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For the past 60-odd years foreigners have purchased Costa del Sol properties – and for nearly all of that time, the people who came to spend 60 days or more in their holiday homes have been either ignored in official sta...

Home owners in Spain are currently pretty much buried under new pieces of legislation issued by the country’s government. If you are planning to buy a home in Marbella or any other part of the Costa del Sol, it is essent...

The terms “Marbella” and “camping” seem such a juxtaposition of unlikely things – who’d want to go camping in Marbella, the glamour resort with its famous Golden Mile nightclubs, its 5-star hotels, its Hollywood jet-set ...

The Costa del Sol, it seems, has always been popular with travellers; even in ancient times people couldn’t resist the lure of Marbella’s gorgeous golden sands. Naturally, they missed out on attractions like Selwo Advent...

From November onwards the Sierra Nevada slopes enjoy snowfall and in the upper levels this can reach 40 cm, while the lower levels get snow depths of at least 20 cm. The Sierra Nevada is a fantastic location for a holida...

The quest for a better lifestyle leads many people back to the sunny shores of the Costa del Sol. Property prices in Marbella are still adjusting downwards, so it’s very much a buyers’ market with hundreds of amazing pro...

Settling into a new Costa del Sol home can be tough at first, but the festive season is perfect for making new friends, meeting the neighbours and getting involved with the local community. Marbella and surrounding towns...

According to the Bank of Spain’s most recent Economic Bulletin last week, the recession is finally over - announcing a modest 0.1% gain in Spain’s GDP for Q3 at the same time. Compared with Q3 of 2012, so the Bank stated...

For many years Spanish resorts rested on their laurels knowing tourists and property buyers alike would come even if some resorts were beginning to look a little frayed at the edges. With the property market crash and re...

According to various leading estate agents in Marbella, many buyers of seafront luxury villas and townhouses spend in excess of EUR 1m only to knock down the existing properties and build a new one. Out with the traditio...