Spanish property prices are at their lowest since 2007 according to recent figures from the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica. Combine this with even further discounts available on repossessed or bank-owned properties and it’s never been a better time to snap up a bargain holiday home on the Mediterranean. Leading estate agency Connells and Mediterranean CAM, [...]
By John Fairclough – Account Manager for the Costa Blanca at Rightmove Overseas Spain is dominating the searches on Rightmove overseas at the moment with 22% of all searches. Both the Costa Blanca North and South have seen an increase in searches this month with the North up by 15% and the South up by [...]
Smart Currency Exchange answers readers’ FAQs I’ve just started house-hunting along Spain’s Costa Blanca and hope to have bought something by the end of the summer. I have funds in place in a UK Sterling bank account. I’ve never had to transfer money abroad before so I’m intrigued to know the different ways Smart [...]
Spain’s Murcia region last week came a step closer to becoming the “Orlando of Europe” after the promoter behind the planned Paramount theme park there completed the purchase of land needed for the leisure attraction. The arrival of this much anticipated theme park will be a shot in the arm for the region and its [...]
Many people who buy homes in Spain are unaware of an additional tax that can be demanded at any moment up to five years following a house purchase. Owing to the current financial crisis, more and more people are in receipt of this unexpected tax bill. The complimentary tax is in fact applied when [...]
Spain’s property market remains firmly in favour of buyers as figures by a leading Spanish portal showed that on average in January house-hunters there offered 23 per cent less than asking prices. According to idealista.com, in January the biggest difference between asking prices and offers was in Malaga, home to the Costa del Sol, where [...]
2012 could be the second consecutive year that British tourists and holiday homeowners help pull the Costa Blanca out of economic hardship, according to the tourism council in Valencia. Findings by the regional tourism council show that bookings made by Brits to this popular stretch of coastline are already up on last year's figures by [...]
Anyone planning a move to Spain, or indeed anywhere abroad, will have to decide what to take with them from the UK and how to replace what they leave behind when they move into their new home. The costs of international removal are inevitably higher than those of domestic removal, so think carefully about [...]
Planned tax changes in Spain will be welcomed by small businesses but not appreciated by property owners. The Spanish government announced recently that it is planning tax measures to assist small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) as well as the self-employed in the early part of 2012. This will certainly come as welcome news to [...]
While large numbers of people in the UK have failed to get tickets for the London Olympics later this year, expats in Spain can secure them simply by walking into a high street store. Reports from Spain reveal there are plenty of tickets to some of the more popular Olympic events still available there – [...]