Spanish property market news
Keep up with the latest Spanish property market news here at Property Guides. We cover all the updates that matter if you’re looking to buy property in Spain, including legislation, market forecasts, and housing developments. You’ll also find handy tips and insights to help you on your buying journey. Read the latest Spanish property news below.
Spend your autumns in sunny Seville
Seville has been called ‘Europe’s most walkable city’ and ‘ideal for an autumn break’. Discover this amazing Andalusian city and why it could be the place to look for your overseas home. Plus, see our choice of homes for sale there.Read more...
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Record numbers of Britons were keen to buy Spanish property this year, according to one overseas property portal.Read more...
Spain’s best winter fiestas
Winter might just be one of our favourite seasons here in Spain: temperatures are still comfortable (it’s 20ºC in the south at the moment) but the crowds have gone and it can feel like you have the place to yourself. Only briefly though, because, as any home owner in even the smallest Spanish village will tell you, it’s fiesta time. Cue fireworks, processions, good food, drink and cheer, and a chance to meet and mingle with your neighbours. Here are some of our favourite of Spain’s winter fiestas, beyond Christmas and New Year.Read more...
Spain news update: property investment from overseas grows
Spain’s property market is going from strength to strength, with more and more investment from overseas buyers. For holiday home owners, this is unlikely to taper off even after Brexit. The European Commission’s Vice President has said that visas will unlikely be needed by UK nationals for short stays.Read more...
Golf homes: should you buy on- or off-course?
Spain is one of the world’s top golfing destinations, attracting players from all around the world, year after year. In fact, according to the International Golf Travel Market report, one in four golf holidays worldwide is taken in the country.Read more...
Why retirement in Spain is just so good
After a lifetime of work, child-rearing and home-making, decades of saving and “doing the right thing”, nothing, least of all Brexit, is going to spoil your chance of retirement in the sun! See how and where to make it happen in Spain…Read more...
Should you use a property hunter to find your home in Spain?
Many people spend months searching for their dream home in Spain – and still sometimes don’t find what they’re looking for. Perhaps the property you found on an agent’s site has already been sold, or just didn’t look like the photos. Perhaps there was an aspect of the buying process you didn’t know about, which meant you weren’t in position to purchase. Perhaps you keep refining your needs with each viewing.Read more...
Why move to the Balearic Islands?
The Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Formentera and Ibiza, are an archipelago of islands in the western Mediterranean Sea. According to the National Statistics Institute, property sales in the Balearics are increasing by 32.3% year-on-year. So, why do the islands hold such widespread appeal?Read more...
News update: Spain number one for healthcare in Europe
There has been plenty of good news this week in Spain, much to do with healthcare, something that concerns us all. The government of Pedro Sánchez is introducing several reforms which will benefit and impact on the lives of people enjoying a Spanish way of life.Read more...
What are the rules on rentals in Spain?
It is only comparatively recently that the various Spanish Autonomous Regions have introduced tight rules for rentals, especially holiday rentals. It was necessary to ensure the high standard now expected by tourists. Many places which were advertised had no basic amenities such as air conditioning or ceiling fans. Some had no natural light in bedrooms and fell below the expected safety criteria. Today, we explore the major rules for rentals in Spain.Read more...
Discover authentic Spain in Axarquía
Looking for a corner of southern Spain that’s more authentic and less developed than the main stretch of the Costa del Sol, but with equally good beaches and pretty scenery? The answer could be Axarquía.Read more...