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EXCLUSIVE: Costa Blanca community ‘living in fear’ after squatter gang – including two pregnant women – move in and threaten to kill their pets

WHAT began as a quiet summer for one gated community on the Costa Blanca has turned into a nightmare its residents – both expat and

15 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Homeowners in Spain are set to be hit by mandatory renovations that could set them back thousands

NEW European Union energy efficiency standards for domestic properties will start coming into force from 2030 for all member states, including Spain. Homes with a

13 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Property

Spain’s Malaga bans new tourist apartments for three years to protect housing market

MALAGA has slammed the brakes on the city’s booming holiday flat market – banning the registration of any new tourist apartments for the next three

13 Aug, 2025 @ 15:54

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

REVEALED: The ten most in-demand luxury properties in Spain this summer – far beyond the budget of most viewers

SPANISH property portal Idealista has revealed the luxury homes that captured the nation’s imagination during summer 2025, with dreamers browsing properties well beyond their budget.

13 Aug, 2025 @ 15:05

Lead·Property

Squatters get rent collector and ‘large men’ arrested for staging violent eviction in Spain

A RENT collector assigned to a Toledo apartment has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for organising a violent eviction of squatters. Four ‘large’ men-

13 Aug, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Property

One third of homes in this Spanish city are snapped up within a week – and it may surprise you

IT’S not Madrid, Barcelona or even Malaga. The fastest-moving property market in Spain right now is Granada, where nearly one in three homes change hands

12 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Granada·Lead·Property

Just six provinces dominate Spain’s luxury property market – with one tourist hotspot accounting for nearly a quarter

THE vast majority of Spain’s million-euro homes are concentrated in just six provinces, with the Balearic Islands commanding the top spot in the country’s luxury

11 Aug, 2025 @ 14:30

Lead·Property

Franco’s family forced to open 18th-century mansion to the public after years of resistance

THE 18th-century mansion of Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco has finally opened to the public for the first time in six decades, despite the dictator’s

10 Aug, 2025 @ 09:30

Galicia·Lead·Politics·Property

Nearly 12,000 holiday rental properties purged from official registry in Valencia

Nearly 12,000 holiday rental properties purged from official register in Spain’s Valencia region

THE Valencian government has removed 11,952 holiday home rentals in the last 12 months from its official regional registry, after owners failed to follow tougher

8 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Property·Valencia

The cost of renting a property in Spain soared by 14.1% in July

RENTAL property prices rose by 14.1% in July compared to a year earlier, according to a study from the Fotocasa property portal. The average price

7 Aug, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·Property

Property boom continues in Spain with highest half-yearly sales figures since 2007

PROPERTY sales in the first-half of 2025 were the highest for a six-month period in Spain since 2007. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says that

6 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·Property

HABIT WARS! Rebel nuns in Spain face holy eviction after convent coup

A FIERY group of rebel Poor Clare sisters booted out of the Catholic Church are turning their 15th-century convent into a battleground – vowing to

2 Aug, 2025 @ 10:06

Lead·Other News·Property

Outrage in Spain’s Tarifa after town hall greenlights housing project in stunning nature reserve – ignoring 157 environmental objections

ONE of the last truly unspoilt stretches of Spain’s southern coast could be buried under concrete after Tarifa council ignored 157 objections and gave the

1 Aug, 2025 @ 14:03

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Other News·Property

Sagrada Familia becomes the tallest building in Barcelona, surpassing two skyscrapers – but how does it compare to the rest of Spain?

CONSTRUCTION on Barcelona’s iconic basilica continues, with its height now reaching 155.58 metres, just edging out the city’s previous tallest buildings, the Torre Mapfre and

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Property sales in Spain fall 2%, new data reveals – but prices continue to climb steeply

PROPERTY sales in Spain fell by 2% in May compared to a year earlier while prices rose by 6.7%, according to figures compiled by the

31 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Property

Locals packing up to leave Spain’s Balearic islands as housing costs soar

FED-UP locals in the Balearic Islands are packing their bags as mass tourism sends housing costs soaring and quality of life plummeting. A bombshell report

31 Jul, 2025 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Other News·Property

Revealed: These are Spain’s ten most expensive cities to buy or rent a home

SPAIN’S most expensive cities to buy or rent properties have been revealed in a new study by the real estate portal Idealista. There are no

31 Jul, 2025 @ 11:57

Lead·Property

Airbnb begins removing holiday rentals in Spain without a rental registration number

SPAIN’S Airbnb crackdown has officially begun, with a July directive from government officials ordering the removal of all unregistered holiday rentals. The American rental giant

30 Jul, 2025 @ 10:32

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Property

Revealed: Spain’s most popular areas for buying and selling a house

MADRID, Valencia, and Zaragoza were the most ‘in demand’ municipalities in Spain for buying and selling properties during the second quarter of 2025. The supply

29 Jul, 2025 @ 10:12

Lead·National News·Property

Aloha Property Finder: Your Trusted Partner in Marbella Luxury Real Estate

If you’re searching for luxury real estate in Marbella, look no further than Aloha Property Finder—a leading agency based in the prestigious area of Puerto

28 Jul, 2025 @ 16:03

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Other News·Property

People protest about high property prices caused by mass tourism in Alicante

Latest protest about high property prices caused by mass tourism in Alicante

AROUND 1,000 people took part in an anti-mass tourism protest in Alicante City last Friday. The estimate comes from the Government Delegation and is much

28 Jul, 2025 @ 14:08

Alicante·Lead·Property

Spain’s coastal holiday flats are largely booked up for August – with touristphobic Mallorca almost at 100%

SPAIN’S coastal holiday rental market is shrugging off the anti-tourism sentiment as 84% of properties within 15 kilometres of a beach are already booked in

24 Jul, 2025 @ 14:08

Lead·Mallorca·Property

“Alternative Financing Is a Magnet for International Clients”

IT was six years ago when Yeidy Ramírez, with over twenty years of experience in the investment fund industry, took a bold step in Spain.

21 Jul, 2025 @ 13:27

Barcelona is Spain’s most expensive city to buy a home new data reveals

BARCELONA is Spain’s most expensive city for existing home prices, reaching almost €3,900 per square metre during the first half of the year. The latest

17 Jul, 2025 @ 16:22

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Malaga port is erecting a two-metre barrier to protect the mega yachts of the super rich

Spain’s property market sees sudden and historic drop in supply of available homes – except for Malaga

SPAIN’S property supply crisis has reached historic proportions, with available homes for sale plummeting by 20% in the second quarter of 2025, according to new

17 Jul, 2025 @ 13:51

Lead·Malaga·Property

Flash new €80m Costa Blanca tourist apartment complex shows foreign demand holding strong

SPAIN’S latest luxury development just a stone’s throw from Benidorm shows that foreign demand in the upper end of the market remains strong. The Delfín

17 Jul, 2025 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property