Property/House & Garden news & information for Spain

The data for the final quarter of 2015 was released last week by the Spanish Registrars allowing us to analyse the year as a whole. The statistics show a strong increase in prices and upward movement for sales both...

CUTTING-EDGE Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava has been commissioned to design the new Dubai Creek skyscraper.

The purchase of a property is one of the most important moments in anyone’s life and it is essential for any buyer to enter the process with a clear idea of what they want and with an awareness of any possible...

HOME prices in Spain went up by 1% in 2015 after several years of consistent falls, hinting that recovery is on its way to the residential property market.

We can look back on 2015 as the year in which the stabilisation of the Spanish property sector which had begun in 2014 was consolidated and built upon with sales increasing in most areas of the country and prices...

HOMEOWNERS and landowners in Pamplona (Navarra region) pay the lowest average asset tax or IBI per head in the country, whilst those in Lleida (Catalunya region) pay the highest.

HOME sales in Spain are on the up again with the number of properties changing hands in September soaring beyond all expectations.

SPANISH nationals have over €9.2 billion in property abroad, not all of it invested in residential homes, according to the latest figures by tax authorities.

OVER 20% of Spaniards own a second home, making the country fifth in Europe.

TOP-END properties in Spain have barely been affected by the financial crisis, with the country's most chic sun-drenched destination seeing sales rocketing, especially to foreign investors.

BRITS are number one for house-buying in Spain at the moment, particularly in the Balearic Islands, the Canaries and the Comunidad Valenciana.

HOMES in Spain classed as 'energy-efficient' will get a 20% rebate on their IBI tax from next year, the central government treasury has announced.