away
- 01
1. Visits with a report and photos
One visit a month or one a week, depending on the plan. On each visit we check locks and access points, signs of occupation, water and possible leaks, power and general condition, and document it with photos and video in your owner area.
- 02
2. Keyholding
We hold your keys under control, with a limited number of authorised people, and let in tradespeople, deliveries or you on arrival.
- 03
3. Technology, if you want it
A camera you can access, a front-door opening sensor with alerts, motion and noise sensors, and smart-home access control. Most useful when the home is empty.
- 04
4. Repairs by our own team
Plumbing, electrics, air conditioning and building work are done by our own people. That's the difference from a keys-only company: there's no one to go looking for.
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5. Signs of occupation
We check locks and access points on every visit and tell you if we see anything, within the timescales agreed in writing. What we don't do, because it is a matter for the police or the courts, is take part in an eviction.
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6. Extras, depending on your home
Pool and garden, mail and parcels, meeting tradespeople or having the home cleaned before you arrive. They go in the proposal, not in a fixed package.
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Local rules in Benahavís
Benahavís is the town that documents best for looking after an empty home, and not because we say so: according to the 2021 Census, 63.9% of its housing stock —6,095 of 9,531 homes— is not a main residence, the highest share in the area. And the cadastre counts 2,413 open-air pools: one per 4.1 homes, against one per 30 in Torremolinos. The typical detached house here has a median 565 m². All of that means more installations to check and more road to get there: the village is some 72 km from the airport, close to an hour without traffic. There is also an explicit municipal duty that surprises many absent owners: the green-spaces ordinance requires every urban plot, built on or not, to be kept in good condition, clean, healthy and tidy, and requires a municipal licence to prune or fell. Urban property tax, by contrast, is among the lowest: 0.40%, with no surcharge on vacant homes.
Ayuntamiento de Benahavís · PGOU vigente, Texto Refundido de 1997
Your home in this town
Official data that affects a home standing empty for parts of the year, with date and source.
63.9%
of homes are not main residences
6,095 of 9,531 homes, 2021 Census. The highest in the area: Mijas 45.8%, Benalmádena 39.1%, Torremolinos 31.7%. Note: «not main» includes second homes in use, not empty homes.
INE · Censo de Población y Viviendas 2021, tabla 59525 (vivienda principal y no principal)1 in 4.1
homes has a registered pool
2,413 open-air pools in the cadastre, reference date 21-08-2026. In Mijas it is one in 8.0 and in Torremolinos one in 30. And the typical detached house has a median 565 m².
Catastro · datos abiertos INSPIRE de edificios, referencia 21-08-2026 (recuento propio de piscinas y unifamiliares)Licence
required to prune or fell
The green-spaces ordinance also requires every urban plot, built on or not, to be kept in good condition, clean, healthy and tidy. Clearing is only done from 1 January to 30 April and from 1 November to 31 December, and palms are pruned between 15 November and 15 February.
BOP de Málaga, 26-10-2012 · ordenanza de espacios verdes públicos y privados de Benahavís (edicto 12514/2012)0.40%
urban property tax (IBI) rate
On the cadastral value, a single rate published in the provincial gazette. No differentiated rates and no surcharge on vacant homes. If you are a non-resident, add imputed-income tax.
BOP de Málaga núm. 18, 27-01-2011 · tipo del IBI urbano de Benahavís (edicto 781/2011)Where your property is
Benahavís is villas and gated developments spread across 145 km². We work in the village and in the municipality's developments:
Benahavís puebloLa AlqueríaEl ParaísoLa ZagaletaLa QuintaLos ArquerosMontemayor
Sample documents
These are samples with fictitious data to show the format. They do not correspond to any property or client.
SAMPLE · fictitious data
Holiday rental
Owner's summary
4
Bookings
19
Nights booked
4
Cleans
1
Incidents
- Cleans with photos in the owner area
- Incident: bathroom bulb blown → replaced
- Upcoming bookings and calendar up to date
Amounts (income, commission and costs) appear in the real report, broken down by booking.
How it works
Your home looked after and under control, even from thousands of kilometres away
We are your eyes on the Costa del Sol. And when something happens, we are also the team that can fix it.
- 01
Detection
Sensors never forget to look. A water leak, a door opening, damp or a temperature spike raises an alert there and then, not at next month's visit.
- 02
Alert
The alert reaches our team and is logged in your owner's area. You can see it whenever you want, wherever you are.
- 03
Check
Someone goes to your home and looks. With photos, and with video when it matters. A sensor says something is happening; a person says what it is.
- 04
Action
We shut off whatever needs shutting off — water, power — and make the property safe. That first move is what stops a small problem from swallowing a whole flat.
- 05
Repair, if you approve it
We send you what happened and what it costs to fix. If you say yes, our own team does the work. We are not hunting for a trade or waiting for someone to turn up: they are our people. Repairs and materials are always quoted separately.
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Report
It is written down: what happened, who went in, what was done and what it cost. And it stays in your owner's area for whenever you need it.
Behind Property Care is Costa del Sol Reformas
Property Care is the management arm of a renovation company with its own team, trading since 2010 and offering a five-year guarantee on the work it carries out. That is why step 5 is not subcontracted: we coordinate and resolve with our own trades.
- Plumbing
- Electrical work
- Air conditioning
- Painting and building work
- Carpentry
- Maintenance
- Smart-home systems
The camera is only installed where it is legal and technically appropriate, and never inside a home let to guests.
Renovation client reviews
Rated 4.7 out of 5
Google reviews of building work by Costa del Sol Reformas, the company behind Property Care. They are not reviews of property management.
“It's a pleasure to see that there are still companies that deliver what they promise. No botched jobs, everything well finished and on schedule.”
Ariel B.
Google review · Full renovation
“They renovated my business premises and everything went smoothly. They met the deadlines, which was vital for me to open on time. The plasterboard partitioning turned out impeccable. You can tell they have a lot of experience with commercial premises.”
Dayan V.
Google review · Commercial premises renovation
Frequently asked questions
We answer your questions
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from these official sources. Last reviewed: 23 September 2026.
- 01IECA · ficha municipal y núcleos de población
- 02INE · Censo de Población y Viviendas 2021, tabla 59525 (vivienda principal y no principal)
- 03Catastro · datos abiertos INSPIRE de edificios, referencia 21-08-2026 (recuento propio de piscinas y unifamiliares)
- 04BOP de Málaga, 26-10-2012 · ordenanza de espacios verdes públicos y privados de Benahavís (edicto 12514/2012)
- 05BOP de Málaga núm. 18, 27-01-2011 · tipo del IBI urbano de Benahavís (edicto 781/2011)
- 06Ayuntamiento de Benahavís · PGOU vigente, Texto Refundido de 1997
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