Valencia government approves massive expansion of Marina D’Or development on Costa Azahar

The Regional Government of Valencia (the Generalitat) has given the go-ahead to a massive enlargement of the Marina D’Or development on the Costa Azahar. Marina D’Or Golf, as the project is called, is now the biggest residential planning scheme in Europe, and its approval coincides with the biggest property crash in Spain’s history.

Valencian figures reveal plunge in holiday home market last year

When climate migrants from Northern Europe buy a place in Spain, around a quarter of them head for the Autonomous Region of Valencia and its sunny coastline. So it’s bad news all round to read that last year foreigners fled the Valencian property market in record numbers, according to a recent article at the local [...]

Zarra, British colony town in Valencia, has plans for nuclear waste site

Zarra, the Valencian town with the highest proportion of British residents, is divided over plans for a temporary storage facility for Spain’s nuclear waste. Zarra’s British residents, already struggling with an illegal building scandal, are staying mum on the issue.

Costa Blanca property owners hit by massive hike in local rates

Property owners in parts of the Costa Blanca are facing massive hikes in their local rates, reveals a recent article in the Costa Blanca’s English-language news paper Round Town News (RTN). This is not the first time expat owners have seen their rates more than double overnight. Taxes on property owners have been going up [...]

Costa Blanca, Murcia and Valencia market report 2010

A report looking at the property market of the Costa Blanca (north and south), Murcia and Valencia. By Lisa Francis of The Property Finders. Costa Blanca, Murcia and Valencia property market report 2010 To say that right now is not the best of times for property sellers within the region I cover would be an [...]

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