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Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island

As Boris Johnson sets his sights on No 10, Amanda Butler looks towards the sale of one of Mallorca’s...

Amanda Butler - 8 Dec, 2019 @ 16:47

Having performed a market appraisal, I would have valued it last year somewhere in the region of €9m

Illegal homes process for 300000 people gets sped up LEAD(3)

Andalucia

Fast track solution brings fresh hope to 300,000 illegal home owners in southern Spain

Staff Reporter - 10 Jun, 2019 @ 09:32

AROUND 300,000 owners of illegal homes in Andalucia need no longer fear the Junta’s bulldozers thanks to plans to speed up the legalisation process. While...

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Spain’s costas are still attracting wealthy overseas buyers as the second home market grows

Tim McNulty - 24 Mar, 2019 @ 16:18

Increasing numbers of international buyers are coming to Spain’s coasts, according to Lucas Fox

Andalucia

Property boom in Costa del Sol

Laurence Dollimore - 26 Dec, 2017 @ 10:00

MALAGA city and Marbella are benefitting the most from the property recovery, new figures have shown. According to Fomento, in Malaga a total of 5,289...

Property

Thousands of Malaga home-sellers entitled to lump sum after paying too much tax

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 12 Mar, 2017 @ 11:18

Malaga was the fourth biggest hit province behind Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante,

Property

First solar-powered revolving houses to hit Spain in 2016

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 12 Nov, 2015 @ 16:53

Marbella company 's modern houses to reduce energy consumption by 70%

Property

Brits buying property in Spain is on the up

Rob Horgan - 7 Mar, 2015 @ 12:30

48% more Britons are searching for property in Spain than this time a year ago

Andalucia

Applications for building new homes soaring in Spain

Imogen Calderwood - 9 Nov, 2014 @ 11:00

Up 3.3% so far this year, in comparison to last year

Almeria

VIDEO: Two more British-owned homes to be demolished in Almeria

Rob Horgan - 9 Nov, 2014 @ 10:00

The Junta has ordered the demolition of two more British-owned homes in Cantoria

Crime & Law

Canary Islands cartoonists fined thousands for poking fun at ex-prosecutor’s illegal home

Imogen Calderwood - 31 Aug, 2014 @ 08:30

The illegally-placed and illegally-sized home is in Lanzarote

Andalucia

Unlucky 13 families fight demolition of homes as planning chaos plagues Spain

Imogen Calderwood - 7 Jun, 2014 @ 13:00

The British and Belgian expats all have homes in the Piedra Amarilla area

Andalucia

Restauranteur issues plea to save Axarquia homes during protest group meeting

Tom Powell - 1 Jun, 2014 @ 11:00

Restauranteur makes passionate defence of the thousands of irregular homes in the Axarquia region

Andalucia

UK benefits cheat ordered to repay €30,000 for not declaring Spanish property

Claire Wilson - 21 Jan, 2014 @ 13:39

Pembrokeshire man ordered to sell Marbella home he failed to declare

Almeria

Demolition fear for 140 more homes

Liam Kirkaldy (Reporter) - 27 Nov, 2013 @ 14:30

Pressure group believes a new wave of destruction could begin at any time

Almeria

VIDEO: Nightmare returns for illegal homeowners in Spain as Junta once again demolishes foreigners homes

Alex Iszatt (Reporter) - 16 Oct, 2013 @ 08:00

New demolitions of expat homes again causes anxiety around Andalucia. By Alex Iszatt and Brian Sherwood, in Cantoria

Andalucia

Tea with Tommy in Torremolinos

Mason Jones (Reporter) - 5 Apr, 2013 @ 15:43

The Homes, Gardens & Lifestyle Show comes to the coast this month along with Ground Force star Tommy Walsh

Andalucia

Public consultation over legalisation of Mijas homes

Rund Abdelfatah - 14 Jul, 2012 @ 10:49

Junta to decide fate over nearly 3,000 homes following month-long consultation process

Almeria

Investigation reveals 12,697 illegal homes in the Almanzora Valley

Wendy Williams - 14 Mar, 2011 @ 11:16

And 920 - many owned by expats - are to be demolished

Property

‘Illegal’ Spanish homes to be legalised

Amie Keeley - 9 Mar, 2011 @ 10:29

The Junta is set to legalise thousands of 'illegal' homes

Property

Green light for Libeskind eco-villas

Wendy Williams - 25 Feb, 2011 @ 10:00

World Trade Centre architect launches green home project on the Costa del Sol

Andalucia

Floodgates open on illegal homes

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 16 Dec, 2010 @ 16:05

The Junta is planning to demolish illegal homes in areas of high flood risks to minimise future damage and strengthen flood defences

Business & Finance

Second homes in third world

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 5 Nov, 2010 @ 12:00

An Andalucian based architects has launched a campaign to offer free homes to some of the world’s poorest people

Property

Home or away?

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 1 Sep, 2010 @ 16:00

Seven out of ten ex-pat pensioners do not miss home, according to a survey

Andalucia

Hurting homeowners

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 12 Mar, 2010 @ 12:07

Reposessions are expected to rocket this year with Andalucia topping the tables

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Demolition nightmares

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 2 Nov, 2009 @ 18:17

As Dan Thorneycroft tries to garner support from MEPs in a desperate bid to save thousands of households facing the axe, Andrew Pearce speaks to four Andalucian homeowners confronted by the imminent threat of losing everything

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NO jail time for two Neo-Nazis found guilty of paralysing black man in racist attack in Spain’s Mallorca

Isha Sesay - 17 May, 2021 @ 21:00

At the time of the attack, the defendants were wearing t-shirts adorned with Nazi slogans with witnesses attesting to the men shouting racial profanities during their violent assault

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Green crackdown: owners of polluting cars face fines in Spain’s Catalunya

17 May, 2021 @ 20:30

Highest weekend COVID total this month across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Highest weekend COVID-19 case figures this month across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

17 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Curfew pushed back to midnight in Spain’s Balearic Islands and interior areas of bars and restaurants can open under...

17 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante calls time for 2021 on one of the top outdoor events of the year on Spain’s Costa Blanca

17 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Brexit Answers To Come For Brits On The Costa Blanca Thanks To Special 'zoom' Sessions

BREXIT ANSWERS to come for Brits on the Costa Blanca in Spain thanks to special ‘Zoom’ sessions

17 May, 2021 @ 17:45

Gibraltar records ZERO COVID-19 cases among residents and visitors for first time since July 2020

17 May, 2021 @ 17:30

CONTROL FREAK husband in Spain's Murcia region is told to keep his distance from his wife after abusing her over a short skirt

CONTROL FREAK in Spain’s Murcia area can’t see his wife after abusing her over a short skirt

17 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Catalans Demonstrate For Separatist Government

Spain’s Catalunya spared repeat election after two independence parties reach deal

17 May, 2021 @ 16:30

Heatwave on Spain's Costa Blanca brings out law-abiding visitors who followed COVID safety rules

Heatwave brings out law-abiding visitors to Benidorm and across Spain’s Costa Blanca

17 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Fallas Festival In Valencia, Spain 18 Mar 2019

FALLAS IN SEPTEMBER: Iconic Fallas festivities in Spain’s Valencia region will take place in September this year

17 May, 2021 @ 15:45

CAMPO CALLING: Small towns and rural villages throughout Spain launch drive to attract new residents and entrepreneurs

17 May, 2021 @ 15:15

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