Caveat Emptor, part 1: A short guide to buying a home in Spain
A brief rundown of the most important steps prospective buyers need to take when purchasing property in Spain
Tax return filing – threat or opportunity?
Columnist Richard Alexander gives his top advice on tax returns
The Man-flu Diaries
Columnist Giles Brown discusses the Spanish love of illness
Lawyers suing lawyers
Our regular Olive Press legal column by lawyer Antonio Flores
Oh no – Not Blankety-Blank!
After the satellite TV switch no more Chief Inspector Barnaby! No more Mr Selfridge! It’s worse than a lover walking out on you reckons our
Loud and Clear!
Back in Blighty Giles Brown gets both a drenching and a culture shock
Caveat Vendor: A brief guide to selling your home, part 2
Once a sale is completed, the seller is liable for various taxes which must be paid to different authorities
Are you being advised or just sold to?
Make sure your financial advice is just that...advice!
If Almoraima was ‘Hayeked’…
So will it be Next Stop Hollywood for Castellar de la Frontera? If actress Salma Hayek is buying a large chunk of it, that’s a
Caveat vendor: Brief guide to selling your home in Spain, part 1
If you're planning on selling a property in Spain some time in the near future, here's a list of things you'll need
School takes walk on the wild side
British School of Marbella headmistress Miss Kirkham takes a walk on the wild side by inviting a host of hairy beasts into school
Loud and Clear!
Our man about town was a victim of papal photo-bombing...
A Marbellous come-back!
“A place to make a fortune, spend a fortune, drink shots, get shot – whatever takes your fancy – that, at its heart, is Marbella,”
Au revoir, France, hola, España
Spain has overtaken France as the place most British buyers will look to purchase a second home in the future
Loud and Clear!
In which our hero gets his own paper round and discovers the power of cat calls
Keeping up with the Jones’!
2014 is the year to Keep up with the Joneses, writes Belinda Beckett (aka Mistress of Sizzle)
Is the bottom behind us?
Some experts are now cautiously expressing optimism 2014 may be the year that Spain's real-estate market starts to turn around
Loud and Clear!
No bling bonzana and the bald facts from Giles Brown this year…
Tapas truth with no porky pies!
Just like the Monty Python sketch, without the spam!
Casita del Loco!
Olive Press columnist Giles Brown's reflection on livin' la vida lago!
Not the kind of ‘complement’ you want to receive
Everyone who buys a property in Spain is obliged to pay Property Transfer Tax
New Year? No Fear!
Dinging his dong merrily on high, Giles Brown files his last column of 2013
Bah Humbug!!!!
Giles Brown keeps calm and gets his ho, ho, ho on...
Loud and Clear!
Believe it or not, in this issue's column Giles is giving fashion hints...
What to consider when purchasing senior healthcare
Juliet Hambro offers advice for those looking for health care cover
Giving birth to a website
Belinda Beckett, aka Mistress of Sizzle, reflects on the joys of cyber-motherhood