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Sales to Foreign Buyers Increased 12.9% in 2015

Spanish property purchases by foreign non-resident buyers increased by 12.9% in 2015, with British buyers taking the lions share, according to new data released by the General Council of Notaries. Sales of private housing to non-resident foreign buyers amounted to 76,680 transactions in 2015, 20% of the total housing sale transactions. British buyers accounted for Continue Reading

Tourist Spend Increased 10% in March

The total expenditure of international tourists visiting Spain increased in March when compared to the same period last year. Total tourist spend in March was 4,838 million Euros, representing an increase of 10% over March 2015. Despite the overall increase in total spending, both the average daily spend, and the average expenditure per tourist fell Continue Reading

Spain Received 4.8 Million Tourists in March

March was another great month for tourism in Spain with 4.8 million international visitors arriving, representing a 16.1% increase over March 2015. The UK once again provided the majority of those travellers with 1.1 million Brits visiting our sunny shores. With the weather they have been having lately it’s not surprising! Brits made up 23.1% Continue Reading

Marbella Real-Estate Picking Up

Following eight years of negativity since the crisis of 2008, property agents and developers are looking positively at 2016. But it’s not only the real-estate market that is on the up. The whole of Spain seems to be having a great year. Here are just a few of the positive points from the first quarter Continue Reading

British Couple to be Compensated for Demolished Home

The photo shown here depicts the moment eight years ago when Len and Helen Prior saw their dream home in the sun demolished right before their eyes. Since then they have been living in their garage and fighting hard to get some compensation for their loss. The bulldozers were moved in to demolish their Almeria Continue Reading