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Plenty of Brits will be committing to Spain post-coronavirus lockdown, predicts property expert Campbell Ferguson

WELL, well, well. Demand, no surprise, has virtually ceased in the Spanish property market, though a few committed buyers are hanging in there and there

17 May, 2020 @ 18:00

Campbell Ferguson: Survey Spain·Property

COVID-19: The wrong camera angle on your Zoom call could leave you looking like Jabba the Hutt and don’t forget the bookcase behind you, warns Giles Brown

THERE seem to be several ways of dealing with the current coronavirus crisis. One option – sadly is no longer open to me – is

17 May, 2020 @ 16:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

Olive Press columnist Lisa Burgess finds strength in heroes to keep on going through coronavirus lockdown and finally gets those vital cancer tests

I SAW with awe the sheer will and determination that 100-year-old Colonel Tom Moore showed when he began his 100 laps of the garden for

17 May, 2020 @ 14:00

Lisa Burgess: Diary of a Restaurateur

Amanda Butler is hoping Spain’s Balearic Islands can be a leader in eco-construction after coronavirus

I implore our governments, and our developers and builders, to learn from this

17 May, 2020 @ 08:00

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

Mortgage enquiries are still coming in, but the Spanish market cannot sustain coronavirus lockdown much longer, warns the Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola

THE mortgage market has still been functioning during the current crisis (albeit at a slightly slower pace), supporting the property sales that are still taking

16 May, 2020 @ 18:00

Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

COVID-19: The Carrefour carers saved Belinda Beckett’s bacon when she was down to limp lettuce and her last drop of Larios

EVERYONE else may be box set bingeing, social notworking or writing their novels. I wish. We spent the first week of lockdown watching a matchstick

16 May, 2020 @ 14:00

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle

Coronavirus will rip a few roof tiles off Spain’s property market but it’s resilient enough to escape structural damage, writes Adam Neale

CORONAVIRUS AND ADVICE FOR SELLERS A crisis always creates opportunities. For real-estate buyers, this can be good news. For sellers, it may mean lower expectations,

16 May, 2020 @ 12:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Property

COVID-19: As Spain’s Ministry of Labour uncovers fraudulent redundancy schemes, Lawbird’s Antonio Flores explains ERTE

SPANISH ERTE schemes, following the trend of most European countries, allow employers to lay off or temporarily suspend workers in crisis situations. This can be

16 May, 2020 @ 10:00

Antonio Flores: Legal Problems·Business & Finance

Real estate agent Amanda Butler looks ahead to brighter days as Spain’s Balearic Islands emerge from the worst of the COVID-19 crisis

WELL that’s what we’d all like to say, and will celebrate when it truly happens with gusto! I am not normally one wishing to spread

3 May, 2020 @ 13:00

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

Military Disinfection Team After Disinfecting A Care Home 7

COVID-19: The wheels of industry must start turning – goodbye China!

AND so it was that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the catastrophic de-industrialisation of the West. A combination of greed, neglect, complacency and laziness allowed this

2 May, 2020 @ 18:00

Brief by Charles Gomez·Opinion

COVID-19: Marbella Town Hall initiates path to recovery by allowing thousands of Licenses of First Occupation to be approved by architects

MARBELLA municipal officials have approved a revolutionary measure that will greatly prop up property sales and short-term rentals, COVID-19 permitting. Last Monday, the spokesman for

2 May, 2020 @ 15:00

Antonio Flores: Legal Problems·Lead·Malaga·Property

Military Disinfection Team After Disinfecting A Care Home 9

COVID-19 and the actions to slow its spread have changed Spain and the world, writes surveyor Campbell Ferguson in the first part of his quarterly property report

IT is firstly vital to thank the frontline staff, or worker bees, without whom our hive would not survive. But it is fairly obvious that

26 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Campbell Ferguson: Survey Spain·Lead·Property

The Costa del Sol’s car-free roads are giving Giles Brown travel nightmares during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

BEING what is deemed an ‘essential worker’ – which as a freelance journalist and broadcaster is a first – I am lucky enough to be

26 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga

Barcelona Street Cleaning Team Disinfects Area Around Pharmacy 7

Property is a safe house for investors in the time of Spain’s coronavirus crisis, writes agent Adam Neale

AS financial analysts and market experts debate what shape the post-coronavirus economic recovery may follow, drawing on letters like V, U and W to trace

26 Apr, 2020 @ 09:59

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Property

Specsavers Opticas reveals the key tips to protect your vision while staring at screens and teleworking during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

DAILY routines for people in Spain have changed dramatically in response to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). With more people working from home and a

25 Apr, 2020 @ 14:30

Ask the Optician·Health·National News

Agent Amanda Butler is confident of Mallorca property market’s resilience and expects influx of inquiries for spacious homes post-COVID-19

We will overcome this, in time, but I truly believe that the way we have managed to ride the COVID-19 wave will help to reaffirm

19 Apr, 2020 @ 16:00

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

If you thought you knew diddly-squat about the rights of squatters vs homeowners in Spain, agent Adam Neale will set you right

Squatters, or okupas as they're known in Spanish, are becoming increasingly common across Spain

19 Apr, 2020 @ 10:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Property

What are your plans after COVID-19? asks respected Malaga surveyor Campbell Ferguson, of Survey Spain

