Spain’s real estate sector has come a long way in 2014. Property asking prices have risen by 7% across the country, according to leading property portal Kyero, while the prestigious homebuilder Taylor Wimpey España has observed increasing confidence in the market as investors and foreign buyers rush in to snap up bargains. With 2015 on […]
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Spain back and forth – what does 2015 have in store for the Spanish property market?
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Silver travellers and golden oldies feel the force of Spain’s allure
With 95% of the UK’s housing stock not fully accessible for older people, according to IPPR North, it’s perhaps unsurprising that increasing numbers of individuals are setting their sights on overseas properties in which to spend their golden years. Spain is an extremely popular choice of both holiday and retirement destination for UK citizens. The […]
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New Spanish government figures point to gentle housing market recovery
Figures released by the Housing Department within the Ministry of Public Works show that expats living in Spain spent 36% more on property in the first half of the year than they did in the same period last year. According to the same source, foreign residents buying homes in Spain spent a total of €4.2 […]
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Malaga, the city of Picasso
A trip to Malaga offers the chance to enjoy two genuine art treasures unavailable anywhere else in the world: the Foundation-Birthplace Museum dedicated to the universal painter Pablo Ruiz Picasso; and the Picasso Museum in Malaga, located in the beautiful Buenavista Palace, with over 150 works which will take you on a journey through the […]
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Foreign buyers bag bargains as Spanish property market offers best value in Europe
A popular winter sun destination, Spain is packed with delights to engage and entertain those looking to while away the days in a warmer clime than the UK affords. The temperate weather has appealed to holidaymakers for decades, with average temperatures remaining firmly above 10C/50F, even in the depths of winter. Even the sea remains […]
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Costa del Sol crowned best-value destinations for winter sun as prices plunge
With the half-term break just around the corner, a soaring pound could save holidaymakers hundreds. Prices have plunged at popular European resorts and travellers are seeing their money go further in other exotic destinations around the world. And sterling has surged to six-year high against the euro with many resorts also slashing prices as they […]
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Spain launches new UK marketing plan
Spain’s tourist board has a new 10-point marketing plan for the UK as it seeks to mature the market. Enrique Ruiz de Lera, north Europe area co-ordinator for the Spanish National Tourist Office (SNTO), said he will focus on the new trips as the board pushes the ideals of relaxation, discovery, enjoyment, learning and meetings. […]
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Spanish property on the up as penthouses command 30% price premiums
Spain’s property market is on the up, as a flood of foreign investors are snapping up bargain properties following years of tumbling prices. Provisional July figures from the National Statistics Institute have indicated that home sales increased by 10.7% compared with the same month in 2013, with 28,583 transactions in total. The July figures mark […]
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Marbella’s Property Heats-up
Spanish property prices have recently reported price growth after six years in the doldrums, suggesting the bottom of the market has been reached and rebound is on the way. Much of the transaction activity has taken place in the world-renowned millionaire’s playground of Marbella, with wealthy overseas buyers snapping up the majority of prestige property […]
