Adam Neale discusses Plusvalia and how land is valued and taxed in Spain
It is important to note that the tax is only applied to the value of the land, and not to the property on it
OPINION: Spain may be hosting the pivotal COP25 climate conference, but Madrid may need to rethink its approach to sustainability
“People are lazy about not using their cars,” says volunteer Cristina Gomez. “There’s no excuse. We have a very good public transport system”
Director of Larraín Nesbitt Lawyers, Raymundo Larraín Nesbitt, discusses capital gains tax mitigation when selling property in Spain
On selling property in Spain, you are liable for two taxes: plusvalia and capital gains tax (CGT, for short)
In a new monthly column on the trials of learning Spanish, Charlie Smith makes a lasting impression on his first profesora
By the time Spanish hit the school, I had already scraped a C in GCSE French and vowed never to learn a language again
British parents arrested as baby NEARLY DIES on Spain’s Costa del Sol after eating their cannabis stash
Officers searching the house found 250 grams of cannabis, 25 grams of hashish, syringes, a weed grinder and other drug paraphernalia
After two more gangland killings, Giles Brown calls for end to violence in Marbella and on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Marbella needs to take a long, hard look at the problem before it spirals any further out of control
Police find ‘bone fragments’ in Gibraltar cemetery as they search for missing sailor Simon Parkes, who is feared victim of notorious serial killer
Double murderer Grimson, who told interrogators slitting one of his victims’ throats was better than sex, had been part of the same crew as Simon
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
Flood-hit Costa Blanca town says ‘Gracias’ to all that helped during gota fria
THE PEOPLE of San Fulgencio came together to acknowledge and thank the ‘fantastic and unselfish’ emergency services and volunteers that helped throughout September’s floods that
WARNING: Thief robs €1,000 from retired British expat using THIS simple cash machine scam that ‘targets elderly’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol
"I blame Unicaja for being too slow and the police for – from the sound of it – doing nothing"
Tancrede de Pola looks ahead to brighter days after a tricky 2019 for mortgages in Spain
As the new year beckons, there are some positive changes to mortgages in store
Exclusive interview with 60s Carry On icon and two-time Bond girl Valerie Leon who is hanging out with British expats in Spain’s Andalucia
She shot to fame with the Hai Karate aftershave adverts of the 1970s, which have remained in the national memory ever since
FAST FASHION: Andalucia climate protesters expose hypocrisy of Spain’s pre-Christmas ‘spendathon’
Fashion is the world’s second most polluting industry after the oil and gas sector
EXCLUSIVE: Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo reveals his views on abortion and far right Vox threat
“If you are progressive, like me, and you're rebellious like me, you want to see these things happen”
Spain’s Costa del Sol treated to new exhibition by genius American photographer Lee Miller
A nude body bent over in silhouette becoming unidentifiable, a man wearing a bowler hat and a pyramid’s shadow on the sand...
SPENDING IN SPAIN: It’s tougher saving than shopping, but you’ll be investing in your future, writes Jonathan Holdaway
If you can allocate a portion of savings into some fairly simple, low-risk investments, it will make money for you while you sleep
Specsavers launches ‘food for those in need’ campaign on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and in Mallorca
Bancosol are particularly in need of the following non-perishable foods – oil, milk, tinned foods and meals, beans and pulses
Cave painting thought to be 5,000 years old found in Spanish cave
It comes after the discovery of what has been dubbed the ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ in Extremadura this summer
Marbella has itself a white Christmas thanks to the Ski Lodge at La Sala Puerto Banus
La Sala’s two-course Christmas Party menu is available for just €19.95, with an upgrade to a glass of Cava and half a bottle of house
OPINION: Mallorca’s crackdown on troublesome tourists targets the wrong people and it is Spain’s local businesses who will suffer
The new rules will allow authorities to issue hefty fines to hotels and bars
EU warns Spain for NOT acting on ‘radiation directive’, meaning increased lung cancer risks for thousands
EU rules stipulate that member states must have a national plan for the harmful effects of the invisible and odourless radon
All inclusive holidays at British tourist destinations to be BANNED by government in Spain’s Mallorca
The crackdown focuses on Magaluf, Playa de Palma and Sant Antoni
Frozen – the €10m kitty Quesada can’t control
ROJALES is one of the richest municipalities in Valencia, with an estimated 10 MILLION euros stashed in it’s coffers. But, according to councillors it is
OPINION: British conman David Klein moved to Spain’s Costa del Sol but couldn’t move on from his criminal past
And like any stray mutt, it seems you couldn’t teach ‘David the dogman’ new tricks
British expats left at risk of flooding by officials in Spain’s Mallorca say they ‘wish’ they’d never moved
The couple moved to the Baearic isle three years ago
Children at infant school grill Chief Minister on leadership qualities during visit on Friday
Infant school children gave the Chief Minister a run for his money as he visited one of the schools and helped the kids in their