Available property in Spain is at an all time high, with many Spanish provincial capitals reporting 8.1 unsold homes for every 1,000 people in their population, according to reports from Idealista.com. This is good news for overseas property hunters hoping to snap up bargains, as many developers are being forced to slash prices in order […]
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Available property in Spain at all time high
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Tourism breathes life into Spain
Spain’s tourism industry is showing considerable strength despite the difficult economic conditions in Europe according to the latest findings. Spain welcomed over 32 million visitors in the first 7 months of this year, representing impressive tourism growth of 7.4% compared with the same period last year. Often overlooked, Spain still commands one of the world’s […]
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The Costa Blanca Fashion Week launches with The Butterfly FX collection
COSTA BLANCA Fashion Week launches Wednesday, 31st August at 11pm at ‘La Bocana’ in Marina Greenwich, Altea, with a Fashion extravaganza by The Butterfly Fx – Altea. The theme of the night is nautical fashion, surf and design bikinis. The collections are showcased by professional models from all over the World. There will be an […]
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Alicante promotes energy conservation on beaches
THE Alicante Provincial Government is carrying out a campaign to promote energy conservation on the beaches of the province to raise awareness among citizens to respect the environment and reduce energy costs. This August, the beaches of Torrevieja, Santa Pola, Alicante, San Juan, Benidorm, Altea and Denia have all been the targeted for this initiative, […]
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NO VAT on your home in Spain!
Making it even easier to buy your dream home in Spain, top developer Taylor Wimpey de España, has announced that it will match the Spanish government’s 4% reduction in IVA (the equivalent of VAT) on new properties meaning that NO VAT will be due on new stock properties delivered before the end of 2011. In an […]
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Spain the top retirement hotspot
Spain is the top retirement hotspot outside the UK, followed by Australia, the US, France and Ireland, according to Standard Life research. Around 310,000 British citizens emigrate each year, according to the Office for National Statistics, with many of these entitled to a UK state pension. According to the Institute for Public Policy Research, Spain had […]
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British holiday makers break Costa Blanca records
The Brits are back in force this summer on the Costa Blanca according to a recent report and without a doubt, they are underpinning the tourist sector in the Alicante province. The figures of tourists visiting the Costa Blanca this summer have been called “spectacular” by HOSBEC, the Costa Blanca Hotel Association, and they have […]
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Taylor Wimpey chief defends British buyer market
British buyers remain conspicuous by their absence”. This was the damning conclusion of an article on international real estate on Property Wire this week. So is the British lifestyle buyer market really dead? Has the economic gloom and the scare stories in the UK media permanently put an end to the British desire to own a property […]
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One in four
It seems Britain’s loyalty to Spain, one of the UK’s most favoured holiday and second home spots abroad still remains strong according to figures from the College of Registrars with British property buyers responsible for one in four properties purchases in Spain by foreigners in 2010. Figures show that British expats and property investors were […]
