Property/House & Garden news & information for Spain

OVER 1.27 million swimming pools – private and communal – mean Spain has one for every 37 inhabitants, and some towns have as many as one pool for every three, according to land registry data.

BUYING a new home – to live in, as a holiday bolthole, or an investment – normally means having to stick to a budget, and the breadth of your choice of bricks and mortar is usually dictated by the size of either...

HOMEBUYERS from abroad tend to head for coastal areas, large towns and cities, and tourism hotspots, depending upon their criteria - work, retirement, holidays, or eventually all three at different points in time.

HOME sales and purchases went up by nearly a quarter in the first four months of 2022 based upon the same period the previous year, although April was far less buoyant than March, according to the latest National...

SUMMER has come early to Spain this year, and the first heatwave is already frying us – well over a month before it normally would.

NEARLY half the people in Spain who rent their homes would rather be owner-occupiers, although fewer than one in five young adults leaving the family nest for the first time will be moving straight into a property they...

A PERFECTLY-PRESERVED Mediaeval castle close to the Costa Brava is up for sale, and could be yours for a mere €11 million.

MORTGAGES signed up in January this year have risen sharply based upon the same month in 2021 – although they still fall slightly short of levels seen prior to the pandemic.

SPAIN'S two largest metropolitan areas have been listed among the top 10 European cities to invest in property for yet another year – and both have risen in the rankings since the 2021 report.

UNTIL it's warm enough to make full use of your garden, terrace or balcony, indoor plants are an option for adding greenery to your life and, indeed, introducing flora to your interior world is an oft-made – and...

A HOUSING market 'boom' at a most unlikely time and one that's not expected to turn to 'bust' means the immediate future seems bright for those in the property trade or planning to rent or sell their...

The number of mortgages signed in Spain went up by 27.9% in October compared with the same month last year. A total of 36,249 deals were signe - the highest figure for the month of October since 2010.