Brits buying property in Spain will pay double: 100% tax ‘designed to help Spanish buyers’
THE Spanish Socialist Party PSOE has proposed a new bill in parliament that all people from outside the EU need to pay a 100% tax
Far-right agitator Tommy Robinson is released from British jail – will he come back to Spain?Â
STEPHEN Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, has been released from HMP Woodhill after his 18-month sentence for contempt of court was reduced by the
Spain’s frenetic housing market sees double-digit jumps in transactions, mortgages – and prices
REAL estate activity in Spain increased by 11.1% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to the Real
Survey finds locals in Spain support smoking bans and increased tobacco taxes
A SURVEY says there’s overwhelming support for extending bans on smoking in public places coupled with a hike in tobacco taxes. The study was conducted
Bank account charges rise by average of 6% in Spain despite increased digitalisation
BANK account holders in Spain are paying more to maintain their accounts with a 6% average increase in the last two years. Figures from the
Housing crisis latest: Three out of four renters in Spain are unable to save up to buy a homeÂ
SPAIN’S housing crisis is hitting renters the hardest, with new figures showing that three out of four rental households cannot afford the upfront costs of
Bank of Spain director and Pedro Sanchez ally resigns for ‘cooking the books’Â
A MAJOR scandal has erupted at the Bank of Spain following the resignation of Angel Gavilan, its Director of Economy, just 24 hours after presenting
WATCH: Airlines plan to bring in ‘standing’ seats in 2026 to maximise passenger numbers
A VIDEO has been circulating online for some time about a new type of plane seats that would be introduced by low-cost airlines in 2026.
Brits heading to Spain will not be able to use e-gates this summer despite UK-EU deal
BRITISH travellers heading to Spain will have to continue to put up with passport control queues this summer. That’s despite an e-gate announcement this week
EXPLAINER: What the new UK-EU deal means for businesses and expats in Spain
THE UK-EU deal on a new post-Brexit relationship unveiled on Monday was a wide-ranging affair, with some details still to be ironed out. There appear
Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 illegal tourist apartments ahead of summer season
65,000 AIRBNB listings for unlicensed tourist flats in Spain face being removed after a Madrid court threw out an appeal by the company. The Ministry
WATCH: Spain’s queen enjoys ‘white privilege’ fashion rule at Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Vatican mass
THE king and queen of Spain attended Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass at the Vatican on Sunday as the new pontiff declared that he wanted
Ryanair ordered to refund €147 hand luggage surcharges by court in Spain
A COURT in north-west Spain has ordered Ryanair to payback €147 in cabin luggage fees to a passenger who flew five times between 2019 and
What’s behind the dramatic failures in Spain’s once-lauded train network?Â
THE Spanish government is facing growing criticism over failures in the Spanish rail network, just weeks after cable thieves stranded thousands of passengers in Andalucia
Culprit for Spain’s blackout narrowed down to substation in Andalucia
SPANISH authorities have traced the origin of the Iberian power outage to a substation in the region of Andalucia. Speaking on Wednesday, Energy Minister Sara
Police raid €20m Chinese and Arab ‘mafia crypto bank’ based in Spain
AN international criminal gang which ran one of the world’s biggest clandestine crypto banks has been busted by the Policia Nacional. There were two distinct
Spain’s annual inflation rate falls to 2.2% with food price rises slowing further
SPAIN’S annual inflation rate clocked in at 2.2% in April- down by 0.1 %- with food inflation at 2%. The National Institute of Statistics (INE)
Home buyers in Spain face ‘highest tax burden in all of Europe’
SPAIN has been named the European country with the highest tax burden on home purchases, with new data suggesting the nation’s fiscal policy is worsening
Spain to ban nuisance spam calls by companies
SPAIN’S government has unveiled plans to ban companies from making spam calls to potential customers. An amendment to the Consumer Care Services Act would force
Gun-toting muggers steal luxury watches before fleeing on motorbike in Spain
A GANG who stole luxury watches from people in the Alicante and Valencia areas has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Five people- of undisclosed
WATCH: Brit rails against ‘disgraceful way Spain squeezes every penny out of entrepreneurs’
A BRIT living in Spain has talked on TikTok about how hard it is to register as a freelancer in Spain, among other issues. “You
Competition for rental homes in Spain rises 20% in early 2025
FINDING a rental home in Spain is becoming increasingly difficult as new figures reveal a surge in demand across the country. According to property platform
Is this the end for Spain’s beloved beach showers?Â
ARE we going to lose the beach showers that are currently installed on many beaches in Spain to wash off salt and sand after a
Over 50, foreign and ‘very demanding’: The average passenger in Spain’s booming cruise ship sector
THE tourism sector in Spain is booming, with Sevilla experiencing a surge in cruise passengers coming to the city. Sevilla’s port authority even claims that
British couple die after their Ferrari plunges into a river in Spain
A BRITISH couple died after their Ferrari sports car plunged off a mountainous road in northern Spain and ended up in a river. The accident
Hero Belgian MP helps woman give birth on flight to Spain
BELGIAN Member of Parliament Kathleen Depoorter and her son helped a woman give birth during a Ryanair flight to Spain. The plane, which had departed