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.
Spain’s summer news round-up
From a change to the temporary residency rule to a new British mayor in Mallorca, here is a round-up of the latest news from Spain. Not least of all, the snap General Election to be held on Sunday, July 23rd.Read more...
Featured Articles
Has the Referendum result made Spain a buyer’s market?
Find homes in Spain via our property portal. Some British owners in Spain have been spooked by Brexit and, keen to sell up quickly, are reducing their asking prices or may well be open to cheeky offers… especially as they will now they will receive more sterling for their euro when they transfer it back to the UK.Read more...
Tax and finances post Brexit: Focus on Spain
Find homes in Spain via our property portal. This week, our expert Spain financial planning and tax adviser partner shares their thoughts on the implications of the Brexit vote on your finances when living in Spain.Read more...
Tourism is Booming in Spain
Find homes in Spain via our property portal. The first half of 2016 has seen an increase in tourism numbers as holiday-markers turn to Spain as a safe-haven.Read more...
Spain Property Market Update
Find homes in Spain via our property portal. Find out why Spain is considered one of the Top 10 Property Markets in the world, and what this means for you. It’s all positive news for the property market in Spain, as we find ourselves halfway through the third quarter of 2016. All indicators show that the Spanish property market is on the rise, with global property executives ranking Spain within the top 10 countries in the world for property investment in 2016. Forecasts into 2017 are also positive, as sales prices are expected to increase, new construction starts rise and investors froRead more...
What Brexit Means for Spain
Find homes in Spain via our property portal. If you are worried about what life is Spain will be like after Brexit, it is far too early to panic. Many British living in Spain, or contemplating moving to Spain, are wondering what the UK’s vote for Brexit could mean for expat life. Although at this stage it’s still speculation, every day the blurry picture begins clearing and life post-EU Referendum begins to reveal itself. There are still negotiations to take place before an ultimate decision is made about the rights of current British expats in Spain and those wishing to move to Spain iRead more...
Possible third election in Spain on the horizon
Find homes in Spain via our property portal. With political uncertainty in Spain, a third election in under a year may be necessary to finally decide on a government. The political environment in Spain has been in limbo since the December 2015 elections which failed to produce a new government. Since then, leader of the People’s Party (PP) Mariano Rajoy, the largest party in Congress, has remained in office in a caretaker capacity. A second election in June saw the PP claim more seats, but still not enough to form a majority government (137 out of 176) – and the party is at a stalRead more...
How Spain is viewing Brexit
Find homes in Spain via our property portal. The continuing ripple effect from Britain’s vote to leave the EU stretches ever deeper, with uncertain times for many British people in Spain and elsewhere.Read more...
Local summer events
Find homes in Spain via our property portal. Have you ever seen a human tower? Fancy a trip to a chic evening market? How about music on the beach or revisiting old Havana? You can do all of these things and more in a small area of the Costa Brava.Read more...
One Million Bank Accounts Closed by Spanish Banks
Bank accounts in Spain are being closed down. What do you have to do to make sure this doesn’t happen to you?Read more...
Let us have dual identities – post-referendum petition for British-Spanish citizenship
Find homes in Spain via our property portal. For the many thousands of British people resident in Spain, Brexit has created a feeling of uncertainty about their future. A petition seeks to address their concerns by asking for Spanish and British citizenship. Two British journalists living in Spain have launched a petition to the Spanish government requesting that British citizens who have been resident in Spain for ten years or more be allowed to hold dual British/Spanish citizenship. This could affect around 400,000 British people and would remove some of the uncertainty British people livingRead more...