IT should prove to be the festival to end all festivals. On the Costa del Sol at least. Now in its second year, the Marbella Starlite festival has just confirmed its 15th major act. As well as a line up that already includes Julio Iglesias, Jamie Cullum and UB40, its organisers have signed up Bryan […]
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Starlite festival to light up Marbella
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Marbella keeps its luxury image and encouraging property sales
Marbella still retains its image as a top-class destination and is known worldwide. Seven years after the town was hit by the property permit corruption scandal known as Operation Malaya, which led to the arrests of the mayor, her deputy and a host of other well-known figures, the situation in Marbella has not only returned […]
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Los Arqueros Beach – Phase 4
We have now released the 4th and penultimate phase of these apartments. This latest release has come about following the amazing success of the previous phases and the fact we have sold all of the previous 75 apartments off plan in 6 months. In this latest phase we have both east and west facing 2 […]
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Russian and Scandinavian buyers beat Brits as biggest purchasers of Spanish property according to Taylor Wimpey España
New figures have revealed that despite the tough economic climate, Spain remains the EU’s top holiday destination. Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, found that in 2011 13% of all outbound trips within Europe where made to Spain with Italy and France coming in joint second place. These figures do not include holidaymakers […]
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A Revitalized Property Market in Marbella
Marbella has long established its reputation of being a glamorous place to live, and has long been an attractive destination for UK citizens in particular. Now it is being revitalized, the proposed expansion of the port, the improved transport system and new cultural projects in Marbella should help the local property market become stronger than […]
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Russian interest in Marbella property gathers momentum
News this month from the Malaga Developer’s Association reveals that the Russians have overtaken the Germans to become the second largest international home buying audience on the Costa del Sol. Marbella agent Spanish Hot Properties believes this is a trend to continue. Nick Stuart, Director of Spanish Hot Properties, says, “Russians now make up 9% […]
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Is this the end of pain in Spain ?
SPANISH agents are in a frenzy over plans to offer residency to non-EU foreigners buying houses, in a bid to kick-start the market. Almost as soon as the news broke, hopes revived of shifting some of the 750,000 unsold homes on the Costas despite the fact that there is no fixed date for putting the […]
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Costa del Confidence. Taylor Wimpey España records 74% increase in sales on the Costa del Sol
Amidst a backdrop of economic uncertainty, a depressed domestic property market and the introduction of ‘bad banks’, it appears that confidence in the Costa del Sol, one of the most established second home destinations in the world, is on the up once again with leading house builder, Taylor Wimpey España recording a massive 74%% increase in […]
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Spanish property sales increase with 40% of Brits wanting to buy near golf courses
According to the National Institute of Statistics, there has been a further rise in the number of people taking advantage of bargain priced properties across Spain throughout September of this year, with sales rising for the second consecutive month. The figures reveal that there were 22,648 residential property sales in September, up 3% on the corresponding […]
