Aguas Channeled brothers avoid sentencing after paying back €3 million THE FOUR brothers who run Alcudia’s Aguas Channeled water company have been absolved of ‘their’ tax crimes after paying more than €3 million in taxes, 1 May, 2018 @ 10:00 Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
Magaluf pub crawl banned after flouting new city law A PUB crawl route has been dismantled in Magaluf, and two establishments have been fined for organising the tour without the proper paperwork. The sanctions 27 Apr, 2018 @ 16:00 Entertainment·Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca
Mallorca flat owners face fines of €40,000 for illegal rental from Monday Tourist accommodation giants like AirBNB could be hit with €400,000 penalty 8 Aug, 2017 @ 14:49 Lead·Mallorca
Spanish court annulls Airbnb fine The property sharing site had been sanctioned for advertising lodgings without a permit to host tourists 26 Dec, 2016 @ 08:58 Lead·Property·Travel News
Spanish police fine mother €200 because they ‘can’t read number plate’ Guardia Civil stopped the driver at a Sabinillas roundabout 1 Feb, 2016 @ 15:55 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Spanish drivers fine about fines with just 1% appealing them Just 1.15% of drivers in Spain are appealing their traffic fines from the General Directorate of Traffic 31 Jan, 2016 @ 13:00 Business & Finance·Lead
Barcelona Town Hall slaps online rental companies with large fines Barcelona Town Hall hits Airbnb and Homeaway with €60,000 fines for advertising unregistered properties 27 Dec, 2015 @ 12:42 Lead·Property
M720 tax form alert in Spain: Remember to disclose your overseas assets on time A timely reminder to get your affairs in order for a better night’s sleep 24 Dec, 2015 @ 09:52 Richard Alexander: Road to Riches
Paying your taxes in Spain Failing to declare taxes on time is no laughing matter 15 Oct, 2015 @ 10:56 Antonio Flores: Legal Problems
Malaga motorists rack up €4 million of fines in 10 months Two speed cameras claimed €4 million in fines in less than a year 31 Jul, 2015 @ 09:00 Business & Finance·Featured·Malaga
Pharmacy in Sevilla wins right to withhold morning-after pill Spanish court rules that a fine for not selling the morning-after pill violates pharmacist's ideological rights 9 Jul, 2015 @ 12:00 Crime & Law·Health·Sevilla
Driver fined €80 for biting his nails at the wheel in Salamanca A Spanish driver is hit with an unexpected €80 fine in Salamanca 17 Jun, 2015 @ 13:05 Crime & Law·Lead
Drivers in Andalucia more likely to be caught speeding than anywhere else in Spain Central government raked in €130 million in radar gun fines in 2014 and Andalucian drivers contributed 20% of the pot 7 Jun, 2015 @ 13:30 Crime & Law
Women fined for ‘dirty protest’ in Gibraltar A frustrated homeowner dumped raw sewage on the front desk at the housing department 5 Jun, 2015 @ 16:06 Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
VW Golf in Madrid is the ‘finest’ car in Spain with 266 fines worth €30,000 Spain’s outlaw vehicles racking up thousands in fines 14 May, 2015 @ 11:00 Crime & Law·Lead
Police arrest the Axarquia golden sprayer in Rincon de la Victoria A 20-year-old from La Cala del Moral has been arrested and is suspected of giving several items of street furniture a golden makeover 21 Apr, 2015 @ 14:04 Crime & Law·Featured·Malaga
Hacienda helicopters cracking down on undeclared developments in Andalucia Homeowners caught face hefty fines 15 Nov, 2014 @ 08:30 Lead
Celebrity singer Isabel Pantoja to be sent to jail for money laundering Pantoja helped former Marbella mayor Julian Munoz launder money acquired during his time as mayor 4 Nov, 2014 @ 10:53 Lead·Sevilla
Former wife of ex-Marbella mayor begins jail sentence for money-laundering involvement Maite Zaldivar behind bars for two-and-a-half years for helping Julian Munoz's scheme 28 Oct, 2014 @ 14:02 Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News
UPDATE: Former Bankia chief axed from his role within the PP Rodrigo Rato has been suspended from his role within the country's ruling party following expenses scandal allegations 28 Oct, 2014 @ 10:58 Lead·National News
Canary Islands cartoonists fined thousands for poking fun at ex-prosecutor’s illegal home The illegally-placed and illegally-sized home is in Lanzarote 31 Aug, 2014 @ 08:30 Crime & Law·Other News
Magaluf nightclub closed following ‘mamading’ oral sex scandal Carnage Magaluf bar crawl facing large fines 30 Jul, 2014 @ 14:17 National News
Spain’s Guardia Civil criticised by British motorist British couple detained for three hours over trumped-up charges 15 Nov, 2013 @ 14:30 Lead
Sixth of all electricity connections are fraudulent in Spain Electricity fraud is on the rise in Spain because of the recession 6 Jan, 2013 @ 09:14
Expat forced to stump up €1,000 in fines for sold car in Spain Expats are forced to shell out in car tax and speeding fines over an unregistered vehicle 12 Jul, 2012 @ 11:07 Lead·Malaga
Telefonica fine upheld A fine was lodged against Telefonica for abusing its dominant market position 22 Apr, 2012 @ 09:27 Business & Finance·National News