High temperatures continue in areas of the SE of the peninsular and the north of Mallorca with the Spanish Meteorological Agency issuing some yellow alerts in inland areas.
Spain Weather: Cooler Temperatures Across Spain
July 21st, 2010Living In Spain: Dream or Nightmare
June 3rd, 2010Are you living the dream? Do you think Spain is still a good investment opportunity for property? Two frequently asked questions that even now, after all these years, confuse me! My dreams tend to be focussed on one off events that will never happen, the fantasy of winning the Euro Lottery, scoring the winning goal [...]
House prices in Spain could fall by 12 per cent
June 2nd, 2010I previously wrote about how if property was going to be a good investment in Spain then the property prices in Spain needed to fall, and that it all seemed somewhat confusing as far as property prices in Almerimar went Yesterday I was talking to a local estate agent who said that at the moment [...]
MRI In Yet More Trouble
May 19th, 2010Just read that MacAnthony Realty International is allegedly closing an overseas offshoot having ‘agreed in principle’ to the liquidation having run up losses of 2.87€m on sales of 54€m ……. shame (not!). Apparently the company was not satisfied it could recover its 5.3m euro trade debt and cited the failure of suppliers as one of [...]
Win It Live It Cost Breakdown
May 17th, 2010I wrote last week about the new Win It LIve It promotion offering the opportunity to win TWO luxury properties here on the Costa Almeria for as little as 30€ . What struck me most when I spoke to Brian about the initiative where the costs involved in setting up the initiative. I was particularly [...]
Property Sales In Spain Rise Again
May 17th, 2010The National Institute of Statistics (INE) released figures for March 2010 recently which showed that property sales in Spain increased for the third consecutive month, going up by 9%. The figures published reflect the 37,561 sale and purchase transactions carried out in March, and although they show an increase, it is not as big an [...]
Win It Live It
May 10th, 2010I have little doubt that despite the recession many people in the UK still dream and aspire to own a property in Spain and establish a life and lifestyle in the sun. Maybe they want a property to rent out, or to enjoy relaxing villa holidays in their own future retirement home. No doubt the [...]
More Costa del Sol Property Woes
May 7th, 2010A couple of weeks ago it was reported that MacAnthony Realty International (MRI) the “notorious Costa del Sol property company” had been accused of committing “fraud” in parliament, by the MP Sammy Wilson. Residents, or probably more accurately, potential residents of Almerimar are no strangers to the dealings of MRI, and while their office and [...]
Premium Advert Offer from Holiday Lettings
April 29th, 2010As an alternative to the standard offer of 15 months for the price of 12 or £50 worth of free marketing credits, new advertisers who use this code can choose to opt for £60 off a Premium Advert, normally priced at £279+vat. A Premium Advert attracts more holidaymakers with a bigger, bolder presence on the [...]
Costa Almeria Living: Spanish Hotels
March 4th, 2010What is it with the Spanish and their hotels? Four years ago they built the Azata del Sol Hotel in El Algarrobico, Carboneras overlooking the beautiful Cabo de Gata Nijar Natural Park. Cabo de Gata is genuinely beautiful, regularly voted some of the best beaches in Spain, if not Europe. The Azata del Sol Hotel [...]
Long Term Rentals Spain
January 28th, 2010In the recent post on retiring in Spain I advised that taking a long term rental in Spain was a prudent, and efficient, way of evaluating a place, deciding if you liked the Spanish lifestyle and way of life, and could adapt to the idea and reality of living in a new country away from [...]
The Future Of Spanish House Prices
January 27th, 2010With Spain’s financial recovery still heading in the wrong direction, the property market in Spain will, in theory, be a good market to invest in with many foreclosed and distressed property sales across parts of Spain, although at the moment there seem to be few signs of the dramatic reductions that are forecast (up to [...]
Spain: A Good Real Estate Investment in 2010
January 25th, 2010If the number of enquiries this year asking us to conduct a property search is anything to go by, I think 2010 may well be a good year for the sale of investment properties in Spain. By this I mean the distressed Spanish properties that are becoming more and more available as people realise that [...]
Property In Spain: How Safe Is It To Buy?
January 18th, 2010While I have every sympathy with those expats (in fact with anyone in Spain) facing the demolition of their properties, and can only praise the AUAN for the work they do, I have come to the conclusion that there is a significant danger of going too far and scaring away potential Spanish property buyers. Over [...]
Tax Changes To Make Property In Spain More Expensive
November 17th, 2009Am not sure how many people will be effected by this but I read recently that a couple of recently announced changes in tax here in Spain will adversely effect anyone thinking of buying a property in Spain. Well anyone thinking of buying a property over 200,000€ that is. Talking to local estate agent friends [...]
Property Purchase & Tax Implications
November 3rd, 2009Whether you are buying a property as your residence to live in, or as an investment, or even if you are buying a commercial property in Spain, as with everything in Spain it pays to plan ahead and take into account how the property will be legally held once you have purchased it. Ownership Will [...]
