Find your paradise in Spain
NEW real estate agency Alison Norton Properties specialises in property relocation, with the business owner herself moving to Spain from Cape Town in South Africa.
Gibraltar police and fire service to move to new residential and park development at Rooke site
GIBRALTAR’S police and fire service will move their headquarters to a new development at the old Rooke site which will include residential buildings and parks.
Sunny year ahead for Spain’s real estate market
THE property market finally exploded in 2022. After two years of relative stasis, it picked up massively as Covid restrictions came to an end. Almost
Looking from overseas: A view of the Sotogrande real estate market
USING data from the notaries, it is notable that foreign demand has been propping up the Spanish housing market. Back in the glory days of
‘Forget Marbella – the best quality of life (and value) is in Sotogrande!’
IT’S a common mistake – and totally incorrect – to assume that nowhere is comparable to Marbella in Andalucia for the super-rich buyers. Sotogrande has
Doing just Fine!: Family-owned firm takes on prestigious Fine & Country ‘master licence’ in Spain
EXPAT Chris Hara is shooting for the stars alongside his wife Jacqueline and Spain-born son Cristian. Chris and Jacqueline, who moved to the Costa Blanca
Doom or boom?: A look at prospects for the Real Estate market in Spain
MOST buyers and sellers I speak to these days keep mentioning the possibility of a downturn ahead. How could they not? Just look at the
A little Gaudi glory: Discover the house that was the first designed by the Catalan Architect
ANTONI Gaudi is an architect synonymous with the Catalan city of Barcelona. By far, his most famous work is the unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral. But
Building for the future: Andalucian luxury villa to be ‘Spain’s first carbon-zero home’ powered by unique hydrogen system
A PROJECT for what is claimed to be the first zero-carbon luxury home utilising a hydrogen generating system in Spain has gone on sale. Running
Indoors, outdoors: The latest trends hark back to the past
By Julia Begbie RESEARCHING hot new interior design trends for 2023 means consulting the Oracle. Yes, I’m referring to TikTok. And yes, we are all
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Sharp’ and ‘shoddy’ practices in Spain land dozens of foreign off-plan villa buyers millions out of pocket as Costa del Sol developer collapses
By Jon Clarke and Walter Finch LAWYERS have been joined by mortgage brokers and agents to slam a giant construction firm that has left up
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Sharp’ and ‘shoddy’ practices in Spain land dozens of foreign off-plan villa buyers millions out of pocket as Costa del Sol developer collapses
By Jon Clarke and Walter Finch LAWYERS have been joined by mortgage brokers and agents to slam a giant construction firm that has left up
Home property sales in Spain rose by over 6% in 2022, but market cooled later in the year
HOME property sales grew by 6.1% during 2022 to reach 719,680 units- the biggest figure in 15 years- according to the General Council of Notaries.
Crazily affordable average property prices in Spain’s cheapest village
You’ll be forgiven for letting this town in central Spain go under your radar, but you should probably know about it if you want to
Sweet deal: Marbella’s old sugar factory to be restored
A RUINED sugar factory will be getting a new lease of life as part of a project for a residential home for the elderly. Marbella
EXCLUSIVE: Fury as buyers and staff left ‘in limbo’ over halted construction at key Costa del Sol luxury developments
DOZENS of foreign property buyers are feared to have lost their investments as a major construction firm fell into financial difficulties in Malaga. All projects
BARGAIN BASEMENT: Where to find the cheapest real estate in Malaga province
IF you are looking for a bargain property in Malaga province, head inland. Sierra de Yeguas has been named as the cheapest municipality for real
REVEALED: The most popular areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca for overseas property buyers
TORREVIEJA and Orihuela are Alicante Province’s top areas for foreign property buyers according to the Valencia region Notary Association. Figures for the first nine months
Will the calima return in 2023?
In 2022, the Costa del Sol experienced a unique phenomenon: the calima. This Saharan sandstorm left thousands of buildings and vehicles covered in mud. Clean-up
Financial incentives offered to landlords to help people searching for long-term rentals
Benalmadena council has launched a financial aid package to help promote long-term residential rentals, instead of short term options for tourists. It comes amid a
Spain’s Balearic Islands request the EU to grant them exception to ban foreigners from buying second homes in Mallorca and Ibiza
Officials are calling on the European Union to grant a ‘Balearic exception’ that would limit non-resident Brits and Germans from property purchases on the islands.
ABSOLUTELY FAB FRESCOS: Spain has some of the best, plus one or two ‘unfortunate’ examples!
FROM cave paintings to church frescos to modern murals of epic scale, countless artists have left their brush marks on Spanish architecture down the centuries
78.8% of ‘second’ home buyers in Spain’s Valencia region during 2022 were foreigners
78.8% of people who bought a second home through Valencian Community real estate agencies in 2022 were foreigners while 70.1% of those who acquired a
New build property prices in Spain show biggest rise since 2007
NEW home prices in Spain last year produced a 7.1% annual rise- the biggest increase since 2007. The Sociedad de Tasacion real estate appraisal company
Spanish housing market booming off the back of foreign demand while Spaniards stop buying
FOREIGN demand has been propping up the Spanish housing market even as demand from the biggest buyer – the British – has dried up, Spanish
Poles coming up fast in foreign buyers of Spanish property table after being spooked by war in Ukraine
Poles have been in a buying frenzy for Spanish property this year in an overheating housing market, thought to be driven by a booming economy