Sell in haste or pay tax at leisure
From the start of next year, changes to Spanish income tax will affect two existing tax breaks, which could prove especially expensive for some vendors
The end is nigh!
Preparation now could save grief at the end of the tax year, writes Richard Alexander
Halloween horrors and agave agro
Columnist Giles Brown on how to deal with trick or treaters and his infamous big plant
Mind your Slanguage!
Belinda Beckett, aka Mistress of Sizzle, breaks down the ‘slanguage’ barrier in part two of her series on Spanish semantics
Drunk behind the wheel in Spain
Legal expert Antonio Flores explains the obvious and not-so-obvious dangers of drink-driving
How to avoid lemons in the countryside
If you're looking to buy a property in the country, getting good advice helps keep things sweet
Chasing dividend yield for income
Market volatility may reap great rewards if your investment is shrewdly managed
Inflation… where?
It's like trying to find a needle in haystack, writes Mark Rickard
Big cat diaries and Ebola baloney
If you think you’ve spotted the Beast of Bodmin it’s only Isis of Istan, Giles’ AWOL black cat
The purgatory of language limbo
A little Spanish can be a dangerous thing, warns Belinda Beckett, ‘Mistress of Sizzle’, in the first of a two-parter
Children at British School of Marbella celebrate Diwali
One boy thought a bit outside the box and went dressed as superman
Only fit for ‘chicken thieves’
Spain is the conman’s paradise and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon, writes Antonio Flores
An end, at last, to fighting on the beaches
Property Insider Adam Neale on the new coastal legislation
Death tax cut
Finance expert Richard Alexander looks at moves to cut death benefit tax
Without a padel…
Mark Rickard and HiFX host padel tournament in Coin
Ask the Optician: Eye advice for the over 60s
In a new eye-health column, Specsavers Marbella boss Leighton Griffiths advises over 60s to get an eye test once a year
Viva Roma!
Jack Gaioni unearths the best and brightest ‘Spanish sons’ who made it big in ancient Rome, setting the literary and intellectual agenda for many centuries
A bridge too far…
Giles Brown thinks that San Pedro has enough chaos without a new bridge
Autumn leaves
Could someone please tell me why summer shuts down in Spain on September 15?
Questioning lawyer’s fees in Spain
Antonio Flores offers advice on how best to deal with the tricky situation of lawyers’ fees
Scottish Referendum: What next?
With the vote cast, the future’s looking good for the UK economy writes Richard Alexander
It’s all going on in the UK
OP's columnist Mark Rickard says it's been a busy week for Britain, but nothing can ruffle the pound
What lies beneath
Columnist Giles Brown explores the oddities exposed by his rapidly-disappearing reservoir
Time for a divorce in Spain?
Antonio Flores, of Lawbird, tackles the tricky questions about ending a marriage
Footballs from Heaven
The Mistress of Sizzle, aka Belinda Beckett, reflects on life in her barrio, Los Barrios
The right to reside in Spain
Whether you're buying a home from a private owner or a developer in Spain, there's one piece of paper you should always check has been
