Spain

Spain announces bank clean up to clear repossessed property

The Spanish government is today expected to announce tough measures to clean up the country's banking system, after negotiations with some of Spain's biggest lenders.

11 May 2012

1 in 3 holiday home owners would relocate abroad permanently

1 in 3 people who own an overseas holiday home would consider moving abroad full time according to the results from a recent survey conducted by HomeAway.co.uk.

10 May 2012

How to Bag a Spanish Bargain

How on earth do you navigate through more than 300,000 discounted properties in Spain? Zoe Dare-Hall throws some light on buying bank-owned stock...

2 May 2012

Spain on the road to recovery?

After three years of price decreases, one of the burning issues of the moment is whether the Spanish second homes market is on the road to recovery. What is the reality?

1 May 2012

Balearics bucking the Spanish trend

Despite the global economic crisis, The Balearics are growing in popularity with Brit buyers, according to latest figures from the Spanish National Statistics Institute

27 April 2012

Comfort and location the key to successful Spanish holiday lets

Comfort and location are the two main factors that buyers should consider if they are planning to let out their Spanish property to holidaymakers, according to research conducted by IPS, the below market value property specialists.

24 April 2012

Granada a great spot for Spanish property investment

Granada has been tipped as a top spot for Spanish property investment by Pathfinder, a company which assesses the best value real estate for investors.

13 April 2012

Spanish property prices expected to fall further

Property in Spain is expected to drop even further in price as the year goes on, leaving a quarter of all homeowners in negative equity as the government leans on banks to sell their back log of properties.

4 April 2012

Valencia tops Spain’s home repossessions index

The Valencian Region has recorded almost 12 property repossessions for every thousand inhabitants since the Spanish housing crisis got underway in 2007, according to research by real estate portal Idealista.

3 April 2012

Murcia named among the top 25 best real estate markets in the world

Murcia has been listed in the World's Best Real Estate Markets 2012 by International Living, joining a bevy of exotic Latin American locations due to its high scores among the categories of value for money, appreciation potential, income potential, costs and ease of buying.

3 April 2012

Are British business owners feeling the gain or pain in Spain?

The dream of a new life in Spain lives on, though it's not all about running a bar these days. Those expats who are surviving the downturn share some tips with Zoe Dare Hall...

28 March 2012

Iberia launches new low cost airline

Spanish airline Iberia has launched a new low cost airline, Iberia Express, which will begin flying on Sunday, with prices starting at just €25 (£21) one way.

27 March 2012