Category: Costa del Sol

Spanish home sales appear to be cooling down after a blistering year of growth in the wake of the pandemic, suggest the latest figures from the Spanish notaries’ association. There were 69,163 homes sold and witnessed by the notaries in June, up 3.6% compared to the same time last year, the lowest level of growth

A year and a half has passed since technology fever broke out in Malaga city, thanks to Google with its upcoming cybersecurity centre of excellence; enough time for the sceptics to accept that this area’s relationship with technology giants is not just a passing “affair”. Let’s take a look back to gauge what has happened

The latest sales figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) shows the market continuing with strong growth sales in the year to May. There were 60,059 home sales inscribed in the Spanish land registry according to the latest data published by the INE, meaning an overall increase of 28% compared to the same period

In the first half of 2022, the growth of the number of golden visas purchased by foreign nationals to stay in Spain began to slow. According to research by Tranio, the Spanish golden visa was Europe’s top-5 programme by demand growth in 2021. While the growth pace slowed down in H1 2022, the demand for

Marbella town hall has put the works for the municipal swimming pool in the town’s Las Chapas area out to tender. The project has a budget of 1.2 million euros and a completion period of eight months and the deadline for bids is Wednesday 27 July. According to the planned schedule, the new facility will

The INE registers 11.9% more housing transactions compared to 2021 and is close to the data prior to the bursting of the real estate bubble. The housing market consolidates its trend and continues to post the best data in the last 14 years in 2022. The sale of homes rose by 11.9% in April compared

The developers have agreed to pay Malaga council 3.8 million euros and build a new park with a football pitch. A new extension to the Plaza Mayor shopping and leisure centre in Malaga, which was announced over a year ago, has taken a step further towards becoming reality as the Junta de Andalucía has now

The new Climate Change law which comes into force in 2023 will mean there will be no-go areas for vehicles with high emissions. From 2023, towns in Spain which have more than 50,000 inhabitants – and some with more than 20,000 – will need to designate a Low Emissions Zone to comply with the Climate

The average monthly price of rental properties in Spain has risen to 10.89 euros/m2. For the last number of months, everything from gas and electricity to fuel and groceries have been on the rise and the property market is continuing this trend, with the price of rental homes in Spain increasing by 4.7% year-on-year, meaning

Spain has finally changed its rules to allow entry to travellers from outside the European Union who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19, as long as they have a negative PCR or rapid test. Fully vaccinated passengers will still need to show proof of vaccination. After many extensions to the Covid entry restrictions, the most