More homes and lives demolished in Almeria
2 Years ago the regional Government of Andalucia horrified the world by demolishing the Vera home of British pensioners Len and Helen Prior, arguing that it had been illegally built despite planning permission from Vera’s town hall. The same cruel treatment now awaits the owners of 8 properties in Albox, Almeria, whose homes will all [...]
New coastal boundary creates problems for villa owners near Javea
A new boundary that nationalises 15 kilometres of private land on the coast near Javea (North Costa Blanca) is set to cause serious problems for the owners of around 1,000 villas in the area, reports the Spanish press. Around one hundred owners may have to demolish all or part of their properties as a result, [...]
‘Land Grab’ article in leading Spanish daily faces some home truths
Spain has come in for a lot of criticism from abroad, principally the British press and the European Parliament, about the abuse of property rights and the environment during Spain’s gold-rush property boom of the last decade, but there was surprisingly little discussion of these issues in Spain’s mainstream press.
Government climbs down over tower blocks built too close to the beach
News today that the Spanish government has climbed down over 2 tower blocks built too close to the beach in Benidorm. This supports the suspicion that, when it comes to enforcing the Ley de Costas, and expropriating homes built on or too close to the beach, it is one law for private owners, and another [...]
Auken report highlights problem of Ley de Costas for property owners in Spain
Much has been written about the Auken report – the latest report approved by the European Parliament slamming property injustices in Spain – but most of the comment has focused on problems like Valencia’s so-called “land grab” laws, illegal building, municipal corruption, environmental degradation, and the blight of unsustainable over-development in many areas.
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