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If you’re a family of golf fanatics there are several options for the holiday home location. But what if two of the budding golfers are young lads both under the age of ten? A fine selection of golf holes will only win half the battle.

There is good news for those who want to up- or down-grade their home in Spain but haven’t managed to sell, and that’s a ‘Cambio de Casa’ mortgage.

Legally as defined by 1988 Coastal Law the Spanish Government controls a coastal strip of 106m of which none can be dedicated to private housing. Any property built close to the shore after 1988, of which there are many 1000s, could face demolition.

In the 70s golf courses began to appear on the Costa del Sol. Tourists flocked attracted by cheap public golf in year-round sunshine. But soon many courses went private to residents, others put their prices up. The Costa del Sol had got greedy.

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According to sources close to the Valencia based firm, Atlantis Financial have recently reported that lenders are also posting huge losses as the easy money lending spree that fuelled the housing boom continues to unwind.

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The province of Huelva on Spain’s SW coastline embodies the sentiment of the Costa de la Luz (Coast of Light) perfectly. Huelva has a huge five times more sunlight than N Europe, an intriguing chestnut to savour as you button up your cardigan.

Joint Venture Established with M Development LLC Regarding Major Property Transaction in Spain

Based upon a survey of over 5500 properties, the average cost per square metre for Tenerife as a whole is 2099 euros per square metre of constructed space.

It would seem that Spain is again lagging behind the UK in terms of its mortgages and has now chosen to adopt MIGs on a wider scale to protect against defaulters, particularly non-residents.

Retirement isn’t what it used to be. No longer is ‘generation Xperience’ resigned to the zimmer, they’re younger and more active than ever. Many opt for a complete change of scenery and La Cigüeña in Spain would be right up their street.

Off-plan purchase in Spain was oft viewed as the optimum way to lap up 18 months or so of capital appreciation without so much as applying for a mortgage. But it’s a buyers’ market now – so is there still any point in buying off-plan?

Technetix Group Ltd announces today that they have completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Foentel Telecomunicaciones SL (Zaragoza, Spain).

Spain’s largest non-resident mortgage broker, International Mortgage Solutions (IMS), has formalized an already close working relationship with Holland’s largest overseas mortgage broker, Hypotienda, by merging the two companies.

Spanish bank Banesto, part of the Santander group, has recently taken the dramatic step to withdraw all its own non-resident mortgage lending. The only product it will offer to foreign applicants is a self-cert loan administered on behalf of GMAC.

PlusAbroad, the cultural and educational tourism provider has now published the first instalment in a series of video-guides in the form of animated slide shows which showcase program destinations in Europe aimed at active adults and baby boomers.

La Zagaleta has recently unveiled a brand new 18-hole golf course, ‘Los Barrancos de la Zagaleta’, bringing the tally of courses within the 900 hectare private resort up to two.

In response to a marked increase in the proportion of lifestyle rather than investment buyers in southern Spain over recent months, western Costa de la Luz specialists, Titan Properties is expanding its ‘ready to move in’ resale portfolio.

Voices.com showcases Spanish voice over talents, Castilian and Latin American, during their Worldly Voices Week on the VOX Daily Voice Actors Blog.

An English woman was sentenced to 14 years for murdering her husband in Spain. Incredibly she barbecued his remains

Mallorca is renown for its open and friendly international people, art museums and Art Galleries, the sea, the movida and cheap lodgings, classic itineraries and a lot more to make a visit worth wise.

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