This is a website for buyers, owners, and sellers of property in Spain, offering reliable information and resources to help you get things done with confidence. It is run by Mark Stücklin, author of the Spanish Property Doctor Column in The Sunday Times (2005-2008), and the book ‘Need to Know: Buying Property in Spain’ published by Collins.
Owners who have fallen foul of Spain’s onerous Ley de Costas, or Coastal Law, might end up with a concession-of use-extended to 75 years, rather than the current 30 years.
The Government is reported to be considering a draft law today to extend the concessions of use granted under the Ley de Costas / Coastal Law to 75 years, up from the present 30 years.
The Ley de Costas, which was introduced in 1988, nationalised the entire Spanish coast (the beach and a bit more), plus all the properties that fell within a somewhat arbitrarily drawn boundary. Owners of properties that fell foul of the Ley de Costas were given a 30-year concession of use, which expires in 2018.
+ More information on the Ley de Cosas / Coastal Law
+ Ley de Costas British victims case study
