Holiday homes in Galicia: 70pc of new homes can’t find a buyer

An alarming 70pc of all newly-built holiday homes on the Galician coast are languishing on the market in search of a buyer, reports the Spanish press.

Galicia plans amnesty for tens of thousands of illegal properties

Plans to legalise tens of thousands of unlawful properties in Galicia were given a boost yesterday when the region’s Socialist party decided to support a draft new land law granting an amnesty to properties built without planning permission before 1 January 2003.