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Three towns in Spain’s Malaga that interest foreigners more than Spaniards to buy a home

LARGE coastal towns and beach urban centres are typically the main destinations in Malaga for foreigners in search of a home, however, some towns, specifically those with less than 5,000 inhabitants can

23 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Man in Spain’s Lugo province finds millions of pesetas hidden in old house but can’t exchange half of them

It’s the dream of anyone who is exploring an old house: finding wads of banknotes stuffed away in hiding places. That’s exactly what happened to Toño Piñeiro when he was restoring a

6 Sep, 2022 @ 10:42

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Valencia

Words of advice: Top tips for house hunter looking to buy property in Spain

As Brits fly out to house hunt as the summer approaches, here are Tancrede de Pola’s hottest tips for avoiding the most common pitfalls

10 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Columnists·Property·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

Valencia is the region that sold the most houses in Spain in 2019, but sales on average nationwide were down compared to the year before

VALENCIA was the region that has sold the most houses in Spain in 2019.

31 Mar, 2020 @ 14:51

Lead·Property

British buyers in Spain ‘increase by a staggering 125%’, as Brexit forces people into action

BRITISH buyers in Spain have surged by 125% according to Taylor Wimpey Espana.

3 Mar, 2020 @ 11:58

Lead·Property

Bank restrictions blamed after home loans plummet by 10% across Spain’s Andalucia

The regions of Andalucia where the greatest falls have been recorded were in Cordoba, Sevilla and Malaga

13 Sep, 2019 @ 09:52

Business & Finance·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

Chaos ensues with new laws on Spanish mortgage loans, writes Lawbird’s Antonio Flores

Now imagine a foreign buyer who speaks no Spanish and a notary who speaks only Spanish and you have a deal-breaker

6 Jul, 2019 @ 16:05

Antonio Flores: Legal Problems·Columnists·Crime & Law

Costa del Sol property sector eyes strong positives, writes Adam Neale

Home prices have risen solidly, that's true, but they remain well below the level of most major centres in Europe and other parts of the world

26 May, 2019 @ 10:30

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Malaga·Property

After luxury Spain holiday Britain’s youngest ever EuroMillions winner says she’s ‘bored’ and wants a job

“I have material things but apart from that my life is empty. What is my purpose in life?”

29 Apr, 2019 @ 11:24

Lead·National News

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

Stunning Kensington pine walk property goes on the market in Pollensa

THEY say opportunities are like sunrises – wait too long and you miss them. But what about an opportunity with the sunrises included? Estate agents Kensington Properties has unveiled a new seven-bedroom

25 May, 2018 @ 17:13

Lead·Mallorca·Property

Andalucia still one of cheapest places to buy property in Spain

ANDALUCIA is one of the cheapest places to buy property in Spain. Although prices for resale properties in the region increased by 0.8% in April, the cost per square metre of property

17 May, 2017 @ 12:07

Lead·Property

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 the end of March

3 May, 2017 @ 11:21

Lead·Property

Sir Richard Branson unveils third luxury villa on Mallorca estate

The UK business giant repurchased the Son Bunyola estate for a reported €11 million after selling it some 13 years ago following a row over planning permission

30 Apr, 2017 @ 12:06

Lead·Mallorca·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 plan from 1986

28 Apr, 2017 @ 14:40

Lead·Malaga·Property

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House of the late Prince struggling to sell nine months on

THE sprawling Marbella mansion once owned by the late music legend Prince is seemingly impossible to sell. The enormous 13-bedroom palace in Paraiso Alto – which appropriately comes with a recording studio

21 Jan, 2017 @ 13:44

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Disabled expat’s Malaga home to be demolished for one-way system

EXCLUSIVE: One-way street to be built through disabled expat’s living room, despite town hall promise

26 Nov, 2016 @ 09:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Property

Spanish bank Sareb puts over 2,000 coastal homes on the market at cut prices

Summer sale along Spain's coastline

1 May, 2016 @ 14:58

Lead·Property

The Priors: How tranquility turned to tragedy

The Priors spent their life’s nest egg building their dream home - Tranquility - before it was bulldozed in a cruel error after a swish of a civil servant’s pen, writes their

1 May, 2016 @ 09:25

Lead·Property

Foreclosures in Spain fell by 13% last year

Foreclosure fall

27 Mar, 2016 @ 17:16

Property

Duchess of Alba’s palace opens to the public

The private home of Spain’s most eccentric aristocrat goes public in Sevilla

12 Mar, 2016 @ 20:00

La Cultura·Lead·Sevilla

Spain saw 11% jump in house sales over 2015

Sales took a nosedive from more than 700,000 sales in 2007 to fewer than 260,000 in 2012

10 Mar, 2016 @ 12:23

Property

Marbella’s town plans scrapped questioning legality of 16,500 homes

Tens of thousands of homes in limbo after Supreme Court scraps planning and Marbella returns to the rules of 1986

6 Nov, 2015 @ 11:43

Lead·Malaga·Property

Timber home numbers on the up in Spain

Spain now has an estimated 20,000 wooden houses

4 Nov, 2015 @ 17:38

Property