Tag: Property
Property of the week: Buy a 19th century mansion in northern Spain for less than a townhouse in Fulham
FOR those looking for a property investment, a very special mansion house is being offered for sale in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia that...
EXCLUSIVE: Rental horror as British couple illegally evicted, their belongings seized and cat stolen by property agency on Spain’s...
A BRITISH expat couple have been left homeless after they were illegally evicted from their rental property, had their belongings seized and their cat...
Costa Blanca is Spain’s number one choice for foreign property buyers
ALICANTE Province is continuing to attract the highest percentage of foreign property buyers in Spain. International consultants Colliers say 17.6% of all foreign home buying...
Expat campaigners claim ‘small victory’ as Andalucia approves new planning laws
ANDALUCIA has approved far reaching new planning laws in a move welcomed by expat campaigners as ‘long overdue’. The Junta rubber stamped laws that will...
Buy your dream home in the Valencia area of Spain from the trusted English-speaking experts of Playa Patacona Home...
IF you ever fancied owning a beach-side home close to Valencia city centre, then real-estate agents Playa Patacona Home Services offer the professionalism you...
MUST READ: Important news for UK buyers of holiday homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
PROPERTY buying in parts of Spain will become easier for British purchasers after the scrapping of an old Francoist law. Non-EU home buyers in areas...
Homes built on unapproved land face new demolition threat in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
DEMOLITION of Valencian Community homes built on unapproved land could begin next year. The new 'Valencian Agency for the Protection of the Territory' will employ...
KEEPING CONTROL: Spain’s government plans restrictions on rent rises
SPAIN is to bring in rent controls to stop landlords of multiple properties hiking prices and hitting low income families as housing becomes more...
Moving to Spain is starting to get easier again as COVID rates lower and new rules become clearer
IT was recently announced that Spain’s Covid transmission rates have taken it into the ‘low-risk’ category for the first time since July 2020. The cases...
UK and overseas buyers targeted for new seaside apartments on the Costa Blanca in Spain
DEVELOPERS Taylor Wimpey will spend €17 million on building an apartment complex on the southern Costa Blanca. The British firm will construct 48 homes overlooking...
ANALYSIS: Are Brits really leaving Spain in droves because of Brexit?
BRITS are leaving Spain in droves according to reports in the British tabloid press this week, but is there any evidence that this is...
Estate agents report boom in off-plan designer property sales in Spain’s Mallorca
MALLORCA is registering record demand for off-plan designer homes this year, surpassing pre-pandemic records. According to German luxury real estate agency Engel & Völkers, the...
British home buyers on the Costa Blanca in Spain fall by 50% on pre-pandemic sales figures
BRITISH property buyers on the Costa Blanca have fallen by half compared to the pre-COVID pandemic era. Despite the drop-off, UK home purchasers are still...
Estate agent predicts ‘record year’ for Brits buying property on Spain’s Costa del Sol
SPAIN'S property market is booming and in contradiction to tabloid reports that Brits are leaving in droves, British buyers are in fact back in...
Spain property sales rocket above pre-pandemic levels
HOUSE sales in Spain in August rose by a whopping 41% from the same month in 2019 after a surge in interest following the...
EXCLUSIVE: Expat mum and son lose Costa del Sol home after courts send legal notices to wrong address and...
WHEN Victoria Jenkins’ partner Lee did a runner leaving her and their son on the Costa del Sol, she didn’t think life could get...
EXCLUSIVE: Expats unite to fight back against ‘scam’ estate agents on the Costa del Sol
FURIOUS residents are calling for moves to clamp down on ‘scam’ estate agents after expats rallied together to share their experiences of the cheating...
Costa Blanca property builders in Spain chase Belgian buyers who like teleworking
COSTA Blanca property developers have launched a charm offensive to woo Belgian house buyers by saying the region is an ideal base for working...
Monthly €250 incentive for young Spaniards to leave home proposed by PM Pedro Sanchez
SPAIN’S President Pedro Sanchez says that young Spaniards should be offered a monthly bonus towards rent to help them move out of their family...
British expats demand quicker action from local authorities regarding legal status of their homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOMEOWNERS on the Camposol Urbanisation in Mazarron (Murcia) have met local politicians to thrash out solutions to problems regarding ownership of their properties. Despite a...
Property landlords in Spain face government rent controls in radical new plan
SPAIN'S cabinet has agreed on a new law to control rents charged by landlords who own ten or more residential properties. The measure will now...
Brit sales woe: UK share of foreign property market in Spain plunges
IT would seem that the effects of Brexit are starting to bite on the British share of the Spanish property market. Latest figures show that...
Spain second-home boost: Post-pandemic priorities include search for a better lifestyle
HOW has the COVID-19 pandemic affected buyers’ work/life priorities? After an unprecedented period of lockdown, many people have taken the opportunity to reassess their...
Spain property sales boom to levels not seen since before bubble burst in 2008
SPAIN registered the highest number of house sales in over 13 years for the month of July, according to data published on Wednesday. More than...
OPINION: British demand for property in Spain appears indestructible
WHEN the 2016 referendum produced that famous shock result in favour of Brexit, the fear was that the longstanding love of British buyers for...
Police investigate crooks who illegally rented out repossessed homes in Alicante area of Spain
THE Policia Nacional is investigating whether criminals broke into bank repossessed properties so that they could illegally rent them out. Two men have been arrested...
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Police detonate bomb dating from Spanish Civil War after neighbour remembers seeing it drop and fail to go off...
POLICE in Spain revealed how they discovered an unexploded bomb more than 80 years after it was dropped by fascist bombers during the Spanish...
