Archives for May 2006
May 11th, 2006
For many people, the idea of upping sticks and starting a new life in Spain is just a dream. But for at least 300,000 Brits it’s a reality. That’s how many of us now live as ex-pats, and the number is growing all the time. But what if you’d poured ...
Continue reading Huf Haus Scam Revealed
May 10th, 2006
La Vanguardia reported this week that the announced slow down has reached the property market of Barcelona and its surrounds, in particular the less exclusive zones. According to several estate agents, the price of resales has started to drop gradually (approximately 2%) during the first quarter of this year “particularly ...
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May 9th, 2006
Lying within the peaks of the Cantabrian mountain range, Asturias is one of Spain’s northernmost regions. With historic towns, rugged coastline and mountainous peaks, almost a third of Asturian territory has been declared protected natural space. Asturias Costa Verde (Green Coast) runs for 145 kilometres and is one of the ...
Continue reading Featured Location – Asturias
May 8th, 2006
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spanish prime minister, is poised to approve labour reforms that aim to promote stable employment and curb the abuse of short term contracts affecting one out of every three salaried workers in Spain.A new law, which Mr Zapatero is expected to sign tomorrow, will limit the ...
Continue reading Spain to Promote Longer-Term Jobs
May 5th, 2006
As featured on Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun last night, Jaen is fast becoming one of the up and coming areas of inland Spain. Tired of the tourist-inundated coast, many Britons are now seeking a chunk of a more authentic side of Spain. Jaen offers all the advantages ...
Continue reading Jaen Attracts International Attention
May 5th, 2006
Numerous foreigners resident on the Costa del Sol searching for ways to multiply their life savings have fallen into the trap of taking financial advice from unregistered, sometimes fraudulent, consultants. Advertising in foreign language media, the press and the radio, they offer their potential clients a return of up to ...
Continue reading Unregistered Financial Advisers Denounced for Swindling Foreigners
May 4th, 2006
La Gaceta de los negocios reported that the growth in foreign population, passing the 3.2 million figure at the beginning of the year, dropped in parallel with the rise in number of housing developments. These, in turn have grown during the past seven years by more than 2.4 million dwellings. ...
Continue reading This Week's Spanish Property News
May 3rd, 2006
The Kyero.com price guides have been updated with the latest average property prices and price trends. You can download the summary guide and the detailed province guides for free here.We now have over a year of price trend information and you can clearly see how prices have remained ...
Continue reading Updated Price Guides Now Available
May 2nd, 2006
As picked up by the Associated Press (AP), Spain will on Monday lift restrictions on the entry of workers from some of the newer members of the European Union (EU), which analysts have suggested will have a significant impact on the country’s economic growth.The AP points out that Spain requires ...
Continue reading Further Boosts for European Property Investment
May 1st, 2006
We Brits want old, traditional Spanish houses, reeking with character; the locals want pristine new ones, complete with all mod cons. Is the result just a series of expat ghettoes?The dream is a familiar one. Work hard, save harder, sell up and head for a new life in Spain. Not ...
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