Shy Sean Connery didn’t want Spanish locals to see his underwear
Fraud trial reveals 007 shaken and stirred by nosy neighbours
Construction recommences at La Reserva in Sotogrande for first time since 2008
The groundbreaking announcement will see the completion of the final stage of infrastructure
Third Axarquia mayor put behind bars for property offences
Former Competa mayor Leovigildo Lopez becomes third Axarquia ex-mayor to be jailed
Mega-fusion of Zagaleta and Valderrama golf
Spain’s property comeback continues as €240m mega-fusion sees Zagaleta buy the Valderrama group, writes Iona Napier
Taylor Wimpey Spain reveals property market report
Of the 270 properties sold in Spain, the average price was €315,000, a big jump up from €250,000 in 2014
Four sales in a fortnight for real estate agent
Inland Andalucia’s in form property agent Paul Barnett has started the new year with a bang
Marbella finds solution for PGOU planning fiasco
The town hall has decided to adapt the 1986 PGOU urban planto avoid a construction industry standstill
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
Leaving the Spanish propery crisis behind
Spanish Property Insight’s Mark Stucklin looks back at 2015 as the year that restarted the country’s property market
Andalucia home insurance claims among highest in Spain
Direct Line Insurance reveals that 8.4 million houses in Spain are not covered
Madrid Town Hall to remove Francoist street names from all public buildings
The Spanish capital is to change 30 such names honouring the former dictator and his regime
UPDATE: Police successfully evict 70 squatters from abandoned homes in Marbella in under an hour
At least 20 police officers and up to a dozen security guards were involved in the evictions
New tidings we bring
… but law changes present scant joy for Spain’s homeowners in 2016
Spain’s property comeback continues as megafusion sees Zagaleta buy Valderrama golf
La Zagaleta group is pouring €240 million into the operation
Neinor Homes aim to become Spain’s biggest home builder
The firm has been buying land in the Basque Country, Costa del Sol, Barcelona and Madrid
Barcelona Town Hall slaps online rental companies with large fines
Barcelona Town Hall hits Airbnb and Homeaway with €60,000 fines for advertising unregistered properties
Popular British grocery store in the Axarquia is up for sale
Arkwrights in Puente Don Manuel has become an essential part of life for expats in the area
Three bed homes most popular in Spain
60% of potential home buyers at the Sima Otono real estate fair said they were interested in three-bedroom properties
Extraordinary Spanish woodland eco-house up for €1.5 million
Extraordinary Spanish pad comes on the market
Status Quo star Rick Parfitt launches estate agents in Marbella
Working alongside experienced Costa del Sol agent Julian Hall in Guadalmina, Status Homes offers everything from small apartments to beachfront mansions anywhere between Benalmadena and Sotogrande
Seven in ten Spanish properties are unsuitable for wheelchair users
Idealista.es puts the problem down to bad planning, rushed construction and a lack of empathy for people with disabilities
Spain’s property market booming
Moving up 10 places in two years, Spain now stands ahead of France, Hong Kong, China and Italy
Spain’s empty homes to be filled in three years
There are currently 389,000 vacant new builds across the country
Working fruit farm and cortijo for sale close to sea, Velez-Malaga
Fruit farm currently generates around €60,000 a year from its 2,000-plus mango trees