British Airways stepping its operations at Gatwick, with summer 2018 is set to see the airline’s biggest schedule there in almost a decade. In summer 2017 the airline operated around 1,000 flights a week at its peak. More than 150 additional weekly flights will take to the skies this summer following the airline’s successful acquisition […]
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Monarch slot deal sees British Airways offer biggest Gatwick season in a decade
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Taylor Wimpey Espana’s 2018 outlook for Spanish property
2017 was a good year for Spain’s residential property market. The market enjoyed steady growth with the Ministry of Development (Fomento) reporting a surge in housing sales since last October, giving a 16% rise on 2016 figures. Over 510,000 homes were sold from September 2016 to September 2017. 2017 was also a record-breaking year for […]
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Signs point to the Spanish property market continuing to recover in 2018
Property sales recorded in Spain recorded in the land registry soared in October 2017, up 28%, the biggest increase since the housing market recovery began. The figures from the National Institute of Statistics suggest that the end of the summer months were strong for sales as the data refers to transactions completed in August and […]
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Primera Air to add new Spanish leisure routes out of UK
After announcing direct flights to New York, Boston and Toronto from Birmingham and London Stansted, Primera Air is adding three more leisure destinations – Mallorca, Alicante and Malaga. Primera Air has already established a strong and well-known leisure carrier image in Scandinavia and now the low-cost airline is bringing its core product to the UK. […]
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“Spanish housing market has remained strong throughout 2017” reports Taylor Wimpey España
Taylor Wimpey España has announced that the company has seen continued growth in the Spanish housing market with a total order book, as of 5 November 2017, standing at 388 homes. This represents a 13% increase on the equivalent period in 2016 (342 homes) with Spain’s leading housebuilder expecting the business to report another year […]
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Property sales and prices in Spain forecast to continue growth in 2018
Property sales and prices in Spain are forecast to rise in 2018 as long as there are no sudden economic surprises or changes to the mortgage market. Anticipa, one of Spain’s biggest real estate providers, expects sales to rise 9.3% next year to 526,000 units, up from 481,000 this year and 21% more than in […]
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Holiday homes in Spain could be the answer as prices of Spanish holidays set to soar in 2018
With Spain on course to enjoy another record year for tourism, it’s looking likely that the Iberian nation, just 2 hours from the UK, will remain the number one holiday choice for Brits again in 2018. According to booking platform, loveholidays.com, demand for holidays in Spain for summer 2018 is already higher than it was […]
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Second home market in Spain speeds up
Murcia is the cheapest region for holiday home buyers in Spain with an average price of €150,000, with most preferring to buy on the coast, according to new research. The analysis report from franchise estate agents Donpiso found that overall the average budget for buying a holiday home on Spain is €200,000 but there are […]
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4 most popular places to buy a second home in Spain
Spanish tourism continues to break records this year as INE reports that the Iberian nation welcomed over 10.5 million tourists in July 2017 – 10% more than last year’s figures. British visitors were the largest group, accounting for over 2.3 million arrivals during the month. And as Brits return from their summer holidays to the […]