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Home or away?

Seven out of ten ex-pat pensioners do not miss home, according to a survey

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These streets were made for walking

Nicola Cowell takes to the narrow lanes of Jimena to discover why the town is such an
enchanted retreat for tourists and expats

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MRI petition launched

Hundreds join attack on beleaguered property firm

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Out of the sewers

Campaign launched to stop nine towns from continuing to pour sewage into Guadalhorce river

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A lot of stress over what exactly?

Olive Press finance writer Ian Le Breton on how the vast majority of Spanish banks have passed the so-called “stress tests”

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Bribes inspector faces jail

He was meant to stop illegal construction, but took thousands to allow it


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Bulldozing a piece of history

Two listed buildings have been demolished in Mijas to the dismay of local residents


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How much is my home worth?

How much is my house in Spain worth? Mary Beker, an independent agent, sheds some light on it


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Spain not in top five places to retire

Spain scored lower than expected in a survey of the best countries


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Shaken and stirred

Bond star Connery being investigated over new Costa fraud


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Crime free

Spain has only 44 offences per 1000 people


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National News, Property »

Spain still top place to move

Searches for property in Spain have more than doubled in one year

Property, Sevilla »

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Tower gets go-ahead

Sevilla’s controversial Torre Pelli gets approval

Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga, Property »

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Ice cream by the Malaga sea

Ben and Jerry’s will open a shop in Malaga’s revitalised port area

Almeria, Andalucia, Property »

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Wrecking ball swings into Andalucia again

100 more British homeowners face seeing homes demolished

Features, Property »

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Statistics and lies in Spain

David Rick of Torcal Estates has seen a 100 per cent increase in offers this year, with an average sale price of 1,228 euros per metre square

Andalucia, Malaga, Property »

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Up for grabs

Forced auction could see Ronda’s evocative Casa del Rey Moro sold for 3.1m euros

The Olive Press is the English language newspaper for Andalucia. Local news from Costa del Sol and inland Andalucia plus national news from around Spain. A campaigning, community newspaper, the Olive Press represents the huge and growing expatriate community in southern Spain - 29,000 copies printed monthly with an estimated readership, including the website, of more than 170,000 people a month.