We are looking forward to working again. It's what we’re here for

18 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Campbell Ferguson: Survey Spain·Malaga·Property

The Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola explains mortgage holiday rules as the Spanish property sector battles on through COVID-19

On March 17 the Government announced by Royal Decree a ‘moratorium’ or ‘mortgage holiday’ for residents struggling with payments

18 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Property·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

Giles Brown has had enough of the virtual breathing workshops and online psychobabble of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

What could be more inspiring than the sight of a 50-something male in a hooded dressing gown muttering obscure rock lyrics to himself

18 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

‘Real estate’ in Spain will live up to its name and hold firm during the COVID-19 crisis, predicts agent Adam Neale

Once life returns to normal, the country will remain a great place to live and spend time for those lucky enough to own property here

11 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·National News·Property

Whether a resident or second home owner, here are some things you may wish to consider while Spain’s COVID-19 crisis lasts, writes real estate agent Adam Neale

The property market has almost immediately stagnated and is likely to experience significant upheaval

4 Apr, 2020 @ 13:06

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Property

MUST READ: The key Spanish words and phrases you need to know to keep out of trouble during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

A survival guide to talking your way out of trouble during the pandemic

4 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Columnists

How Spain’s coronavirus is both a geek heaven and a harsh reality writes Giles Brown

And thus it came to pass that the Geek did, indeed, inherit the Earth

29 Mar, 2020 @ 09:00

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

OPINION: The few people who disobey coronavirus lockdown threaten us all

It’s not right to take liberties with other peoples’ lives, fumes Mijas Councillor Bill Anderson

28 Mar, 2020 @ 10:00

Bill Anderson: Mijas Matters·Columnists

Column: Javea Connect admin Loraine Gostling’s spirits are raised by the nightly aplausos and pranksters making covid-19 that little more bearable

FOLKS, there will be no bets taken on what I am pondering on this week. Life is surreal. I feel I have been thrown into

24 Mar, 2020 @ 10:00

Columnists·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

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Plenty of Brits will be committing to Spain post-coronavirus lockdown, predicts property expert Campbell Ferguson

COVID-19: The wrong camera angle on your Zoom call could leave you looking like Jabba the Hutt and don’t forget the bookcase behind you, warns Giles Brown

Olive Press columnist Lisa Burgess finds strength in heroes to keep on going through coronavirus lockdown and finally gets those vital cancer tests

Amanda Butler is hoping Spain’s Balearic Islands can be a leader in eco-construction after coronavirus

Mortgage enquiries are still coming in, but the Spanish market cannot sustain coronavirus lockdown much longer, warns the Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola

COVID-19: The Carrefour carers saved Belinda Beckett’s bacon when she was down to limp lettuce and her last drop of Larios

Coronavirus will rip a few roof tiles off Spain’s property market but it’s resilient enough to escape structural damage, writes Adam Neale

COVID-19: As Spain’s Ministry of Labour uncovers fraudulent redundancy schemes, Lawbird’s Antonio Flores explains ERTE

Real estate agent Amanda Butler looks ahead to brighter days as Spain’s Balearic Islands emerge from the worst of the COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19: The wheels of industry must start turning – goodbye China!

COVID-19: Marbella Town Hall initiates path to recovery by allowing thousands of Licenses of First Occupation to be approved by architects

COVID-19 and the actions to slow its spread have changed Spain and the world, writes surveyor Campbell Ferguson in the first part of his quarterly property report

The Costa del Sol’s car-free roads are giving Giles Brown travel nightmares during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

Property is a safe house for investors in the time of Spain’s coronavirus crisis, writes agent Adam Neale

Specsavers Opticas reveals the key tips to protect your vision while staring at screens and teleworking during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

Agent Amanda Butler is confident of Mallorca property market’s resilience and expects influx of inquiries for spacious homes post-COVID-19

If you thought you knew diddly-squat about the rights of squatters vs homeowners in Spain, agent Adam Neale will set you right

What are your plans after COVID-19? asks respected Malaga surveyor Campbell Ferguson, of Survey Spain

The Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola explains mortgage holiday rules as the Spanish property sector battles on through COVID-19

Giles Brown has had enough of the virtual breathing workshops and online psychobabble of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

‘Real estate’ in Spain will live up to its name and hold firm during the COVID-19 crisis, predicts agent Adam Neale

Whether a resident or second home owner, here are some things you may wish to consider while Spain’s COVID-19 crisis lasts, writes real estate agent Adam Neale

MUST READ: The key Spanish words and phrases you need to know to keep out of trouble during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

How Spain’s coronavirus is both a geek heaven and a harsh reality writes Giles Brown

OPINION: The few people who disobey coronavirus lockdown threaten us all

Column: Javea Connect admin Loraine Gostling’s spirits are raised by the nightly aplausos and pranksters making covid-19 that little more bearable

EXCLUSIVE: Russian warship disguised as a trawler lurked off the Costa del Sol for days – as Putin ramps up activity in the Mediterranean

Modular prefab ‘Lego’ homes arrive in Andalucia – but do they offer better value than traditional homes?

Home sales boom in Spain despite prices continuing to soar

Andalucia is crowned the number one tourist destination in Europe – trouncing nearest competitors Paris and Croatia for short stays

A shiny new main boulevard, more parking and a cycling track: Just some of the upgrades Estepona is set to see in 2026