Spanish bank Santander completes €3 billion takeover of British lender TSB from rival Sabadell
SPANISH bank Santander has completed a €3 billion takeover of UK lender TSB in a deal that marks one of the largest shifts in European
Spain to relinquish certain banking powers to the EU following furore over BBVA’s failed hostile takeover of rival Sabadell
THE Spanish government has agreed to cede some powers over banking supervision to the EU’s own bank after recent criticism of its attempts to hinder
The EU warns Spain not to block €11 billion BBVA-Sabadell mega-merger
The European Union has cautioned the Spanish government against blocking the controversial proposed €11 billion mega-merger of two of the country’s largest banks. Spain’s economy
Hundreds of bank accounts hijacked by €1.9 million cyber scam with 1,000 phone text messages sent per minute to fool victims in Spain
A CYBERSCAM that netted €1.9 million has been busted by the Policia Nacional with 760 victims conned via bogus bank text messages. A dozen arrests
Can I get a 100% mortgage in Spain if I’m British or from the USA? All you need to know about the new ICO scheme
BUYING property can be inaccessible for many, with the financial burden of putting down a deposit too heavy for some would-be-buyers to bear.  However, thanks
Criminal gang stole 21,600 condoms packed into van during working holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BARCELONA area robbery gang went on holiday to Alicante province and spent their vacation stealing from businesses including thousands of condoms. Three men aged
Spain’s top banks are rolling in cash after bumper 2022 profits
SPAIN’S biggest banks- Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank, Sabadell, Unicaja Banco and Bankinter- clocked up record profits in 2022 according to a survey from the Noevantas consultancy.
Sabadell gang-rapist gets 31 years in jail for attacking teenage woman in Spain’s Catalunya region
A man who took part in a group rape of an 18-year-old woman in Sabadell in February 2019 has been jailed for 31 years. Two
Banks in Spain continue to shed jobs and close branches
THE six main Spanish banks have shed 2,176 jobs and closed 1,188 offices so far during the coronavirus pandemic – with worse to come in
Professional squatters have found new means of bypassing new laws, and everyone is passing the buck, writes Jacque Talbot
Despite the seemingly random trail of destruction they leave behind, squatting has now become a sophisticated operation reenforced by ringleaders with up-to-date knowledge of the
BUNCH OF BANKERS: Supreme Court rules in favour of lenders in ‘unprecedented’ mortgage tax fiasco
Shares in a number of Spanish banks, including Bankia and Sabadell, promptly tumbled at the prospect of massive retroactive legal claims
EXCLUSIVE: Bank in Spain refuses payout to fix British expat pensioner’s gate as ’wind was not strong enough’
AN expat pensioner has been forced to fork out for new gates despite having insurance for over 17 years. Sylvia Rush, based in Alhaurin el
Hundreds of firms move HQ from Catalunya amid independence crisis
Some 1,700 companies shift from region amid fears over economy
SOBER OCTOBER FOR CATALUNYA: Cervezas San Miguel moves its headquarters to Malaga
CERVEZAS San Miguel has shocked Catalunya by announcing they have moved their headquarters from Barcelona to Malaga in response to the independence referendum. The company
Sabadell moves HQ to Alicante as Caixa eyes Mallorca switch over Catalan independence fears
Catalunya's second largest bank makes moves after shares dive
Sabadell bank bosses plot HQ move from Catalunya over independence fears
Finance flight worries as CaixaBank and Sabadell see shares plummet
Property prices continue to soar across Spain as Malaga and Balearics lead the way
PROPERTY prices in Malaga are expected to soar by 5% next year thanks to increasing demand. It comes after Solvia, the property division of Sabadell
Millions paid to Andalucian law firm fighting for Brits who lost out in property crash
One case alone saw a €958,000 payout, plus interest
Sabadell bank to close hundreds of branches due to ‘digital transformation’
The closure accounts for 12% of the bank’s network
European Commission tells banks to repay customers’ hit by so-called floor clauses in their mortgage
Incredibly many banks are still refusing to remove the clauses
Biggest hotel deal in Madrid’s history sealed
Colombian businessman Jaime Gilinski has acquired the Hotel Villa Magna for €190 million
Competition hots up to take on €50 million of Spanish ‘bad bank’ property assets
Five companies are still in the running, including Solvia, the real estate platform of Spanish lender Sabadell