BM SOTOGRANDE: Luxury real estate specialists for resales, new builds, lettings and bespoke developments in Spain
THOSE seeking guidance when buying a home in the prestigious enclave of Sotogrande need look no further than BM Sotogrande.
The luxury real estate specialists...
Spain’s richest man Amancio Ortega is selling beloved superyacht for €76million
SPAIN’S richest man Amancio Ortega is selling his biggest yacht for a cool €76million.
The Spanish fashion mogul, 85 purchased the 67 meter superyacht, Drizzle,...
Gibraltar’s Europa Point to become training pitches if Lathbury Barracks stadium gets green light
The Save Europa Point group has welcomed the government´s decision to abandon a planned stadium at the southern tip of Gibraltar
Millions paid to Andalucian law firm fighting for Brits who lost out in property crash
One case alone saw a €958,000 payout, plus interest
MARCH INTO SPRING: Wealthy buyers are still flocking to Mallorca, writes Amanda Butler
AS we head into March the weather here in Mallorca has been much chillier and wetter than the norm.
As I write with the...
Branson embraces Balearic life while Necker Island is rebuilt
WITH his usual residence on the British Virgin Islands uninhabitable, Richard Branson has revealed how his estate in Son Bunyola has become a more...
Spain’s impressive recovery continues 10 years after the global economy collapsed
IT’S been exactly 10 years this month since the Lehman Brothers collapse in the US kickstarted the global economic crash which decimated Spain’s property...
How a Welsh expat made her dreams of owning a Costa del Sol estate agency come true
It’s been a rollercoaster ride for Welsh agent Zoe Males, of Olvera Properties, since arriving in Andalucia in 2003
WATCH: Gibraltar announces £300 million development which will create 60,000sqm of new land on the water
The project will be undertaken by entirely locally-based developers and will be made up of leisure, community, retail and commercial space
A recent slowdown in growth does not mean doom and gloom for Spain’s property market, writes Tancrede de Pola
SALES figures from March have led some analysts to suggest that Spain’s property market is slowing down.
It comes after the third month of this...
Brits applying for mortgages in Spain should not panic, but should be Brexit-ready, writes Tancrede de Pola
With the value of sterling plummeting to historic lows - even dipping below €1.10 in August - Brexit has the banks scared
Need a spot to sit by the fire this Christmas? Harris Furnishings has 5 stunning sofas to suit every...
THE SOFA is one of the unsung heroes of Christmas.
Every family needs a spot to snuggle up by an open fire, a place to...
Madrid City Council is trying to stop so-called hive floors being built in the Spanish capital, similar to coffin...
SO-CALLED hive floors have been causing much controversy in Madrid.
Amanda Butler is hoping Spain’s Balearic Islands can be a leader in eco-construction after coronavirus
I implore our governments, and our developers and builders, to learn from this
2020 the year Spanish Sales went Online!
The Olive Press spoke with Simon Pelling, Director at Sell4LessSpain.com, to get his inside track on how COVID-19 has altered the Spanish Property Market.
“2020...
Home buyers in Spain looking to go out-of-town due to COVID-19 pandemic
HOME buyers are looking for out-of-town properties and more space due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to one of Spain's major real-estate valuation firms,...
Cheaper digs: Rents start to fall in Spain for first time since financial crisis
THE average cost of renting a property in Spain has fallen for the first time since the financial crisis.
Rents had been rising every month...
FROZEN PENSIONERS: Finland beats sunny Spain for retirement quality of life
SPAIN may be a popular retirement spot but according to a new report chilly Finland is actually the best country in Europe in which...
Major Costa Blanca property builder says new home sales in Spain are better in 2021 than predicted
THE Costa Blanca-based, TM Real Estate group, says this year's property sales are going better than expected in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
TM...
Monthly €250 incentive for young Spaniards to leave home proposed by PM Pedro Sanchez
SPAIN’S President Pedro Sanchez says that young Spaniards should be offered a monthly bonus towards rent to help them move out of their family...
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Uproar over Manilva resident ‘building second storey’ on a licence for ‘internal decoration’ only
Residents claim the works are illegal
Small and specialist – the way to grow successful business
WHEN GC Property director Justin Pardon returned to Mallorca 10 years ago he says it was like ‘coming home’.
After growing up on the island...
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...
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