Spain

Buying tips from a Spanish lawyer

A Malaga based lawyer's essential advice for buyers in Spain

7 March 2013

7 steps to buying a Spanish repossession property successfully

Rachel and Martin Goodyer, from Warwickshire, both in their fifties, bought a nearly new two-bed, two-bath apartment in the south of Tenerife three kilometres from the beach. They paid less than £60,000 for this bank repossession property, including fees, taxes and furniture shipping, - and even got a convertible sports car thrown in! They share their tips on buying a repossessed property in Spain.

15 January 2013

Leading overseas property agent has best year since 1977

Engel and Volkers has record sales year for overseas property.

10 January 2013

10 reasons to buy in Spain this year

Why this year is the time to buy a home in Spain...

8 January 2013

Ten things you must ask your Spanish lawyer

British expat and author Nick Snelling counsels you should keep a close eye on the conveyancing process

1 January 2013

7 steps to buying a Spanish repossession – successfully

Rachel and Martin Goodyer, from Warwickshire share their tips on buying a repossessed property in Spain...

1 January 2013

Spanish tax: declare or be punished...

Antonio E Arenas Lopez of Fernando Scornik Gerstein LCP explains the basics of the new Spanish tax regulation for foreign residents

26 December 2012

107 percent mortgage deal for apartments near Murcia theme park

One Spanish agent is offering 107% mortgage deals on property near to the new Paramount theme park in Murcia, a region that is widely tipped as one of the biggest growth areas in Spain.

21 December 2012

Price of Spanish ski property falls by 50 per cent

While much has been made of the recession's impact on the price of the country's coastal property, it seems that homes on the Spanish slopes have suffered just as much, with data released by property portal Idealista.com revealing that homes in ski resorts have dropped in price by 50 per cent since the crash.

17 December 2012

Sales rising on the Costa del Sol

Despite economic uncertainty property sales are rising on the Costa del Sol, with one local agent reporting a 74 per cent increase in sales so far this year.

4 December 2012

Spanish property prices forecasted to start rising in 2017

The government body behind Spain's so called 'bad bank', which was set up to remove negative assets from struggling financial institutions, have forecasted that Spanish property prices will not begin to rise again until 2017.

3 December 2012

Magical Mallorca

It continues to tick so many boxes for British buyers, but Liz Rowlinson looks at two tempting areas away from the glitzy and highly priced south-west

30 November 2012