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Marbella’s Mayor, José Bernal, and the Minister of Development, Felipe López, visited the Puerto de la Bajadilla, in Marbella, over the weekend and made assurances that there will be “full cooperation” between the two administrations to ensure that the port expansion project becomes a reality. The visit follows the failed project involving Sheikh Al-Thani which Continue Reading
Somehow, we are already into the second quarter of 2017 and resale property prices in Spain marked the end of Q1 with a decline of 2.2%. This leaves the average price of a square metre of property at 1,513 Euros. The annual variation is -2.5%, according to the latest data from idealista. Fernando Encinar, head Continue Reading
Rental costs in Spain have dropped by an average of €188 since the maximum was recorded in May 2007, according to the latest analysis by real-estate portal fotocasa. Back in 2007 the average cost to rent a home in Spain was €810 (€10.12 / m²) for a property of 80m², while in February this year Continue Reading
Marbella’s new luxury hotel has taken a step closer. The mayor, José Bernal, and Minister for Tourism, Javier Porcuna, attended the signing of the agreement between Platinum Estates and the hotel group Marriott International Inc. for the development of W Hotels Marbella. Platinum Estates already own several successful hotels around the world which are managed Continue Reading
Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport recorded 15.1% more passengers in February, and 16.4% more flight operations than in the same month of 2016, according to airport network AENA. February saw 914,921 passengers travel on 7,364 flights, exceeding last February despite there being only 28 days in the month this year. The bulk of passengers travelled on Continue Reading
The last ten years has seen the price of second-hand housing in Spain fall by an average of 103,294 euros, since the peak of April 2007. Back before the global financial crisis, the average price for a property of 80 square metres was 236,174 euros (2,952 euros/m²), but by February 2017 that price has fallen Continue Reading
Resale property prices in Spain registered a slight fall in February. The average price stands at 1,497 euros per square metre, a fall of 0.7% when compared to January. When compared to February 2016, the interannual variation is -5.4%, according to data released by idealista. Autonomous Communities February saw the price of resale property increase Continue Reading
Rental costs in Spain increased by 1.7% in January to stand at an average of 7.61 € per square metre per month. This is the largest monthly increase since December 2007 when prices increased by 1.8% over the previous month. Additionally, year-on-year the price of rental housing has increased by 7.9% when compared to January Continue Reading
If you are thinking about buying property in Spain, you need to be sure you know what you are doing in order to avoid potential pitfalls. If you are tempted by the sun or you dream of waking up to a view of the Mediterranean then you are in the right place! The Costa del Continue Reading
Marbella is a thriving Spanish coastal destination, rich in culture, gastronomy and nightlife. Millions of visitors each year either realise this as returning visitors or discover this fact as first timers. Money has been pumped into the ever-expanding infrastructure making Marbella more accessible and increasingly more popular not only for holiday makers but also for Continue Reading
