Spain’s ‘Golden Visa’ law has been ratified, meaning that owning property in the country will soon be made much easier. The new Residency Law has been given the green light by the Congress of Deputies following its approval in the Spanish senate. After this legislation has been signed off by the king, it will be […]
It’s time for property sales in Spain …
“Foreign buyers are being lured back to Spain by lower house prices and fewer town-planning and property related scandals that gave a big slap to Spain’s reputation at the tail-end of the boom in 2008. “The surge in foreign demand last year was not evenly spread, however.” There was a significant increase in the number […]
Spanish Property Developers it’s time for research in 2013
NN72VJHNQ697 Research, research, research – we’ve spent the last 18 months revising, changing and recommending build changes – now the leading industry developers must take action or be left behind. Spanish developers must invest more time and effort in market research rather than remaining to build the same old properties in areas that no clients […]
So, how does foreign residency work in Spain?
Gaining the right of “residency” in European countries is now becoming easier for foreign citizens like Americans, or people from Hong Kong, China and the far east. Late in 2012 the Spanish government decided to provide foreigners residency with certain conditions… Currently European Union nationals already have the freedom to live in Spain, and from […]
Costa Blanca Top of the Charts for sales
Although a decrease in Spanish sales overall – Costa Blanca wins head and shoulders of the other Costa’s … Stronger sales from Jan to Sept 2012 were recorded for the Spanish district of “Alicante” in the Costa Blanca region – having greatest number of property sales by other nationals — the total sales listed are […]
Confidence in the Spanish Costa’s
Surrounded by a background of economic uncertainty — a despondent domestic home market and the intro of those ‘bad banks’, it appears that confidence in the Costa del Sol, one of the most well-known second residence locations in the world, is on the up once again with leading house builder, Taylor Wimpey Spain taping a […]
Increase in sales for Spain at the start of Q4
A sprinkling of good news is what we all like – and more positive trends are really happening in Spain … Official information shows that there was a nice increase in the numbers of clients making the most of the lower priced properties in Spain in September, with sales numbers increasing again for the second […]
Spanish property prices reaching 2002 levels
The cost of the typical home in Spain now has nearly reached the same price guides set in 2002 according to the latest figures released by the Spain’s housing department. While there have been price rises between 35 to 37% in this quarter, after these figures are readjusted for rising cost of living and other […]
Spain leading the way in UK property sales
According to the recently published “Quarterly Index” report from The Overseas Guide Company, 79 % of British residents were wanting to buy property in the Eurozone during Q3 2012, with Spain leading the trend. RM, editor of The Overseas Guides Business, said: “Let’s not forget, the euro was at a four-year low against Sterling by […]
Good news — more UK buyers in Spain over the last quarter
There has actually been a substantial surge in the number of Britons snapping up properties in Spain, formal figures show. According to the current data produced by the Ministry of Development, 9,502 Spanish properties were purchased by foreigners, consisting of Britons, during the 2nd quarter (Q2) of this year, exemplifying a 12 % boost compared […]