House prices skyrocketed in Catalunya last year
Prices jumped exceptionally in the Gerona, Barcelona and Lleida areas
Spain’s multi-billion house sale
Banco Popular is looking to reduce its property assets by 30% through the sales in 2016
Place in the Sun films in the Axarquia
Presenter Jasmine Harman helped a British woman find her dream home
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
Spain crowned No. 1 for Brits hoping to buy property abroad, says HiFX
The bi-annual Property Hotspots Report reveals that Spain attracts more buyers than France, USA or Portugal
Palatial homes – at a third of the price!
Two incredible Mansion apartments have come up for sale within San Roque golf resort
Another year of growth, but more Arabs and even Americans buying
A new Olive Press Property Observatory has analysed what’s hot in property for 2016. Our panel of experts looked at key issues that continue to
Great expectations for Winkworth Spain
The UK’s largest independent agency Winkworth is predicting an exciting year ahead in Spain
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
Four-fifths of Spanish homes not adequately sound-proofed
Noisy neighbours
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