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EXCLUSIVE: Brits taking on Santander Bank 13 YEARS after their dream house in Spain’s Valencia was ‘illegally’ repossessed

A BRITISH couple are going to court over the 2009 repossession of their dream home in Spain. Tina and Steve Poole are fighting Santander Bank

17 Nov, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Premium·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: Two men arrested after being caught on camera as they try to break into homes in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

VIDEO footage showing two men trying to break into a home in an exclusive resort in Marbella has been crucial in collaring two men targeting

5 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

VIDEO: Expat eyewitness account of Estepona’s latest wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A Canadian expat described the shock of watching flames from the beach in Estepona as she enjoyed a family day out on Tuesday. The fire

27 Jul, 2022 @ 19:00

Environment·Lead

Refugees On Ukrainian Slovak International Border

Expats open their homes to at least 40 Ukrainian families in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOME 45 homes have been offered to receive Ukrainian families thanks to humanitarian efforts from a British-run charity and nine town halls in Spain’s Costa

13 Mar, 2022 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Ukraine

High demand: Half of properties already sold in new Palma development

A NEW development in Palma has already sold 50% of properties – and it’s not even finished yet. Real Estate developer, Inbisa, has recently begun

30 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Spaniards abroad fear for their loved ones back in Spain amid coronavirus lockdown

AROUND 2.5 million Spaniards live abroad and the situation in Spain with regards to coronavirus is making a lot of them nervous for their friends

17 Mar, 2020 @ 13:08

Lead·Travel News

Cruel summer for home sales in Spain, writes Mark Stucklin, but the double-digit decline was probably just a blip

Year to date the picture is less negative, with sales down in just over half the selected regions led by the Canary islands, in particular

8 Dec, 2019 @ 11:21

Property

PICTURED: British man shot dead in Audi outside home in ‘drug trade hit’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

One neighbour also told the Olive Press that Williamson may have been ‘involved in the drug trade’

23 Nov, 2019 @ 18:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British expat and psychic medium Gerry Cannon can now Feng Shui your home on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Feng Shui is the study of how the energy of our environment affects us

10 Nov, 2019 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga

CASTING CALL: Hit Channel 4 show Sun, Sea and Selling Houses needs British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca and in Andalucia for new series

“Whether their budget is €50,000 or €5 million, or the house is a holiday home or a permanent one, we would love to hear from

16 Oct, 2019 @ 19:19

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Huge fire near motorway in Spain’s Marbella controlled after 40 homes evacuated

Only one person is known to have been hospitalised following the incident - a Policia Nacional officer who was treated for smoke inhalation

23 Aug, 2019 @ 09:51

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Want a return on your property investment? Look no further than Spain, writes the Finance Bureau’s Tancrede de Pola

The growth has been strong but stable and seems to be avoiding the fatal boom and bust cycle which lead to the meltdown some 12

13 May, 2019 @ 11:36

Columnists·Property·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

THANK YOU: Irish expat left without home receives dozens of donations as more than €1,500 raised in Olive Press appeal following Malaga floods

But Trish McGough still needs your help to restore her home and buy clothes and furniture

31 Oct, 2018 @ 14:38

Lead·Malaga·Other News

OLIVE PRESS APPEAL: Irish expat needs your help after home completely destroyed and ‘everything lost’ in Malaga floods

Trish only has the clothes on her back after her home, which is opposite the banos arabes in Ronda, completely flooded on Sunday

26 Oct, 2018 @ 18:02

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Madonna buys mansion in Portugal

IT’S been an open secret for most of the year. Now, Madonna has finally splashed out on a home in Portugal. The American superstar has

26 Dec, 2017 @ 14:30

Celebrity·Lead

Brits continue to buy homes in Spain despite triggering of Article 50

That is the verdict of Spanish property website Kyero’s Richard Speigal, who said British interest was still strong despite the triggering of Article 50 towards

3 May, 2017 @ 11:21

Lead·Property

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

Selling your house: The importance of the home report pack

The sensible used property seller can compete in the market by having a Home Report prepared that gathers all the information on their property together

22 Jan, 2017 @ 20:00

Campbell Ferguson: Survey Spain

Spanish nurses rushing home post Brexit

The NHS has started to look further afield

6 Oct, 2016 @ 17:00

Health·National News·Other News

Homeowners – maximise your rental income

In a new column, Christine Trainor from HomeCareontheWeb gives advice to renters

4 May, 2016 @ 12:01

Christine Trainor: Property Management and Rentals in Spain

Margaret Thatcher feared Spanish invasion of Gibraltar during Falklands War

Iron Lady sent RAF back-up to the Rock during Falklands War

5 Jan, 2016 @ 17:13

Featured·Gibraltar·National News·Other News·Politics

Four die after Spanish retirement home floods

Floods sweep through Catalunya retirement home killing four pensioners

3 Nov, 2015 @ 13:54

Environment·Featured

Property legislation victory to fight Spanish home demolitions

Putting a stop to sporadic nightmare demolitions - but not in time to protect the Priors

26 Jun, 2015 @ 13:58

Lead·Property

Spanish kids leave home much later than EU average

The average age for Spaniards to leave home for the first time is 28.9 years

29 Apr, 2015 @ 15:15

La Cultura

Expat couple the Priors to appear on Channel 5 show about demolition of Almeria villa

Len and Helen Prior had their home demolished in 2008

21 Apr, 2015 @ 17:59

Almeria·Featured·Property

Spotted! Mijas celebrities

Celebrities have been in on the Costa’s best kept secret for donkeys’ years...

6 Apr, 2015 @ 15:30

Celebrity·Property·Travel News