Fiddling the bids
Lawyer Antonio Flores looks out for real estate cons at auctions
Resolving not to
Belinda Beckett, aka Mistress of Sizzle, is making no promises for 2015
2014: The Spanish property year in figures
OP columnist Adam Neale looks back at the last 12 months in the Spanish real-estate marketplace
Desperately seeking Santa
The heart-warming tale of Father Christmas - A.K.A Giles Brown - and the sexy elf
Jingle all the way!
A merry retro Christmas from Belinda Beckett, aka Mistress of Sizzle
The Ghosts of Christmas
What the Dickens does the new year hold for your money?
No hiding place?
When community fee debts from Spain come knocking on your door in Britain...
Virtually, the same old estate agent’s spiel
Although the internet has changed the property business, just as it has many others, it looks like estate agents will still be around for a
Santayana said it!
The sayings of the late, great Spanish philosopher, George Santayana, are an inspiration in these troubled times, writes Jack Gaioni
All fired-up
British School of Marbella headteacher Miss Kirkham tells of big days out
Big defeat for Marbella mayor
Lawyer Antonio Flores, of Lawbird, on a wrangle with Munoz
Ask the Optician: Why should I have an eye test?
Leighton Griffiths from Specsavers Marbella explains the importance of regular eye tests
Farewell, old fiend
Giles Brown on the final demise of his troublesome car
The Autumn Statement – What’s new?
What non-UK-resident property owners need to know
Foraging for fungi
Belinda Beckett, aka The Mistress of Sizzle, returns to her hunter-gatherer roots
Mortgage sales surge suggests a housing price boom for 2015, says finance expert
We're in a 'sweet spot' at the moment
Legal changes planned for holiday rentals in Spain
At the start of 2015, the Junta de Andalucía aims to pass new legislation to regulate the short-term rental market, raising standards for tourists and
Eyes peeled for pension liberation scams
Cashing in your nest egg for that shiny Lamborghini? Beware the predators, writes Richard Alexander
Call me a road racist but …
Why the new-style licence plates drive Giles Brown round the bend
Booked out at the Gibraltar Literary Festival!
Belinda Beckett, aka Mistress of Sizzle, mingles with the literati in Gibraltar
Tax residency cases in Spain: The devil is in the detail
Three cautionary tales about tax avoidance
Sell in haste or pay tax at leisure
From the start of next year, changes to Spanish income tax will affect two existing tax breaks, which could prove especially expensive for some vendors
The end is nigh!
Preparation now could save grief at the end of the tax year, writes Richard Alexander
Halloween horrors and agave agro
Columnist Giles Brown on how to deal with trick or treaters and his infamous big plant
Mind your Slanguage!
Belinda Beckett, aka Mistress of Sizzle, breaks down the ‘slanguage’ barrier in part two of her series on Spanish semantics
Drunk behind the wheel in Spain
Legal expert Antonio Flores explains the obvious and not-so-obvious dangers of drink-driving