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What to do if buying a property in Spain as Sterling exchange rates become increasingly volatile

IF you’re considering buying property in Spain, recent fluctuations in the pound-euro exchange rate are definitely something to keep an eye on. The start of

16 Nov, 2024 @ 13:13

Columnists·Lead·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

Is Malaga the new Barcelona?: Olive Press Property Insider Adam Neale revisits a question he first posed for us a decade ago

ALMOST 10 years ago I wrote an article comparing the cities of Malaga and Barcelona. “Is Malaga the new Barcelona?” I asked in my regular

15 Nov, 2024 @ 12:39

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Other News·Property

Real estate regulations in Dubai should serve as a model for Spain, writes property expert ADAM NEALE

I HAVE previously written about the lack of regulation and professionalisation in the real estate brokerage sector. Outside of Catalunya and Valencia, Spain is basically

21 Oct, 2024 @ 14:47

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Property

Housing and tourism crises are changing Spain’s property market with bans on short term lets increasingly likely, writes expert ADAM NEALE

IT’s already been another bumper year for tourism in Spain. According to the national statistics institute the number of visitors had reached over 53 million

21 Sep, 2024 @ 12:58

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Andalucia·Columnists·Other News·Property

Spain’s real estate market is back to a normal and healthy growth pattern, says property expert ADAM NEALE

THE Spanish real estate market continues to show significant strength, suggesting further growth in the coming years. However, to see this trend requires looking at

25 Aug, 2024 @ 11:30

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead

EXPANDING HORIZONS: Spain Rings the Changes in Original Nuptials, writes Susannah Grant

Summer is here, the hydrangeas are in full dove-white bloom and love is in the air. According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), weddings in

11 Aug, 2024 @ 13:09

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Is a blanket Airbnb ban the solution to Spain’s long-term rental housing crisis? Property expert ADAM NEALE weighs in

I had just finished writing the last piece on the explosive appearance of movements against ‘tourist massification’ and legal changes to tourist apartment rentals when

27 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Property

Marbella is being flooded with huge real estate companies – but is this a bad sign for the market? Property expert ADAM NEALE gives his verdict

A STRING of huge names in international real estate have either opened or are set to open offices over the coming months. These include the

30 Jun, 2024 @ 13:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Property

Revealed: The Olympic fencing champion turned Nazi stormtrooper and bodyguard to Hitler who made his home in Spain – and helped Nazis flee to Argentina

AT first glance the funeral in Madrid seemed like nothing out of the ordinary. It was a warm June day in 1975 and the few

30 Jun, 2024 @ 11:27

Columnists·Lead

EXPANDING HORIZONS: Friend dating in Spain is not as hard as you think, writes Susannah Grant

One of the conversations that frequently crops up amongst expats is how to make friends as an adult when you move abroad.In a country where

14 Jun, 2024 @ 11:12

Columnists·Lead·Other News

The character of Spain’s Costa del Sol has seen a HUGE transformation over the past couple of decades, writes property expert ADAM NEALE

SINCE development began in the 1950s, the Costa del Sol has been defined by spectacular growth in high-end tourism. This growth vaulted Malaga province into

1 Jun, 2024 @ 11:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Costa del Sol·Property

Why is the luxury property market booming in Malaga province and is a bubble forming? Property expert Adam Neale gives his verdict

I HAVE noticed a strong trend in recent years, accelerating since the pandemic, for Marbella to become a destination of choice for luxury home purchases.

20 Apr, 2024 @ 11:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Lead·Property

EXPANDING HORIZONS : Do you know your Spanish onions?

WE are in full calçot season. These giant spring onions are cultivated in Valls, near Tarragona and are enjoyed from Figuerès to Fuengirola. At this

30 Mar, 2024 @ 10:46

Andalucia·Columnists·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Why is the luxury property market booming in Marbella and will the industry continue to grow? Property expert Adam Neale gives his verdict

I HAVE noticed a strong trend in recent years, accelerating since the pandemic, for Marbella to become a destination of choice for luxury home purchases.

20 Mar, 2024 @ 11:31

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Andalucia·Columnists·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

MENTAL HEALTH: Take a step back and be kind to yourselves

SOMETHING so simple as the stories, the beliefs and the narratives that we tell ourselves, have a crucial part to play in affecting our moods

9 Mar, 2024 @ 10:40

Columnists·Health·Lead·Other News

Spain’s mammoth, unregulated real estate sector is ‘crying out for better standards’, writes Adam Neale

A LOT has been written about the new housing law that was introduced at the beginning of 2023. I have offered my own take on

6 Mar, 2024 @ 09:32

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Opinion

AND BREATHE: Relax, you’ve passed Blue Monday! In the second of his insightful columns, Fijaz Mughal gives some excellent tips on how to create a positive outlook for the year ahead

WE are now powering into the New Year and 2024. Last year may have brought trials and tribulations, a sense of economic worries and concern

27 Jan, 2024 @ 15:44

Columnists·Health·Other News

EXC: Why Spain’s Marbella desperately needs a new urban plan to help the town thrive – and deal with the mess left by the infamous Jesus Gil era

EIGHT years on and there is seemingly no end in sight for Marbella’s attempts to update its urban planning scheme. In an effort to bring

26 Jan, 2024 @ 14:05

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Other News·Property

Elderly women come to blows in queue-jumping dust up at a Costa Blanca supermarket in Spain

PLANET AID: Time to slow down on the meat after your festive indulgence

HAVE you heard of Veganuary? An amalgam of two words Vegan and January, it’s an initiative of supermarkets and influencers to convince people to eat

5 Jan, 2024 @ 15:18

Columnists·Environment·Lead

Time for a cut?: Investors expect European rate reductions in spring despite cautious OECD economic forecast

MIXED messages are being sent out about the direction of interest rates next year. Money managers seem to think that rates have already been raised

18 Dec, 2023 @ 13:37

Business & Finance·Columnists·Other News·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

‘I’m a mental health expert and these are the warning signs of mobile phone addiciton – which can be more harmful than you think’

By Fiyaz Mughal Addiction used to be a word associated with drugs, alcohol, sex or eating. At a very basic level, an addiction is something

16 Dec, 2023 @ 13:57

Columnists·Health·Lead

Back to the future: What must be done to give the Spanish property market a bright future

THIS year’s return to pre-pandemic levels of tourism has most expats in Spain breathing a sigh of relief. Tourism is, after all, the economic lifeblood

4 Dec, 2023 @ 10:35

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists