Beach property sales on the up in Spain
Investors are turning to coastal properties as savings tools
Homeowners getting bill for Estepona’s controversial roadwork project
Hundreds fear losing their homes after controversial roadworks begin following a 20 year stand-off with the town hall
Spanish convent born again as culture and foodie hotspot
IT’S the last place on earth you’d expect to find comfort and luxury. But if you’re looking for some upmarket R&R, get thee to...
Building up nicely at DTR architects
Despite the deep recession one young architecture firm is bucking the trend and finding plenty of work
Oslo-sur-Med – modern home praised for its cutting edge design
A SPANISH architect has received praise for his Norway-inspired and totally white house, lodged like an iceberg in the foothills Alicante’s mountains.
The impressive Oslo...
Make all the right moves when buying in Spain
A new series of guides are available to help you in the often complicated process
Sotogrande-based British architect makes his mark in Madrid
BRITISH expat architect Mark Fenwick’s career, like his buildings, is soaring to new heights.
With his business partner Javier Iribarren, the Sotogrande-based designer’s Fenwick Iribarren...
Madrid’s Paseo de la Castellana is set to receive a fifth tower
Dubbed Caleido, the 36-storey building will cost €84 million to complete, and will house a university campus for the Instituto de Empresa, a Quiron...
Justin Bieber buys €5 million mansion in Spain
The property is perched on a rock and boasts enviable panoramic views across most of the Canary island
No time to dawdle in Marbella property market
There are simply not enough properties to satisfy the deluge of buyers now looking for a home in the Costa del Sol’s crowning jewel, according to estate agents Fastighetsbyran
Sir Richard Branson unveils third luxury villa on Mallorca estate
The UK business giant repurchased the Son Bunyola estate for a reported €11 million after selling it some 13 years ago following a row over planning permission
Spain’s mortgage approval rates at eight year high
June saw more than 17,000 mortgages approved, making it the highest year-on-year increase since 2006
Auction of Manilva plot owned by property swindlers falls short of price
The land was seized off Forum Filatelico, which swindled 270,000 people in a bogus stamp investment scheme
High rise of tomorrow unveiled
Sprouting across Europe to the Rock of Gibraltar revolutionary ‘green’ high-rise towers are turning eyesores into eye candy
Different nationalities househunt in different ways
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House prices in Spain still significantly high
Data published in the IMF quarterly Global Housing Watch report shows that house prices in Spain are still standing at 15% above the average
Why foreign investors keep the property market booming but don’t want new builds
Interest in the property market is at an all-time high with foreign investors, but it seems they’re not interested in new builds, writes Adam Neale
Magical market: Nerja property
The best properties are selling in Nerja in record time, discovers Tom Powell
Spain’s property price increase third highest in Europe
Spain’s property prices jumped 4.1% in the second quarter of this year
Green light for Libeskind eco-villas
World Trade Centre architect launches green home project on the Costa del Sol
Families forced to rent out office spaces to live in as rent prices soar in Spain hotspot
FAMILIES have taken to living in commercial properties in Barcelona following the price of rent skyrocketing.
Last year alone the average rent in the Catalonian...
Expat couple the Priors to appear on Channel 5 show about demolition of Almeria villa
Len and Helen Prior had their home demolished in 2008
The half dozen delights: A look inside First Mallorca
FIRST Mallorca has an excellent range of properties for sale in Santa Catalina.
The well-established agent has six different homes on offer in the hip...
Irish expat and AUAN president receives Queen’s honour for service to Brits in Spain
Eight years since she took the reins at AUAN, Maura Hillen has been awarded an MBE
Santa Clara Golf Marbella to be extended
The development ICON, enabled by a €150 million American investor, will create 400 jobs and employ six architects
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