Category: News
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Tinsa report 5 per cent rise in Mediterranean property values
House prices healthy on the Costas and in the islands while city centre homes depreciate. The latest monthly data published by leading Spanish property valuation firm Tinsa report that average market values of homes in this country were 0.9 per cent higher in February 2021 than in the same month last year, despite a 1
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French designer Philippe Starck’s Spanish eco olive oil project gets Junta credit.
The second phase of the project, just outside Ronda, will involve a total outlay of around 11 million euros and include a museum and restaurant. The Junta de Andalucía is to allocate a 4.1-million-euro loan to investors who plan to build an olive oil mill and museum, designed by Philippe Starck, in Ronda. This project
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Malaga obtains 41 blue flags for 2021, eleven more than last year
Malaga province has been awarded 41 blue flags this year, 11 more than in 2020. In total, 35 beaches, five marinas and two sustainable vessels received the distinction from the Association of Environmental Education and Consumers (ADEAC). Most of the new flags went to areas in Malaga city (some of these having previously lost the
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Andalusia lowers the Transfer tax for home purchases to 7%
The Government of Andalusia has given the green light to a decree that establishes a reduction of the Property Transfer Tax (ITP), which taxes the purchase of a used home, at 7%. In this way, the three rates set at 8, 9 and 10% disappear. In addition, it also includes a small reduction of the
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Spanish property sales approached pre-pandemic levels this February
The residential property market appears to be recovering from the initial pandemic slump. The latest residential property sales figures published by the Spanish governments central statistics unit show that in February 2021 a total of 43,185 homes changed hands across the country, representing a decrease of just 4.3 per cent in comparison with the same
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Four new Malaga restaurants are awarded ‘suns’ in prestigious Repsol Guide
Andalucía has the fourth-highest number of ‘suns’, with 60 of the total of 618. Four more restaurants in Malaga province have received a ‘sun’ distinction from the Repsol Guide, a respected authority on Spanish cuisine. This accounts for half of the eight restaurants in Andalucía to receive the award for the first time and means
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Malaga is the Spanish province that gained the most population in the pandemic year
Brexit probably played a part and six out of ten new foreign residents registered are from the UK. The British community now totals 50,773 people in Malaga province. The population of Malaga province increased by 8,169 people during 2020 – despite the pandemic – according to the latest update of the official INE statistics. It
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Property values rise in most of Spain with the exception of inner-city properties, say Tinsa
The latest monthly data published by leading Spanish property valuation firm Tinsa show that average market values of homes in this country were 0.7 per cent higher in February 2021 than in the same month last year, although in the category of capitals and large cities; a 1.4 per cent drop is reported. It is
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Are you traveling to Spain?
Welcome to the Spain Travel Health portal! If you are preparing a trip to Spain, you must know that due to the COVID-19 health crisis, it is mandatory to fill out a Health Control Form which can be accessed from the page spth.gob.es or by downloading the app on your mobile from the same page.
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Malaga province registers the lowest number of new Covid-19 infections in three months
Some 64 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Malaga province, according to official data from the Junta de Andalucía this Monday, 8 March – the lowest figure in the last three months. Two deaths have been registered after Sunday was the first day without any fatalities in the last two months. The cumulative