building

Are there buildings on the Costa del Sol with the same flammable cladding as the Valencia fire tower block? Architect reveals all you need to know

AS authorities search for answers in the aftermath of the tragic Valencia apartment fire that left 10 dead and at least 15 injured, dean of

25 Feb, 2024 @ 12:14

Andalucia·Lead·Other News·Property

Video: Five-story building containing 21 homes suddenly collapses in Spain’s Teruel

A FIVE-STORY residential building containing 21 homes collapsed on Tuesday in the city of Teruel. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident. The caretaker

13 Jun, 2023 @ 15:31

Lead

Building Surveyor Mark Paddon Professional (1)

Safe as houses: Better be safe than sorry by getting a proper structural survey done

THE Costa Blanca has stayed ever popular as an investment and lifestyle hotspot for buyers from both the UK, EU countries and the US. Brexit

6 Apr, 2023 @ 12:08

Alicante·Other News·Property

Work on biggest urban housing project in Spain’s Costa Blanca set to start soon

WORK could start as soon as April on constructing a big urbanisation of 7,490 properties on the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante

13 Feb, 2023 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Woman Rescued After Falling Into Apartment Block Underground Water Cistern On Spain's Costa Blanca

Squatter nearly drowns in building’s underground water cistern on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A female squatter in Sant Joan d’Alacant almost drowned after falling into a building’s underground water cistern. A passer-by heard shouting coming from the block

17 May, 2022 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Iconic 1960s building on Spain’s Costa del Sol to be torn down for new shopping area

A total of €12.5 million has been set aside for the works under the European Funds for the Sustainable Urban Development Strategy (EDUSI)

14 Nov, 2019 @ 13:16

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Thinking of buying off plan in Spain? Terra Meridiana tells you everything you need to know

In the previous decade it was very common to work with insurers not authorised to operate in Spain

20 Jul, 2019 @ 12:01

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Property

Abandoned homes photography competition launched on Costa del Sol with hundreds of euros up for grabs

Banks dished out loans to developers, who weren’t concerned if projects flopped, which resulted in €175 billion of wasted housing being abandoned

29 Jun, 2019 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Property

REVEALED: Two NEW skyscrapers will be tallest on Spain’s Costa del Sol

If completed, the buildings would be Spain’s 17th tallest, as well as the highest in Malaga City and the rest of the coast

12 Jun, 2019 @ 12:48

Lead·Malaga·Property

IN PICS: Marbella reveals plans for three garden bridges to rival Boris Johnson’s failed London project

All the hanging gardens will have built-in irrigation systems with overflow channels underneath, and will be remote-controlled

8 Apr, 2019 @ 12:23

Lead

New bid to finally solve Marbella’s illegal housing crisis

Four of Spain’s top urban planners hope to draft a new urban plan (PGOU) for the town, which still has to rely on an outdated

28 Apr, 2017 @ 14:40

Lead·Malaga·Property

Construction booms in Spain with 50,000 build licences approved last year

49,695 building licences were approved in 2015

28 Mar, 2016 @ 09:24

Property

Earthquake left Costa del Sol shaken, not stirred!

Building properly is the best safety measure against earthquakes

18 Feb, 2016 @ 09:00

Campbell Ferguson: Survey Spain

Spanish company set to build Norway’s €1 billion high-speed railway

Acciona is set to construct Norway’s €1 billion high-speed railway project

11 Mar, 2015 @ 14:01

Business & Finance·National News

Illegal construction inspections kick off across Malaga

Four-year inspection hunts down Spain’s ‘illegal’ housing modifications

18 Feb, 2015 @ 16:50

Malaga·Property

Top architect in foul-mouthed outburst at prestigious Spanish award ceremony

American Frank Gehry swears at critics

31 Oct, 2014 @ 14:00

National News

PICTURE SPECIAL: Catalan adrenaline junkies compete to build highest human towers

Thousands of 'builders' and spectators flocked to the traditional festival this weekend

6 Oct, 2014 @ 15:07

New plan backs sustainable construction in Axarquia

A massive 85 companies have signed up to the scheme

15 May, 2014 @ 16:00

Environment·Granada

The show must go on for Andalucian amphitheatre

Time is running out for the revolutionary theatre project

11 May, 2014 @ 13:00

Crack down on coastline developments

The building of thousands of new properties have been thrown into doubt after a government crackdown on coastline developments

4 Feb, 2013 @ 17:05

Expat fire victims forced to wait years to start rebuilding

EXCLUSIVE: New campaign aims to raise awareness of loophole which is stopping fire victims in Mijas from rebuilding their homes

28 Nov, 2012 @ 17:15

Malaga

Spanish pressure groups unite to save Ronda gorge

The green groups are opposing scheme to build 22 houses and a hotel opposite Ronda's famous gorge

30 Jul, 2011 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Thousands spend the night in the streets after Spain’s worst earthquake in 50 years killed eight people

Up to 20,000 people slept in squares, parks and nearby countryside as concerns are being raised over the standards of building

12 May, 2011 @ 14:31

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

27 Mar, 2011 @ 10:45

Property

A gold shower?

With all the walls in place, Calliope was able to make interior design decisions at the new house

31 Dec, 2010 @ 18:48

Calliope's Musings on Spain

Brits face demolition of homes

Up to 1000 homes ruled illegal after new planning fraud

25 Oct, 2010 @ 09:00