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Buying a home by the world’s best beaches
How would you like to own a home next to one of the world’s most beautiful beaches? TripAdvisor’s readers have voted for the beaches, and here we suggest some homes nearby. Best of all, they won’t even break the bank.Read more...
It’s Goodbye to Public Telephones
High maintenance costs and falling usage account for the decision. The chances are you have never used a public phone in Spain. Maybe you have never even seen one? In case you haven’t, they are blue surrounded by glass. You might have passed one at an airport without a second glance. According to EL Economista they are to disappear completely by the end of this year, so if you do see one, take a photo as they will be a thing of the past before long. They were first installed in bar by Madrid’s Retiro Park in 1928 and you needed tokens to use them which you exchanged for coins. Under General FrRead more...
Brit retirees set sights on Spain
Last week, data compiled by Quick Move Now revealed that online searches for terms relating to retiring in Spain have increased exponentially in the past 12 months. The findings were significant. It was revealed that the number of those Googling “retirement homes in Spain” had increased by an enormous 150 percent compared to the figure seen this time in 2015. Another popular search was “retire to Spain from UK” (which saw a 75 percent increase in searches year-on-year) It was also revealed that searches for “best places to retire in Spain” have doubled year-on-year.Read more...
Is it still a good time to buy in France?
The property market in France is finally beginning to show signs of price increases – is now still a good time to buy?Read more...
Tesco products are coming to town
British food from Tesco is to be sold across Spain in Hipercor supermarkets, part of the country’s major department store group.Read more...
May’s Spanish Expert update from Laura Richards
“With our annual cost of living survey released this week, it seemed like a good time to speak to our Spanish experts on the ground in La Cala de Mijas, on the Costa del Sol, about their own experiences of the cost of living in Spain.Read more...
How much does it cost to live in Spain compared to the UK?
It’s so important to get an idea of how much the everyday items you need to maintain your life, such as groceries and utility bills, will cost once you arrive in Spain. This week heralds the annual Cost of Living survey, comparing the cost of living in Spain to what you may be used to in the UK. We used the exchange rate GBP/EUR: 1.28 from 18th May 2016.Read more...
British investors “owed billions”
The Spanish property industry won’t want reminding of past problems, but a Supreme Court ruling and big cash repayments could boost the property market just as investors are seeing new value in SpainRead more...
Six new reasons to invest in France
France looks set to become the next investment hotspot for UK landlords. French homes have been off the agenda for many property investors in recent years, as tax rises and a sluggish economy have combined to keep prices and rental returns down. The evidence is coming from several directions that this may be about to change. Driven by punitive actions by the UK government and a return to French competitiveness, investors are being both pushed and pulled to France.Read more...
Amancio Ortega’s 80th Birthday Party
Amancio Ortega is a private man, who prefers to live simply. He never wears a tie and wasn’t photographed at all until 1999. You may not know him, but you will certainly know some of his shops, which are now present in practically every country in the world. His is a kind of rags to riches story. His father was a railway worker and today Ortega, a Spaniard, is the second richest man in the world.Read more...
New Rental Law in Andalusia Comes into Force
The requirement to register apartments rented out to tourists began some four years ago in Catalonia. Now, more and more regions are following this idea and the latest to introduce registration is Andalusia.Read more...