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WORK has finished on building Valencia’s tallest residential skyscraper designed by visionary architect, Ricardo Bofill. The Ikon building constructed by Kronos Homes is 110 metres tall and is located next to the Palacio de Congresos on Avenida Cortes Valencianas. Bofill died aged 82 in January 2022 and the Ikon was one of the final designs...

THEY have been working together since 1978 and grafted on a staggering 600 projects in 40 countries around the world. So it’s perhaps not surprising that a key British institution has chosen to honour the work of Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. In a much anticipated show, London’s Royal Academy will present a detailed...

Foreigners’ appetite for property in Spain shot back up in 2022, hitting 13.75% of all home purchases in the country, according to the Colegio Registradores. The figure marks an increase of 2.95% over 2021 and breaks a five-year trend of foreigners making up a falling share in Spanish property purchases. Leading the field when it...

HERE at White Design Company, we have many clients with busy lifestyles. Let’s face it, who wants to spend precious holiday time going from shop to shop, selecting furnishings and decoration for their new or existing property? And then coordinating the delivery or fitting?That’s why we are here to help. Most of our work takes...

Spain’s low cost of living, compared with the UK, is attracting both holidaymakers and fulltime residents, according to leading Spanish home builder Taylor Wimpey España. Figures from Numbeo show that the cost of living in Spain is 18.3% lower than it is in the UK. The annual consumer price inflation rate in Spain, meanwhile, stood...

KITTING out a new home with furniture is an exciting but perhaps daunting experience which is where the team at ‘Your Home Styling’ in Mijas can give you all the help you need. Whether it is a whole property or just a single room the company, which has built up a great reputation since it...

HOME sales in Spain showed an annual fall of 11.7% in March according to figures from the Council of Notaries published on Thursday. The statistics continue a trend that started in late 2022 with increased interest rates and high inflation as the main contributory factors. A recent study by the Fotocasa property portal suggested that...

People in Spain spent on average 43% of their gross salary on rent in 2022, according to a Fotocasa real estate portal study.  This is a 3% increase compared to 2021, when “only” 40% of people’s wage was destined to the payment of rent. And a 17% increment in relation to 10 years ago.  Last...

Protec Group is a family-run construction business with particular expertise in windows and doors. Founded in 1996, we have decades of experience using the highest quality products and working to the best of standards. An ever-expanding company, we are driven to provide our customers with the best quality of life through our work. Protec Constructions:...

THE Sierra Nevada area of Granada is a dream for photographers, who will encounter some of the best scenery and atmosphere of Andalucia. This is especially true of the rural Alpujarra, lying on its south flank. Here, you’ll find towering mountain peaks, the Mediterranean Sea glistening on the horizon, impressive cloud formations, fiery sunsets, winter...