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NETFLIX have released the trailer for a dramatic real estate reality show based in Marbella.  The luxury real estate market on the Costa del Sol has exploded in recent years.  Streaming giant, Netflix is no stranger to this world, making hit TV shows about high-class real estate brokers across the world.  Selling Sunset, based in...

A CITY in Cadiz has some of the fastest growing property prices in the country, a study has found. Property portal Idealista analysed the increase in the cost of the average home in the 29 cities across Spain that have more than 100,000 inhabitants – and which are not provincial capitals, such as Madrid city,...

FOR some people, to merely buy a luxury villa it is not enough – they have to build one! Well, for those people cost is presumably not much of a problem, because the latest data indicates that the cost of building one in Marbella has exceeded €5 million. This is according to Pure Living Properties,...

A SWIMMING pool, a fully kitted-out gym, an astro turf lawn, a modern garden, valuable works of art, bay windows, a 670 m2 surface area and a €5 million valuation. These are just some of the characteristics of the vast mansion where disgraced footballer Dani Alves will spend his time after being freed from prison...

THE cost of buying a home in Malaga city has more than doubled over the past decade, new figures reveal. According to a study by property portal Fotocasa, the cumulative price of a property in the Costa del Sol city has risen by 107% since 2014. It means Malaga city is now the second-most expensive...

WORK will soon be completed on a collection of jaw-dropping villas that put sustainability front and centre in a new era of environmental hazards that Andalucia faces. Vista Lago Residences, developed by BRIGHT in the exclusive Real de la Quinta area of Marbella, will boast cutting edge design features with a deep-rooted commitment to environmental...

BARCELONA’S iconic Sagrada Familia has finally been given a completion date – over 100 years since its master architect died. Antoni Gaudi’s spectacular gothic basilica, which looms high over Spain’s second largest city, will be completed by 2026 according to builders.  Work on the structure first began in 1882, with the UNESCO World Heritage Site’s...

IF you own a rental property in Spain, you must declare your rental income to the Tax Agency in your income tax returns, or risk facing massive fines. The 2024 income tax return campaign begins on April 3, and can be completed online. Should the government detect an undeclared rental property — for which the...

FANCY owning your own village? Meet the expats who have done it, converting rural Spain into their dream homes.  Many people have dreamed of running away to the countryside to start a new life, but how many actually take the plunge?  Henry Davis, moved from the US to do just that.  Alongside his business partner...

BRITISH homeowners are calling time on community presidents who are accused of wielding far too much power in the urbanisations they manage.  The backlash is growing after it was revealed that Stephen Hills, the British president of the Torre Bermeja urbanisation in Estepona, was paying himself a salary of almost €90,000 – more than the...