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Marbella town hall has put the works for the municipal swimming pool in the town’s Las Chapas area out to tender. The project has a budget of 1.2 million euros and a completion period of eight months and the deadline for bids is Wednesday 27 July. According to the planned schedule, the new facility will

The INE registers 11.9% more housing transactions compared to 2021 and is close to the data prior to the bursting of the real estate bubble. The housing market consolidates its trend and continues to post the best data in the last 14 years in 2022. The sale of homes rose by 11.9% in April compared

The developers have agreed to pay Malaga council 3.8 million euros and build a new park with a football pitch. A new extension to the Plaza Mayor shopping and leisure centre in Malaga, which was announced over a year ago, has taken a step further towards becoming reality as the Junta de Andalucía has now

The new Climate Change law which comes into force in 2023 will mean there will be no-go areas for vehicles with high emissions. From 2023, towns in Spain which have more than 50,000 inhabitants – and some with more than 20,000 – will need to designate a Low Emissions Zone to comply with the Climate

The average monthly price of rental properties in Spain has risen to 10.89 euros/m2. For the last number of months, everything from gas and electricity to fuel and groceries have been on the rise and the property market is continuing this trend, with the price of rental homes in Spain increasing by 4.7% year-on-year, meaning

Spain has finally changed its rules to allow entry to travellers from outside the European Union who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19, as long as they have a negative PCR or rapid test. Fully vaccinated passengers will still need to show proof of vaccination. After many extensions to the Covid entry restrictions, the most

Marbella and the areas around it pay for their proximity to the Golden Mile, while in the north of the province prices are much more affordable. If you want a 75m2 apartment in Benahavís, currently the municipality in Malaga province with the highest property prices, it will cost more than 286,000 euros to buy. For

Property purchases by expats in Spain  increased by 41.9% in the second half of 2021 in comparison with the previous year as more and more people are able to achieve their dream of moving to Spain or buying a holiday home on the Spanish costas due to the relaxation of Covid measures. Between July and

The Marbella music event is returning in style with a longer run, some 200 artists performing and it expects to receive around 350,000 guests from some 80 countries. The Starlite Festival in Marbella will take place between 10 June and 4 September this year and is expected to generate 227 million euros, which is 24

This major new semi-permanent collection in the city has opened just as the French museum’s main base prepares to close for renovation. Un Tiempo Propio (A Time of its Own) is the significant new semi-permanent collection at the Malaga Pompidou Centre, with over one hundred works on show. The renewed central collection was unveiled last