properties in spain
November 25th, 2011
The economic crisis and rising unemployment have increased the fear of rental apartment owners. Seven in 10 thought that their tenants would not be able to meet the rental payments and end up becoming delinquent. This was one opinion that emerged from a study carried out by the legal expenses ...
Continue reading 70% of Landlords Fear Tenants Defaulting
December 2nd, 2010
A couple who face losing their house in Britain to a Spanish bank have warned of the dangers of falling behind in mortgage payments on holiday homes abroad. In an alarming development for the many thousands of Britons who have bought properties in Spain, a bank in Marbella is using EU ...
Continue reading Spanish Bank to 'Fast-Track' Claim on Couple's UK Property
August 31st, 2010
Our programmers pulled out all the stops, and I'm delighted to announce that our new discounted property features are now live. When searching for property, check the box that says Discounted. You'll find property results with a minimum discount of 10%. You can also sort them by the most ...
Continue reading Discounted Spanish Properties – Part 3
August 24th, 2010
Thanks to all of you who commented on my article last week about discounted properties in Spain. There were some great suggestions, and there certainly seems to be an interest in discounted properties in Spain. We're currently investigating developing these new features: Search for discounted properties Discounted properties highlighted in search results Displaying ...
Continue reading Spanish Property Bargains – Part 2
July 2nd, 2010
Apparently now is a great time to buy Spanish property as the banks once again play games with their balance sheets. When the financial crises struck the Spanish property market, the banks avoided making massive write-downs by converting the loan assets into hard assets - the homes the loans were ...
Continue reading Pick up a Bargain Property as Banks Offload Assets
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
January 7th, 2010
Like everyone else in Spain, I have just received, from a UK relative, a cutting from the Daily Telegraph entitled: ‘Expats threaten a villa “siege” as Spanish serve demolition orders’. This headline is enough to send shivers of fear down any Spanish property owner’s back. In fact, this story concerns some ...
Continue reading Another Nail in the Coffin for Spanish Property?
January 5th, 2010
Anyone interested in property in Andalucía, or Spain for that matter, should read this annual report on the market by Barbara Wood of The Property Finders, a buyer’s agent. It turns out the quality end of the market is alive and well and delivering great opportunities for buyers. I totally agree ...
Continue reading 2010: A Lively Start for Spanish Property
December 24th, 2009
One of the conundrums facing the Spanish property market is when Spanish property will again become financially appealing to British buyers - given the collapse of Sterling against the Euro which has affected both potential buyers and existing owners of Spanish property. Obviously, the current strength of the Euro against Sterling ...
Continue reading Spanish Property: Wavering Appeal to British Buyers
December 14th, 2009
Of course, there is no denying that the Spanish property market is in deep trouble. Indeed, the problems caused by the Spanish property crash are, undeniably, central to the ‘crisis’ in Spain. Quite simply (as everyone now knows) far too many properties in Spain were built during the boom years. ...
Continue reading The Complexities of the Spanish Property Market
December 8th, 2009
News this week of new laws to help Spanish companies reduce employment costs may seem like a backward step for full employment, but it's a necessary one if Spain is ever again to be competitive in Europe.At last, Zapatero's government has conceded that they need to reform Spanish labour laws. I ...
Continue reading Full Employment is Key to Spanish Economy
October 21st, 2009
Spain’s housing market is broken and urgently needs fixing, argue a group of top-flight economists from Fedea, one of Spain’s leading economic policy think tanks. In a new report just released, 'For a Housing Market that Works: A Proposal for Structural Reform’, a group of economists at Fadea, including Pol Antràs ...
Continue reading Spain's Rental Market in Need of Reform
September 29th, 2009
The big surprise this week was Sterling's decline against the Euro. At one point, 1 Euro was actually worth MORE than 1 Pound. Those heady days of 1.4 Euros to the pound seem a long way off now. However, Spanish Property: Profiting from Weak Sterling provides a handful of ways ...
Continue reading Savvy Buyers Profit from Property Turmoil in Spain
July 6th, 2009
The way things are going it will soon be rare to see a crane in Spain. The figures for new housing starts say it all. Not long ago, before the credit crunch brought people to their senses, everywhere you looked in Spain the horizon was bristling with cranes, especially on the ...
Continue reading Spanish Housing Starts Down 68% Q1 2009
April 13th, 2009
Demand for properties in Spain stated falling in 2007, but the number of completed new properties kept growing steadily in 2008, rapidly inflating Spain’s excess housing inventory. Now, finally, the number of construction completions has started to decline, according to data from Spain’s Ministry of Development. There were 33,670 construction completions ...
Continue reading Spanish Construction Completions Finally Slowing
