properties in spain
May 30th, 2005
Demand for properties in Spain continues to ride high, with a steady stream of foreign investors looking for bargain holiday homes or buy to let property ventures while Spanish nationals remain keen on purchasing second homes in out of town locations. As a result, the construction of new homes in ...
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January 26th, 2006
The latest statistics from the Spanish government reaffirm the fact that property investment in Spain remains one of the most sensible options for UK residents looking to enter a foreign property market.Though Spain may no longer dominate the attention of British investors in the way it did in the 1990s, ...
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February 27th, 2006
Spain has come out as the number one destination for UK buy-to-let investors during 2005, a new study has revealed.Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown that the majority of UK people considering investing in property abroad are heading for the traditional favourite of Spain. Despite ...
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March 29th, 2006
Catalonia to oblige estate agents to registerEl Pais reported that there are still some instances of individuals who buy and sell properties in Spain without being affiliated to any professional institutions, or even officially registered. The Catalonian government is looking at changing this by focusing on the property industry and ...
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April 24th, 2006
A bill to catch foreigners avoiding tax went before the Spanish parliament early this month and even before new legislation comes in, the crackdown has begun.A large number of Britons who let properties have not been telling the Spanish taxman and, after years of turning a blind eye, the authorities ...
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July 20th, 2006
Foreign property investors who have invested in Spanish real estate have been warned that the country’s authorities are taking a tough new stand on the non-payment of local property taxes.Reports in the Irish media have revealed that the Spanish tax authorities are planning to ‘name and shame’ all property owners ...
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September 8th, 2006
If you are non-resident in Spain, my advice for you is to have a Last Will & Testament made to distribute your Spanish assets in the event of your death. The Spanish Laws on Inheritance state that, on your death, your estate will be shared amongst the heirs according to ...
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February 7th, 2007
The overdevelopment of apartment properties in Spain has led to many investors being able to buy them at a reduced price, an expert has claimed. Marketing director of property site Spanish-living.com, Ailse MacFarlane, said that property developers had been “greedy” with the amount of apartments they had built and that a ...
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February 15th, 2007
The Spanish coast has been popular with second home owners for decades. However, there is currently a huge surge of foreign interest in inland properties in Spain. Brits and other overseas investors are making a move away from the traditional coastal resorts and are looking inland to buy, avoiding the ...
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March 16th, 2007
Foreign real estate investment in the Valencian region has fallen by a thousand million euros since high profile protests about ‘land grab’ laws began in the region, according to a recent study by the Bank of Spain. Brenda Waddington of Spanish agent Rusticasa told the OPP that: “There has been an ...
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