Archives for December 2007
December 4th, 2007
Home Seller Packs have been a hot topic recently both amongst estate agents and the general public in the UK In many respects it is rather surprising that something which seems relatively sensible should cause such fierce debate and controversy. Much of that has been due the breadth of information ...
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December 12th, 2007
Galicia in North Western Spain finally believes it is starting to emerge from five years of hard work repairing the damage to the economy inflicted by the sinking of the oil tanker “Prestige” off its western shores in November 2002. The disaster which claimed the lives of over 300,000 birds ...
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December 5th, 2007
British tourists have been flocking to the small Canary Island of Lanzarote for decades. This tiny speck of Spain just off the coast of Africa attracted over 850,000 visitors from the UK alone in 2006. And is now a permanent home to over 5,000 British expatriates – the largest group ...
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December 6th, 2007
The Costa Blanca has been named as the most popular domestic holiday spot among Spaniards. According to a report from the Typically Spanish website, the region overtook both the Canary Islands and the Balearics in terms of its tourist numbers last month. More than 153,000 Spanish nationals were said to have visited ...
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December 10th, 2007
The Spanish government is getting tough on real-estate corruption, with more than 100 investigations opened into suspect public officials and developers just six months after special police units were set up to fight corruption in the sector. So far the civil guard has arrested 57 people and charged 126 others. The ...
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December 7th, 2007
The director general of Architecture and Housing, Rafael Pacheco, has predicted that house prices in Spain will rise by 4% by the end of 2007. This is 1.3% less than the last official data released by the Ministry of Housing in October, when property prices were rising by 5.3%. Pacheco confirmed ...
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December 17th, 2007
There are plenty of legal obstacles to be overcome before this island, reminiscent of Dubai's The World, can ever take shape. The World in Dubai is probably the most famous housing development on the planet. However, it's not the only man-made residential island; the are already around 300 others worldwide. Dubai ...
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December 11th, 2007
Question: The vendor has shown me the original Escritura - surely this means he owns the property? Answer: Unfortunately not. Possession of the Escritura simply indicates that the parties mentioned on the Deed made certain statements before a Notary on the date of signing. Physical possession of the Deeds to ...
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December 3rd, 2007
Winter 2007/2008 looks like being a great season for Spain's skiing industry, with resorts from the Pyrenees to the Sierra Nevadas opening on December 1st. Last year, the warm winter was pretty dreadful for the Spanish skiing industry. Many Spaniards enjoy getting onto the slopes in the fortnight before Christmas, but ...
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December 13th, 2007
Procoal have released an exclusive new development in the Almanzora Valley in Southern Spain. Designed by leading architects the villas are now available ‘off plan’. Clover Estates are proud to announce the release of their exclusive Peach Grove development, located less than 5 minutes from the beautiful market town ...
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