Carrying out any type of building work or reform inside or outside your property requires a lot of planning and preparation. Unbeknown to many, some of these tasks cannot be carried out without permission from your local town hall, licences to be granted and even paying municipal taxes. Below is a list of various jobs [...]
It sometimes doesn’t take much for us to be convinced that someone is ‘official’. For example, how many of us actually check the identity of a police officer? If they turn up in the right uniform, with the right car, you are bound to think that it’s the policia local on your doorstep. It can [...]
Spain cannot be said to be a country of moderation. Most things are done larger than life. Perhaps the level to which the Spanish seem to embrace life itself reflects the extremes of its climate. The summer heat can be unforgiving. The summer is harsh here, even though it’s enjoyed by those escaping the less [...]
The average price of renting a property in Spain rose by 1.5% during the second quarter of this year, according to a study carried out by Fotocasa and the IESE Business School. This is the first time that the cost to rent a home has gone up in the last 12 quarters, or 3 years. [...]
Property investors, and investors of all kinds, in fact, have had their eye on Spanish real estate for some time now. So much so that during the first 6 months of this year, they have invested a total of 6 billion euro into distressed properties in this country. According to the report by Cushman & [...]
If you have ever visited Spain on holiday and stayed in an apartment for the duration of your vacation, it is possible that you have been put up in an illegal tourist apartment. It has been estimated that there are currently half a million of these apartments that are rented out temporarily to tourists when [...]
Spain is one of the most popular countries in which foreigners from all over the world come to settle down and make a new life for themselves. Obviously, some areas are more popular than others for whatever reasons. Students and young people generally tend to locate to the big cities or the Islands, whilst those that come [...]
