Who says there are no bargains in Spain?

There’s no denying that some truly dreadful developments emerged from the construction frenzy in Andalucía during the last few years – and how the media loves it. Hideous images illustrate articles, construction cranes as far as the eye can see and overall the impression given is that Andalucía has become some kind of no-go [...]

Holiday home sales on the Costa del Sol back to 1983 levels

Sales of holiday homes on the Costa del Sol have collapsed to levels last seen back in 1983, according to a recent article at the Spanish consumer website consumer.es.

Costa del Sol property market to benefit as Ryanair opens new routes to Malaga

In a rare bit of good news for the property market on the Costa del Sol, low cost carrier Ryanair has just opened 4 new routes between Malaga airport and the United Kingdom, making the Costa del Sol more accessible to tens of thousands of potential British holiday home buyers a year.

Lawyers mis-selling mortgage debts as ‘distressed homes’ on the Costa del Sol

A source tells me that some lawyers on the Costa del Sol are up to no good again. Now that their astronomical fees from conveyancing have dwindled to a trickle in the market freeze, they are having to come up with new ways to part clients from their money. This time they have come up [...]

Planning amnesty proposed for 50,000 illegal properties in Andalucia’s Malaga province

After years of relentless growth in the number of illegally built homes in rural parts of Andalucia, a regional branch of the right-of-centre Popular Party, one of Spain’s two main political parties, has proposed a planning amnesty for an estimated 50,000 illegal properties in Andalucia’s Malaga province.

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