Costa del Sol Property News

The mayor is convinced that the town’s ‘brand name’ has not been damaged on an international level and she says it will take off once the Urban Plan is approved

Lawyers point out they were wrongly charged 35 per cent instead of 15 per cent capital gains.

The recently re-elected Prime Minister is to be congratulated for his wise decision to maintain Magdalena Álvarez as Minister for Public Works. While all government ministers are ministers of the realm, and not specifically of the region they represented as deputies, Magdalena Álvarez has never shied away from attempting to repair decades of neglect of the province of Malaga by central government.

Top 20 buying destinations: Spain still Nº1

The recent scare stories surrounding the imminent crash of the Spanish property market have been hard to miss. As with any market leader, the tendency in the press is to fear the worst whenever there is a wobble, blowing the whole issue out of proportion. So should you be concerned that the Spanish property market is on the verge of collapse?

We have the pleasure to inform all our Web page visitors that the advance of the General Plan Urban Ordination of Mijas (in our case the sport port) has been approved in August of 2005. This news not only is important for all the work carried out during these years but also for the definitive project, which is the Marina Mijas port’s construction.

Despite the emergence of new property markets in recent years, Spain still remains the UK's and Ireland's number 1 destination. There are around 1.2 million foreign property owners in Spain, which makes it Europe’s most popular country for second homes.

The question as to whether the illegal buildings in Marbella will have to be demolished has become a great cause for debate among experts. Last week the Junta de Andalucía announced it would call for the Andalusian High Court (TSJA) to order the demolition of seven illegal developments, affecting some 334 homes, although they could find a number of obstacles blocking their way. One of these is the so-called “principio de fe pública registral”, which, according to the experts consulted, would support the case of the owners of these properties. This “public good faith” principle establishes that whoever acquires a property trusting in the information provided by the property register must maintain their acquisition.