The BBC’s Travel Show heads for Costa Blanca, and visits our development at La Vila Paradis in Villajoyosa. Watch the The Travel Show’s Ade Adepitan as he heads to the Costa Blanca 200 kilometres of Mediterranean coastline in the Alicante province of Spain, to find out if now is a good time to buy a […]
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Brits ready with the readies in Spain this summer
It looks like Spain’s hopes for a record summer are well on the way to being realised and this tourism season it is the Brits who are ready with the readies. Official government figures for April showed that UK travellers spent in excess of €1 billion in Spain, making up 19.5% of the overall visitor […]
Spanish property sales hit three-year high
Spanish property sales have risen to a three-year high, according to new figures, as foreign demand continues to soar, driven by attractive prices and exchange rates. The imbalance between new property and existing homes is echoed by Spanish notaries too, whose latest report says that sales rose 8.4 per cent year-on-year in May, with resales […]
Lights. Camera. Alicante!
BBC’s The Travel Show has been enjoying the Spanish sunshine in Alicante of late, documenting the rise of holiday home buyers on the Costa Blanca and featuring leading homebuilder Taylor Wimpey España. The BBC crew was keen to tap into the local knowledge and expertise that the Taylor Wimpey Espana team has built up through […]
Tie the knot or buy some bricks? Which would you choose?
You grow up, get married, buy a house and have 2.4 children. At least that’s how things used to work. These days an increasing number of young (and indeed not so young) couples are having to make a choice between their dream wedding day and their dream of owning their own home. Statistics show that… […]
Med Madness! Perfect properties in Europe’s top tourism hotspot
The soft sands and warm waters of the Mediterranean are known around the world, accounting for one of every three international tourist arrivals globally, according to the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). In Spain, the property market in coastal areas is picking up at a promising pace, as buyers look to take advantage of the […]
Mallorca- Why Here? Why Now?
The Sunday Times recently reported that Palma de Mallorca, capital city of the Balearic Island of Mallorca, was the best place to live in the world. But what about the rest of the island? Does Mallorca make sense as an investment destination, as well as somewhere that’s wonderful to live? Absolutely! Marc Pritchard, island resident and […]
Spanish tourism on course for record year?
Spanish tourism could be on course for a record year, according to new figures, which show visitors are already up on 2014. Spain welcomed 22.5 million visitors between January and May 2015, an increase of 5.1 per cent over 2014, according to the country’s Tourism Ministry. The figure includes a record number of long-distance international […]
In brands we trust
Selling property is about far more than just having nice houses on your books. This is doubly true if your buyers live in another country and you are selling off plan homes with the majority of the process conducted without any face-to-face interaction. Sales and Marketing Director of leading homebuilder Taylor Wimpey Espana, is […]