Leading Spanish homebuilder, Taylor Wimpey España has released end of year results for 2015 that highlight the significant progress being made in the Spanish property market. The most recent figures show Taylor Wimpey España delivered an improved operating profit of £10.0 million for 2015, an impressive 138.1% growth on 2014’s £4.2 million, and an operating profit margin of 17.2%. […]
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Sun shines on Spain as Taylor Wimpey España reports double operating profit for 2015
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Spanish tourism: Holiday prices soar due to increased demand
Holiday prices to Spain are soaring as travellers switch to the “reserve currency” of tourism: the Spanish Costas, long seen as a safe bet, the Independent reports. According to the British newspaper, fares for directly comparable flights are up to 80 per cent higher to Spain than to Turkey, according to research by The Independent. […]
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Positive start to 2016 for Spanish prices with two indices showing growth all round
The residential property market in Spain has started 2016 positively with the latest figures showing that the average value of housing increased in January. The latest data from property appraisal company Tinsa, shows that the Balearic and Canary Islands have seen prices rise the most, up 5.4% month on month and 3.2% year on year. […]
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British Airways to fly from Stansted for the first time at the end of May
British Airways has announced it will start flying from London Stansted Airport from the end of May 2016, a move that will add a fourth airport London airport to the network of Britain’s flagship carrier. In a statement released on Tuesday (9 February) British Airways, which earlier this month said it will resume flights to […]
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Satisfaction to the maximum: Leading Spanish agent comes highly recommended
The most recent figures released by Taylor Wimpey España highlight the success of their renowned customer service, with 86.7% of customers noting that they were very satisfied with the process in November 2015. This figure remained in the high 80s, month to month throughout 2015, emphasising the steadfast nature of Taylor Wimpey España’s customer satisfaction […]
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Huge investment for Tourism in the Costa del Sol
THE Commonwealth of Municipalities, Provincial Council, and National Government will invest more than €1 million for improvements in the tourism infrastructures of the Costa del Sol. Margarita del Cid, president of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol has signed an agreement with Isabel Borrego, State Secretary of Tourism, and the president of […]
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Why would you buy a property in Spain?
THERE are many reasons why people buy property in Spain, the weather, food, prices, as an investment, or a mixture of these reasons. Many opt to buy a home which can be rented to other holidaymakers for part of the year. These tend to be situated around the most popular tourist resorts, such as Malaga […]
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Spanish property sales up for 18th month in a row
Residential property sales in Spain are continuing to rise with the latest data showing that the number of transaction recorded by notaires increased by 7.3% compared with the same month in 2014. It marks some 18 months of continuous growth, the figures from the General Council of Notaires shows with its analysis report saying that […]
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Malaga Airport serves more than 4 million budget flyers
MALAGA Airport has been given the title of Spain’s third busiest airport for low cost airlines throughout 2015, handling more than four million budget passengers. Latest figures form the Institute for Tourism Studies; show us that the low cost airlines transported some 4,127,301 passengers via Malaga last year, (11.7 per cent of the national total) […]