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Back to the future: What must be done to give the Spanish property market a bright future

THIS year’s return to pre-pandemic levels of tourism has most expats in Spain breathing a sigh of relief.  Tourism is, after all, the economic lifeblood...

Driving on sunshine: Are solar cars the future?

THE Spanish government is preparing a law to ban the sale of internal combustion engines by 2040. It is part of a concerted effort...

From kitchen nightmares to arguments, every Christmas is stuffed with drama

A tipsy game of Twister has been abolished after a glass was kicked over, and a few of the 'bigger kids' are engaged in loud, drunken debates on politics, religion, racism and the economy.

A bout of the Brexit blues

The future is anything but bright for us Europeans

Careful what EU wish for: Europe is going through a paradigm shift

The shift away from internationalism is happening at great speed

GBP/EUR exchange rate crashes as UK mini-budget triggers run on the pound

AFTER stumbling through the second half of September, the pound euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate then collapsed at the end of the month following the...

The Christmas season is the time to pat ourselves on the back

If you are an autonomo, you will also know that is the time that you have to get in any monies owed before Christmas.

Time for a divorce in Spain?

Antonio Flores, of Lawbird, tackles the tricky questions about ending a marriage

Booked out at the Gibraltar Literary Festival!

Belinda Beckett, aka Mistress of Sizzle, mingles with the literati in Gibraltar

Commission? Think again

Antonio Flores argues that Real Estate agents are not entitled to commission for registering a client with a property owner or developer

Spain’s political chaos continues

Catalan upheaval is a reflection of political unrest throughout Spain

Too sexy for my shirt…

Giles Brown has 50 shades of fun

MC Hammered – trying something new every day

Giles breaks down the feelings of introducing the George Benson, Michael Bolton and Pink Purple Zepp Fest concerts.

Know your rental rights in Spain

Short and long-term rental contracts, which best suits your needs? A SHORT-TERM rental contract (known in Spanish as a temporary lease) is one that is...

A tangle of red tape in Spain’s holiday lettings sector is leading some landlords to take the law into...

Penalties could amount to €3,000 on average (and potentially up to 18k on this specific infringement and a rental ban of up to 6 months)

Tax return filing – threat or opportunity?

Columnist Richard Alexander gives his top advice on tax returns

Loud and clear!

Luckily the water muffled my howls of pain after I didn't get my legs closed in time

Spanish property expert Adam Neale explains why the first offer is always the best offer

As sellers on the Costa del Sol know only too well, selling takes time, not because the market is rubbish but because this is typical of a holiday home market

If you think Spain’s timekeeping is weird, blame it on ze Germans

WHEN it comes to getting to bed at a decent hour and waking up in the morning, Spain is still the wild child of...

Only fit for ‘chicken thieves’

Spain is the conman’s paradise and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon, writes Antonio Flores

Fake news, cocaine and 70s rock – the Costa del Sol really has gone coronavirus crazy, writes Giles Brown

The fact that coronavirus had finally reached Marbella was worthy of a report on my news blog

Good times are back: high-end Costa del Sol property is booming

THE top of the real-estate market in the Golden Triangle of Marbella, Estepona and Benahavís is booming, driven by high demand, limited supply and...

What to expect when buying a mortgage in Spain as a non-resident

BUYING a property in Spain for non-residents can be difficult, but not impossible. Some Spanish banks may not lend money to people living abroad, whether...

The Garden of the Costa del Sol packs more flower power than San Francisco writes Belinda Beckett

I KNEW there was a floral thing going on in Estepona but nothing quite prepared me for the botanical binge laid on for visiting...

Giles Brown recalls his 1980s run-in with the Costa del Crime

AFTER the shocking San Pedro slaying of a suspected drug lord earlier this month, it seems Marbella could be heading back to the dark...

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