Spain

A Place in the Sun's Spanish guide launched

A free detailed guide to buying a property in Spain is now available to download on aplaceinthesun.com. The 16-page guide sponsored by currency experts Hargreaves Lansdown, covers all aspects of buying a property in Spain and is designed to be printed at home or can be easily viewed on screen.

1 June 2012

Jobs in the sun: A minister in Mallorca

David McCaw-Aldworth, 40, from Darlington, his wife Elizabeth and their two children are halfway through a three-year posting with the Salvation Army on the Balearic Island of Mallorca, reports Sarah Vaughan

1 June 2012

Costa del Azahar most popular Spanish location for Brit buyers

The Costa del Azahar has been named as the most popular destination for Brits buying Spanish property in a recent survey by Rightmove Overseas.

24 May 2012

Iconic Ibiza development attracting high-end buyers

A new luxury development located behind Ibiza's Town's marina is attracting interest among super-rich buyers due to its unique design and prime location.

22 May 2012

Spanish rents rise in April

Figures from the Spanish National Statistics Institute have found that Spanish rents rose by 0.7% in April, compared to April 2011.

18 May 2012

Golf tourism on the rise

A Golf Travel Insights report from advisory service KPMG has revealed that 60 per cent of golf tour operators experienced an increase in the number of golf holidays booked in 2011, compared to just 38 per cent in the previous year, highlighting a welcomed boost to the golf tourism sector.

16 May 2012

Spanish property sales hit three-year high among overseas investors

4748 million Euros were invested in Spanish property by overseas property buyers in 2011, a 27% rise from 2010, according to new figures by Bank of Spain and developer Taylor Wimpey de Espana.

15 May 2012

Spain announces bank clean up to clear repossessed property

The Spanish government is today expected to announce tough measures to clean up the country's banking system, after negotiations with some of Spain's biggest lenders.

11 May 2012

1 in 3 holiday home owners would relocate abroad permanently

1 in 3 people who own an overseas holiday home would consider moving abroad full time according to the results from a recent survey conducted by HomeAway.co.uk.

10 May 2012

How to Bag a Spanish Bargain

How on earth do you navigate through more than 300,000 discounted properties in Spain? Zoe Dare-Hall throws some light on buying bank-owned stock...

2 May 2012

Spain on the road to recovery?

After three years of price decreases, one of the burning issues of the moment is whether the Spanish second homes market is on the road to recovery. What is the reality?

1 May 2012

Balearics bucking the Spanish trend

Despite the global economic crisis, The Balearics are growing in popularity with Brit buyers, according to latest figures from the Spanish National Statistics Institute

27 April 2012