EVER fancied living like a king? Now’s your chance as an impressive 19th century castle has just gone up for sale in Spain. The French chateau-style home, located in Girona, Catalunya, is an official Cultural Asset of National Interest and was built in 1894. Available on Idealista, the sweeping €3.49m property boasts 19 bedrooms, 17...
MORTGAGES are set to become less of a burden for millions of families this year, the Bank of Spain has said. Governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos said on Thursday that the European Central Bank (ECB) is set to reduce interest rates – unless there is an unexpected shock. This, he said, will have a particularly...
BUYING property can be inaccessible for many, with the financial burden of putting down a deposit too heavy for some would-be-buyers to bear. However, thanks to a new mortgage scheme enacted by the Spanish government last year, legal residents of Spain – no matter where they are from – will soon be able to apply...
THREE British nationals and three Spaniards went on trial on Monday over a €17.3 million real estate scam involving UK citizens buying property in La Manga de Mar Menor. The case is being heard at the Murcia Provincial Court in Cartagena. The Prosecutor’s Office wants each defendant jailed for five years and to pay a...
A NEW study from Idealista has revealed how suburban towns in Spain are seeing higher rental demand than large cities, indicating a shifting housing market as renters seek cheaper options outside increasingly expensive urban centres. Idealista – the biggest online property portal in Spain – gauges rental pressure by looking at the number of email...
AS Andalucia’s unique ‘Semana Blanca’ half term holiday looms, schoolchildren across the Costa del Sol will be dusting off their skis and stocking up on warm layers ready for a trip to the slopes. Be it nearby Sierra Nevada or – if they’re really lucky – Baqueira or the Alps, why let the kids have...
GIBRALTAR’S crackdown on empty government flats is already yielding results, its minister for housing has said. Minister Pat Orfila launched a hotline recently that has brought to her attention a total of seven empty public flats around Gibraltar. Two of these flats are now in the final stages of repossession, after the Housing Department said...
HOME sales in Spain fell by 11.2% last year compared to 2022, according to figures released on Thursday by the General Council of Notaries(CGN). New mortgage loans dropped even further, by 21.3%, while prices recorded an average annual rise of 1.5%. Property deals reached 640,451 transactions last year but despite the reduction, its still the...
EVER dreamed of living in Hobbiton? Now you can with this adorable estate for sale just outside Spain’s Sevilla. READ MORE: Expat couple buy an entire abandoned ‘pueblo’ in Spain: These are the plans for their new village For just €400,000, you could escape the ordinary and own your very own slice of Middle-Earth. Located...
ALICANTE province has clocked the highest number of new houses built in a year since the property boom of 2007. The number of new properties built or started in 2023 was 8,783- a 52% rise on 2022 according to figures from the Official College of Technical Architecture of Alicante. “The figures for 2023 are based...
Compare listings
CompareSign up to get more information about our properties.
