Plusvalia tax – an important court decision.
Court decision not to pay the Plusvalia tax, if no profit from the sale of a property has been made. Plusvalía tax briefly described. The Plusvalía tax, literally “more value”, is a municipal tax that is due when selling a property. It is calculated according to the...
Numbers of visitors and real estate sales are rising – investment?
Investment, is it the right moment ? The number of visitors and real estate sales is rising. Is it a good idea to invest in the Costa del Sol? For the first time in the Andalusian tourist history, there have been reached 50 million hotel overnight stays. This...
What does the Costa del Sol can offer in summer on activities in addition to golfing or sunbathing?
This is a frequently asked question. Certainly, the water sports are alternative with temperature by 30 degrees. Holidaymaker with a sufficient budget can rent yachts or sailboats in the marinas of Malaga, Benalmadena, Fuengirola, Puerto Banus and Estepona. As an...
Spain and Gibraltar – Hope and Chaos
Spain and Gibraltar Spain carries hope and Gibraltar descends into chaos. The Proposed referendum on United Kingdom membership in the European Union changed the political and diplomatic situation between Spain and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. For...
Towel War Spanish style
The Towel War in Spanish Style.To set up umbrellas and chairs on the beach at 5:30 a.m., after that still enjoy a few hours of sleep and then go at noon to the beach, was costing a Spanish bather in Torrevieja a penalty of 150, – Euro. Decades of habit or tradition of...
Holiday homes are to be registered
Owners of holiday homes comply with new regulations. Under the new decree, properties used for holiday rentals must be registered as holiday accommodation. The number of applications to register a property by the end of April increased more than 700%. There have been...
Top Football on the Costa del Sol
Big success for Malaga’s football team. Also in the next season, there will be the possibility to watch matches against the top three of European football like FC Barcelona, FC Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid on the Costa del Sol. FC Malaga will stay in the first...
Marbella property price increase
The Spanish property market improves with an increase in sales and price. Latest data shows a total transaction of 27 560 * homes sold in Spain and in Marbella a 9% in 2015 almost back to the figures of transactions of 2006 when the market was in full expansion....
The obligation to Register your Property start as from the 11th of May 2016.
The new decree gives owners until June 2016 to register their tourist accommodation on the Andalusian Tourism Register following the approval of the new degree in Seville in February. Fines up to 150.000 euros can be imposed on the owners of unregistered properties...
Investors rediscover the property market in Costa del Sol.
The property market in the Costa del Sol is receiving investors again to earn the option money. After several years of crisis and urban turbulence, put investors, both domestic and especially from abroad, on this destination to make new investments due to expected...
Malaga Property sales reached in 2015 their highest level since the end of 2008
Figures published by the Spanish Statistics Institute (INE) confirm that market recovery is well under way and that sales activity now lies at levels on a par with those at the start of the crisis. Especially in Málaga province last year, in total 24,700 properties...
