coastal law
February 4th, 2008
The Spanish government has announced its decision to protect Spain’s beaches from construction by demolishing homes that contravene the 1988 Coastal Law. The law states that the Spanish Government controls a coastal strip of 106 metres of which none can be dedicated to private housing. Technically any property built close to ...
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February 12th, 2008
Potential overseas buyers might be put off by reports of land grabs and foreigners’ villas being demolished in Spain. But the news isn’t all bad and being properly advised could save you the nightmare of losing your investment The recent reports from Spain of a retired British couple who had their ...
Continue reading Who's to Blame in Spain?
March 28th, 2008
Thousands of properties could be confiscated and ultimately demolished in the latest drive by the Spanish government to protect the nation’s coastline, it has been claimed. Britons with homes on the Costas are among those at risk from a £3.5 billion campaign by the environment ministry to restore and protect coastal ...
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December 3rd, 2008
The Great Wall of China may be a big tourist attraction, but the Great Wall of Spain – the wall of ugly development along much of the Spanish coast – must surely bear a heavy responsibility for Spain’s declining popularity as a tourist destination. A significant chunk of the cement ...
Continue reading Spain's Coastal Concrete Wall
February 12th, 2009
Luxury villas go up just metres from the sea despite coastal law banning building within 100 metres. Work goes ahead in Mijas while 100-year-old cottages in Galicia face demolition. Angry residents have slammed the hypocrisy of allowing new homes to be built beside the sea, while a coastal law is threatening ...
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March 30th, 2009
The European Parliament today approved a report slamming Spain for all manner of evils relating to the Spanish property sector, including the ‘land grab’ and Ley de Costas scandals that have created so much misery for home owners in Spain. The report, by Danish MEP (Greens) Margrete Auken, paints a depressing ...
Continue reading EU Parliament: Spain Guilty of Property Abuses
July 13th, 2009
A new boundary that nationalises 15 kilometres of private land on the coast near Javea (North Costa Blanca) is set to cause serious problems for the owners of around 1,000 villas in the area, reports the Spanish press. Around one hundred owners may have to demolish all or part of their ...
Continue reading Spanish Coastal Law Grabs More Land
February 19th, 2010
Even in this dreadful recession, it is hard to imagine that the desire for apartments in Spain from North Europeans will subside. It is one type of Spanish property that will always be popular. Certainly, few things are more more desirable than owning a low maintenance, low cost (and safe) ...
Continue reading What the Spanish Coastal Law Really Means
February 23rd, 2010
Spain tries to hide under the smokescreen of an International conspiracy, TINSA is revealed as not-quite-so independent after all, and two pieces of good news for Spanish finances. In a bizarre twist this week, Spain hit out at English-language news agencies conspiring to bring down the Euro and the Spanish economy. As ...
Continue reading No Spanish Conspiracy Theory Required
March 25th, 2010
Yesterday in the European parliament’s Petitions Committee, a Spanish government spokesman attracted widespread condemnation for Spain’s failure, over many years, to act on extensive property scams, affecting British and other buyers of Spanish holiday and retirement homes. In the meeting, Alicia Paz, Director General for Sustainability of Coastal Regions, asserted that ...
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