Buying a house in Spain non-resident, risks?

[Danteblue]

Legally, you don't have to. All EU banks are equal and nobody is allowed to force you to open an account in a particular country.

Does it even have to be an EU bank? I imagine a foreign citizen from US/UK or somewhere else can purchase in spain without opening an account there

 

[daniels27]

Does it even have to be an EU bank? I imagine a foreign citizen from US/UK or somewhere else can purchase in spain without opening an account there

Technically yes. You may have to have a proxy to pay taxes etc. for you from a SEPA country.