British couple’s demolition heartbreak
Court orders home must be pulled down despite having planning permission
Possible prison for bent architect in Spain
Joaquin Palli is facing four years behind bars for property fraud
Illegal homes to be regulated within three months, says Junta
Around 250,000 properties will benefit from the decree
Spanish property tax hike
Around eight out of 10 properties in Malaga will be affected by the increase in IBI
Fighting back against property tax in Spain
Expats successfully battle the inland revenue to avoid paying ‘scandalous’ property tax
Property compulsory purchase orders in Spain
With the news of a new rail line possibly going through Ronda’s celebrated tourist valley, Antonio Flores looks at what happens when a compulsory purchase
Spanish properties sold to foreigners increase by 24.7%
Statistics from the Ministry of Public Transactions show property sales to foreigners in Spain experienced an increase of 24.7% in the third quarter of 2011
Junta to regulate thousands of illegal Andalucia properties
President Grinan said decree will 'probably' be passed on January 10
A spring clean for the housing market?
Lesley McEwan, of Cadiz Casa, explains how, while Spain’s new leader is unlikely to achieve much, new mortgage products might help... but be prepared to
How to handle Spain’s Hacienda
In a bid to raise much needed funds the Inland Revenue is making new demands on foreign property owners, writes Antonio Flores
Holiday rental property market trends
Make it desirable, make it affordable and market it properly and you have a good chance of making some money out of your holiday home
The Spanish Government has a short memory
Push to attract fresh investment in the Spanish property market is coming at the expense of solving the problems that have made it necessary
Spain’s equity release time bomb
Olive Press’ new legal eagle Antonio Flores on the defrauding of thousands of pensioners via a scheme to release capital from their homes
A Gallic tussle as France overtakes Spain as most popular place to buy for Britons
Spain still most popular place to rent at least for Britons, according to report
Roadworks leave expat in Spain homeless
Graham Mullis has been left out of pocket after Compulsory Purchase Order was served on ‘dream’ home
Expat goes up against Denmark’s biggest bank in a bid to save his Malaga home
Scottish expat takes Danske Bank to court over an equity release scheme that now threatens to leave him penniless
Pilot property scheme could encourage buyers back to Spain
Ingenious cross-border purchasing scheme could bring buyers back to the market
Make all the right moves when buying in Spain
A new series of guides are available to help you in the often complicated process
Spanish ‘property roadshow’ fury
Minister insists Spain will not help 'one per cent' of expats with problems
Protecting our patrimony
Jon Clarke talks to Osuna builder Monolo Sanchez who has spent nearly three decades renovating the Campina’s key buildings
Spain’s property roadshow outrage
MEP Michael Cashman has slammed the official property roadshow promoting Spain’s million-plus empty properties abroad
New home listing site for Spain
Expats looking to promote their holiday home in Spain and Portugal can add their property to a new directory website
Spanish property roadshow
Government on European tour ‘to promote’ Spain’s million-plus empty homes
The bottom is bottoming out – in Spain, at least
Prices at the bottom of the market are dropping faster in Britain than in Spain
Further fight for homeowners in Spain
Judges and consumer groups unite to fight 150 year old mortgage law
Don’t trust the politicians!
After the authorities legalised 11,000 homes with the swish of a pen in the Axarquia, lawyer Adolfo Martos Gross offers a stern warning on building