Building woes in Spain: If it’s not legal then surely it is MUST be illegal?
MANY Brits find it daunting moving to Spain. It’s not just the language barrier – often we assume that laws will be similar to our home country when it is simply not
Man bludgeoned to death with mother, 80, seriously injured on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 51-year-old man was beaten to death with a hammer and his mother, 80, seriously injured at their Orihuela City home early on Tuesday morning. The Policia Nacional have arrested a male
Three men die in suspected arson attack on Barcelona area apartment block in Spain
THREE men died in an Barcelona area apartment fire on Wednesday with police believing it was an arson attack. A fourth person suffered serious injuries with three others having minor injuries, following
Benidorm explosion risk as gas cylinders are exposed to the sun on Costa Blanca apartment patio in Spain
TWO Benidorm residents have been arrested for keeping 95 butano cylinders on a rental apartment patio. Worried neighbours called the police over serious concerns that the cylinders could explode because most of
OVERHAUL: Law changes give communities in Spain power to ban new tourist blocks from their area
THE government has granted neighbours powers to limit the expansion of tourist renters in their building. Following the success of rental platforms like Airbnb, the Ministry of Development has used a Royal
New Year resolutions: Finding time to maintain personal promises can be a drag
It’s the first month of 2018 and that cracking and dull thudding sound that you hear all around you is the unmistakable noise of people’s New Year resolutions breaking and hitting the
Paddy MacLachlan’s house building blog – Episode 3
I really, really hope my neighbours never read this or hear about it, although I don't suppose they will. They speak less English than I speak Spanish