New traffic signs in Spain: What drivers should know in 2025
SPAIN’S new traffic signs are finally hitting the roads. Approved in July 2025, they are now being introduced step by step – first in urban
A whopping one in five homes on the Costa del Sol are sold within days as market moves at breakneck speeds
THE Costa del Sol’s red-hot property market shows no signs of cooling, with nearly one in five homes snapped up by buyers in less than
Shade with soul: Toldos Guardamar is the Alicante-based company transforming outdoor spaces in just 24 hours
IN a region blessed with more than 300 days of sunshine each year, finding the perfect balance between light and shade is not a luxury
House purchases led by ‘locals’ while non-EU property buyers fell last year in Valencia
THE main house buyers in the Valencian Community last year were local residents with the non-EU market decreasing. A study of 69 regional real estate
Why are architects rising up against Spain’s new trend of zebra housing blocks – sometimes described as ‘fast food’ homes?
By Rachel Gore A NEW wave of black and white striped buildings is making its way across Spain – and causing backlash from architects who
RARE OPPORTUNITY: Boutique hotel for sale in Cadaqués, Spain, is one of only two of its kind
DEMAND for hotel rooms in Cadaqués is almost as high as a painting by former resident Salvador DalÃ. So it’s incredibly rare for a hotel
Which is the richest neighbourhood in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca, where residents earn 63% more than in the poorest?
IT’S the postcode lottery with real-life consequences – the stunning income gap between the richest and poorest residents of Palma has been laid bare. Residents
Spain’s property market is booming – but not quite as you think: Office space returns the biggest margins, but where is housing?
SPAIN’S property investment market is delivering bumper returns, but forget everything you thought you knew about buy-to-let homes – the real money is in offices.
The real estate sector in Spain is facing a big labour shakeup with fines being slapped on big firms like Engel & Volkers, writes Adam Neale
OVER the last two years, the relationship between real estate agents and agencies in Spain has come under intense scrutiny. Labour inspectors have increasingly targeted
Emperor’s new clothes: Malaga tower project hailed as ‘beautiul’ but no one admits to have seen David Chipperfield’s winning design
IT HAS been billed as the glittering jewel of Malaga’s future skyline – a 144-metre luxury hotel dreamed up by star British architect David Chipperfield.
Spain hits luxury property giant Engel & Völkers with €16m ‘fake self-employed’ fine
LUXURY estate agent Engel & Völkers has been hit with a massive €16 million bill after Spanish labour inspectors caught the firm using hundreds of
Leading lawyer believes there are thousands of homeowners in Spain still owed compensation over shameful ‘floor clause’ mortgages
IT was yet another giant victory over the banks for Marbella lawyer Diego Echavarria in the courts last month. Handing his clients a €16,000 cheque
Costa del Sol property prices soar 17% as two-bed flat reaches an eyewatering €318,000
AN average two-bed flat on the Costa del Sol now costs an eyewatering €318,000. It makes Malaga province the most expensive place to buy in
Madrid offers first-time property buyers 100% mortgage deals – but there is a rather harsh catch
A NEW Madrid city council scheme will make it easier for ‘young’ property buyers to purchase their first home in Spain’s capital.Community of Madrid President
Renting on the Costa del Sol gets more and more unaffordable – but don’t ‘criminalise landlords’
RENTERS on the Costa del Sol are facing the highest costs in Andalucia, with a typical two-bedroom apartment now setting tenants back €1,494 per month
Property boom continues with prices rising by 15% in just a year on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOUSE prices soared by 15.3% in Alicante province during the third-quarter of 2025 compared to the same three months last year- according to figures from
Spain’s property boom continues to break records with over 64,000 properties sold in July
SPAIN’S property market continues to go from strength-to-strength with a record 64,730 home sales in the month of July, the highest figure registered since records
Spanish youths now live at home till 30: Stay-home kids mask a structural problem that is ‘one of the four greatest threats to Spain’
YOUNG Spaniards now leave their parents’ home at the age of 30 on average, according to the latest Eurostat data – the fifth-latest in Europe.
Idealista pulls out of takeover of property portal Kyero – favoured by Brits looking for a ‘place in the sun’ – after clash with Spain’s competition watchdog
SPANISH property portal Idealista has pulled out of its planned acquisition of Kyero amid claims that Spain’s competition authority (CNMC) nixed the deal. The takeover
EXPLAINER: Why Spanish hotels could be set to sue Booking.com for a cool €1 billion
SPANISH hotels are gearing up for what could be one of the country’s biggest legal battles against a multinational corporation – and it’s all about
War zone in Madrid: 14 arrests after clashes with violent squatters terrorising neighbourhood
By  Alessio Ghirlanda in Madrid TENSIONS have exploded in a north Madrid neighbourhood after fed-up residents confronted a violent gang of squatters over the weekend
Andalucian townhouse made famous by Alan Carr and Amanda Holden for hit BBC show is now taking bookingsÂ
THE Andalucian townhouse renovated by celebrities Alan Carr and Amanda Holden for BBC One’s Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job has opened to paying guests this
Is Spain in a housing bubble? Property prices continue to surge nationwide with 7% spike predicted for 2025
SPAIN’S housing boom shows no sign of slowing down after research from a leading real-estate agency revealed that property prices nationwide are on course to
You CAN refuse to pay community fees: New ruling backs property owners in Spain – under certain conditions
PROPERTY owners across Spain can legally refuse to pay controversial community levies after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of residents who had fought a
DATE FOR THE DIARY: Sagrada Familia in Barcelona will host grand ceremony to mark centenary of Gaudi’s death
IT’S taken more than 140 years, countless cranes and a mountain of scaffolding – but Barcelona’s world-famous Sagrada Familia is about to hit the heights.
The neighbourhoods in Spain’s five major cities where rental homes are snapped up within 24 hours
DEMAND for rental homes in some neighbourhoods across Spain’s main five cities is truly approaching physics-defying speeds. At least one in five homes get snapped