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Monthly €250 incentive for young Spaniards to leave home proposed by PM Pedro Sanchez

Simon Wade - 6 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

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...

Andalucia

Make a splash: Hundreds of private swimming pools across Spain now available to rent by the hour

Katherine Brook - 24 Jul, 2021 @ 10:30

IF your property in Spain has a private swimming pool you could earn up to €1,200 a month by renting it out to those...

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HUGE worry for expat landlords as new ministerial order allows regional governments in Spain to force landlords to rent...

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 12 Apr, 2020 @ 13:56

A NEW ministerial order has been passed by the Ministry of Development allowing regional governments to force private landlords to rent out empty homes.

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Housing bodies in Madrid and Catalunya call for suspension of rent payments in Spain due to coronavirus crisis

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 31 Mar, 2020 @ 15:46

A PAIR of housing bodies are set to call strikes over rent payments by tenants struggling to pay rent during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Uber’s NEW electric scooter service hits Spain with rides for as little as €0.12

Charlie Smith - 10 Apr, 2019 @ 11:48

Unlocking costs €1, and the charge is then €0.12 per minute, but with the first 10 minutes free for the first month

Travel News

World Class Accommodation for Rent in Madrid

Staff Reporter - 5 Dec, 2018 @ 16:21

Madrid is a charming destination anytime of the year and holds a promise to give you only the best that Spain has to offer....

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Stunning Kensington pine walk property goes on the market in Pollensa

Joe Wallen - 25 May, 2018 @ 17:13

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...

Business & Finance

Balearic residents earn significant windfall from Air BnB last year

Gillian Keller - 30 Apr, 2018 @ 14:00

AIRBNB hosts earned on average €7,000 in 2017 from renting out rooms or flats for an average of two months in Palma. The city hosted...

Mallorca

Two out of every three Mallorca tourist rental accommodation not correctly registered

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 30 May, 2017 @ 09:22

Only around 77,000 signed up to to pay fee of more than €300

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Politicians call for rent controls in Barcelona and Madrid

Laurence Dollimore - 17 Feb, 2017 @ 12:15

Average rents are forecast to rise by 10% in Madrid and 5% in Barcelona this year

Property

Rent prices in Spain up in first quarter of 2016

Rob Horgan - 2 May, 2016 @ 11:45

The price of rent has increased by 4.3% during the first quarter of 2016

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Rental rules: What do new laws really mean for expats?

Antonio Flores (Columnist) - 3 Mar, 2016 @ 11:16

New rental laws explained

Property

Rent prices on the rise as Spanish property market recovers

Rob Horgan - 21 Feb, 2016 @ 15:30

The average price of house rentals has increased in every region

Business & Finance

Car rental company Helle Hollis is first on Costa del Sol with hybrid cars

Iona Napier - 18 Feb, 2016 @ 11:35

Helle’s hybrids

Property

Cheaper to buy than to rent in Spain

Rob Horgan - 12 Jun, 2015 @ 12:30

Families living in rented accommodation have to allocate 27% of their income to meet monthly payments

Property

Illegal construction inspections kick off across Malaga

Iona Napier - 18 Feb, 2015 @ 16:50

Four-year inspection hunts down Spain’s ‘illegal’ housing modifications

Business & Finance

New law spells end for small Spanish businesses

Rob Horgan - 31 Dec, 2014 @ 11:41

More than 200,000 small businesses will be affected by the scrapping of rent controls

Andalucia

Laws of the Landlord

Jacqueline Fanchini (Reporter) - 27 Dec, 2014 @ 10:00

Editor of Spain-holiday.com Louise Brace explains how the holiday rental reform will impact Spain’s private landlords

National News

Football club pay woman’s rent for life after eviction

Rob Horgan - 24 Nov, 2014 @ 11:17

Madrid-based side Rayo Vallecano are paying the rent of an 85-year-old woman after she was evicted from her home

Property

Spain falls behind Europe on social housing

Rob Horgan - 8 Nov, 2014 @ 14:00

Rented social housing makes up just 2% of Spanish properties

National News

Spain cracks down on Airbnb accommodation website

Imogen Calderwood - 17 Jul, 2014 @ 17:41

Hoteliers claim the holiday accommodation website is bad for business

Andalucia

Time to snap up those buy2let bargains

Claire Wilson - 21 Nov, 2013 @ 10:39

Buyers can snap up bargains with prices 70% below original value

Andalucia

Property values drop in Spain

Pedro Rodrigues (Reporter) - 23 Oct, 2013 @ 06:00

Property value continues to drop in Spain, with the price per square metre dropping 9.3% in the third quarter

National News

Spanish bank demands rent from children of dead father

Rose Lapp (Reporter) - 3 Jul, 2013 @ 12:23

After the death of one of their clients, the BBVA requests payment from his two young children.

new laws to protect homeowners from tenants in spain

Andalucia

New laws to benefit buy-to-let purchasers

James Bryce - 8 Nov, 2012 @ 16:23

New legislation will favour homeowners over tenants

dentist sleeping in his car cannot afford to pay rent

Andalucia

Dentist forced to sleep in his car in Spain

Wendy Williams - 6 Jul, 2012 @ 09:14

He only gets a contract for a few days and cannot afford his rent

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Sweatshop owner is arrested in Alicante area of Spain for paying low wages and threatening Moroccan workers

Alex Trelinski - 30 Nov, 2021 @ 18:24

AN Alicante area business owner is accused of paying workers just €150 a week and forcing them to eat and sleep in his premises. The...

Head found in new age community near Granada is not a missing Dutch woman, ‘but a man in his...

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WATCH: Ryanair drama as passengers restrain aggressive man who wanted to open main door of plane en route between Spain and Hungary

WATCH: Ryanair drama as passengers restrain aggressive man who wanted to open plane door mid-air between Spain and Hungary

30 Nov, 2021 @ 16:13

Alexia Putellas makes history as first Spanish Ballon d’Or winner since 1960

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Electric scooter thief is caught out by modern technology on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Electric scooter thief is trapped by modern technology on the Costa Blanca in Spain

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:10

Ecologists demand national park status for Sierra Bermeja above Spain’s Costa del Sol in wake of devastating wildfire

30 Nov, 2021 @ 14:37

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Spain’s scrap cathedral to live on after death of the ex-monk who built it piece by piece with his...

30 Nov, 2021 @ 13:17

Family business as Marta Ortega takes control of Spain’s Inditex fashion empire

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Calahonda with pool – € 215,000

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07

Two children among four people killed in horrific Barcelona inferno

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Hunter Mistakes Cyclist For Rabbit And Shoots Him In The Back And Legs On A Costa Blanca Forest Trail In Spain

Hunter mistakes cyclist for rabbit and shoots him in the back on a Costa Blanca forest trail in Spain

30 Nov, 2021 @ 11:40

Balearic boost for buyers browsing online – Mallorca tops the chart in 2021 property searches

30 Nov, 2021 @ 10:45

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