Spain

10 reasons to buy in Spain this year

Why this year is the time to buy a home in Spain...

8 January 2013

Ten things you must ask your Spanish lawyer

British expat and author Nick Snelling counsels you should keep a close eye on the conveyancing process

1 January 2013

7 steps to buying a Spanish repossession – successfully

Rachel and Martin Goodyer, from Warwickshire share their tips on buying a repossessed property in Spain...

1 January 2013

Spanish tax: declare or be punished...

Antonio E Arenas Lopez of Fernando Scornik Gerstein LCP explains the basics of the new Spanish tax regulation for foreign residents

26 December 2012

107 percent mortgage deal for apartments near Murcia theme park

One Spanish agent is offering 107% mortgage deals on property near to the new Paramount theme park in Murcia, a region that is widely tipped as one of the biggest growth areas in Spain.

21 December 2012

Price of Spanish ski property falls by 50 per cent

While much has been made of the recession's impact on the price of the country's coastal property, it seems that homes on the Spanish slopes have suffered just as much, with data released by property portal Idealista.com revealing that homes in ski resorts have dropped in price by 50 per cent since the crash.

17 December 2012

Sales rising on the Costa del Sol

Despite economic uncertainty property sales are rising on the Costa del Sol, with one local agent reporting a 74 per cent increase in sales so far this year.

4 December 2012

Spanish property prices forecasted to start rising in 2017

The government body behind Spain's so called 'bad bank', which was set up to remove negative assets from struggling financial institutions, have forecasted that Spanish property prices will not begin to rise again until 2017.

3 December 2012

Magical Mallorca

It continues to tick so many boxes for British buyers, but Liz Rowlinson looks at two tempting areas away from the glitzy and highly priced south-west

30 November 2012

New low-cost routes to Mallorca announced

Low-cost Spanish airline Vueling has announced that it is to introduce daily flights from London Heathrow to Palma Mallorca with the introduction of its summer timetable on 23 March 2013, re-introducing a route which has not been in operation from Heathrow since 2009.

28 November 2012

Have property prices finished falling in Marbella?

Property prices in Marbella may be on the rise according to one local agent, who believes that with sales figures up on 2011, the expected rise of VAT from 4 to 10% on new-builds, and off-plan beginning to regain its popularity, the area's housing market is beginning to show signs of recovery.

21 November 2012

160,000 euros for permanent residency in Spain

In an attempt to kick-start the sale of its stagnant housing stock, the Spanish government has announced that it is to begin offering foreigners residency permits if they buy homes worth more than €160,000.

20 November 2012