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Heard’s luxury residence is located in the wealthiest and most exclusive neighbourhood of the Spanish...

A COURT has ordered Palma City Council to return a damaged finca to its owners after it was expropriated in 2001 to build five storeys of social housing on the site. No conversion or construction has happened and the court has mandated the council to pay the owners over €60,000 in compensation for damage done...

MALAGA province sucks up the highest percentage of household income in Spain for rental properties. A joint survey from real estate portal Fotocasa and employment platform Infojobs showed getting a Malaga area rental home required 47% of income earned by a family, couple, or individual. Second on the list area the Balearic Islands (42%); Barcelona...

NEW rental laws have come into force, giving even more rights to tenants with the aim of adapting to our current economic climate.The recent changes include a cap on annual rent increases.This means that rather than the amount fluctuating in accordance with the ‘CPI’, (the reference inflation index currently used in most rental contracts) a...

THE first question should be – have you taken out Life Insurance? You may have a Mortgage Protection policy, which means on your death the mortgage will be paid.But of course, this has nothing to do with providing your family with some financial security when they really need it, whereas life insurance provides a payment...

IT was a statistic that you had to initially rub your eyes to believe.But, according to official figures, Estepona has overtaken Marbella as mainland Spain’s most profitable hotel destination.Now standing at an average price per room of €152, compared to €140 in Marbella, its RevPAR is only beaten by two destinations in Ibiza, San Josep...

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THE NUMBER of new property mortgages fell by 15.7% in March compared to a year earlier according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE). 36,182 mortgages were handed out in what was the biggest fall since January 2021 which was at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The news is another indicator of how the...

A study by IE University and the Spanish Golf Courses Association has shown that golf tourists have invested €4.2 billion in Spanish property, purchasing more than 280,000 homes. Britons top the list of foreigners taking to the fairways in Spain, while Irish golfers are the ones who spend most per day while holidaying here. In...

FINDING an affordable rental property is getting harder in Spain according to online real estate portal Fotocasa, who say rental availability has reached a ‘record low’. A survey from the group says the number of people living in rented accommodation in Spain has risen by 1% in the last year to 24%. Fotocasa spokesperson, Maria...