https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/other-news/property/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:17:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/other-news/property/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/property-prices-in-spain-soar-by-average-of-9-4-with-big-growth-in-sales-in-non-tourist-areas/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/property-prices-in-spain-soar-by-average-of-9-4-with-big-growth-in-sales-in-non-tourist-areas/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=410010 HOUSE prices in Spain soared by 9.4% in February compared to a year earlier, according to figures published on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute(INE). Some of the biggest percentage]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/property-prices-in-spain-soar-by-average-of-9-4-with-big-growth-in-sales-in-non-tourist-areas/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/chaos-continues-housing-problems-in-spain-not-solved-as-tourist-rental-law-comes-into-force-writes-property-insider-adam-neale/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/chaos-continues-housing-problems-in-spain-not-solved-as-tourist-rental-law-comes-into-force-writes-property-insider-adam-neale/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:44:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409368 SPAIN’S housing crisis has entered a new phase of uncertainty and tension as sweeping reforms to tourist rental laws took effect on April 3, 2025. The changes, driven by the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/chaos-continues-housing-problems-in-spain-not-solved-as-tourist-rental-law-comes-into-force-writes-property-insider-adam-neale/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/costa-sunsets-a-team-that-goes-one-step-further/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/costa-sunsets-a-team-that-goes-one-step-further/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:20:30 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409897 AT Costa Sunsets, we are not just real estate agents. We are dream facilitators, guides through meaningful moments, and experts in turning the buying process into a unique, thoughtful, and]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/costa-sunsets-a-team-that-goes-one-step-further/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/how-property-raffles-work-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/how-property-raffles-work-in-spain/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:13:53 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409801 OVER the past few years, property raffles have caught people’s attention in Spain and around Europe. With high real estate prices making it harder for many to own a home,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/how-property-raffles-work-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/spains-most-expensive-villa-is-in-marbella-british-millionaire-is-offering-luxury-fortress-with-wellness-resort-attached-for-just-e70m/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/spains-most-expensive-villa-is-in-marbella-british-millionaire-is-offering-luxury-fortress-with-wellness-resort-attached-for-just-e70m/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409420 A BRITISH entrepreneur has been revealed as the owner behind Spain’s most expensive home currently on the market – a spectacular Marbella mansion priced at an eye-watering €70 million. Set]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/spains-most-expensive-villa-is-in-marbella-british-millionaire-is-offering-luxury-fortress-with-wellness-resort-attached-for-just-e70m/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/spains-tennis-star-carlos-alcaraz-lives-in-a-small-prefab-bungalow-outside-historic-alicante-city/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/spains-tennis-star-carlos-alcaraz-lives-in-a-small-prefab-bungalow-outside-historic-alicante-city/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:28:36 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409776 CARLOS Alcaraz who picked up the mantle of his tennis idol, Rafa Nadal, has two homes to choose from whenever he is back in Spain- and both are modest affairs.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/spains-tennis-star-carlos-alcaraz-lives-in-a-small-prefab-bungalow-outside-historic-alicante-city/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/ever-higher-marbellas-luxury-market-set-to-continue-growth-writes-property-insider-adam-neale/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/ever-higher-marbellas-luxury-market-set-to-continue-growth-writes-property-insider-adam-neale/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:22:01 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409353 THE March release of the Knight Frank Wealth Report is another clear sign that Marbella’s trajectory as a luxury home destination is set to continue. The annual report looks at]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/ever-higher-marbellas-luxury-market-set-to-continue-growth-writes-property-insider-adam-neale/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/this-is-why-they-protest-renting-a-room-in-a-shared-flat-hits-e600-a-month-in-barcelona-as-prices-soar-across-spains-cities/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/this-is-why-they-protest-renting-a-room-in-a-shared-flat-hits-e600-a-month-in-barcelona-as-prices-soar-across-spains-cities/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:55:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409415 RENTING a single room in Spain’s major cities is becoming prohibitively expensive, with average prices hitting an eye watering €600 a month in Barcelona – and €430 in Malaga. The]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/this-is-why-they-protest-renting-a-room-in-a-shared-flat-hits-e600-a-month-in-barcelona-as-prices-soar-across-spains-cities/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/housing-crisis-latest-spanish-tenants-are-spending-nearly-half-of-their-income-on-rent/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/housing-crisis-latest-spanish-tenants-are-spending-nearly-half-of-their-income-on-rent/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:13:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409387 SPAIN’S housing crisis shows no signs of easing, with new figures revealing that tenants are now spending nearly half of their income just to keep a roof over their heads.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/housing-crisis-latest-spanish-tenants-are-spending-nearly-half-of-their-income-on-rent/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/clock-is-ticking-is-it-the-end-of-holiday-rentals-in-spain-asks-the-property-insider-adam-neale/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/clock-is-ticking-is-it-the-end-of-holiday-rentals-in-spain-asks-the-property-insider-adam-neale/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:20:48 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409347 BIG changes have come in about how tourist rental apartments are regulated. Very big changes. If you already have an apartment that you rent out on Airbnb these will be]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/clock-is-ticking-is-it-the-end-of-holiday-rentals-in-spain-asks-the-property-insider-adam-neale/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/art-deco-dreams-how-spain-gave-glamour-a-home-in-the-hardest-of-times/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/art-deco-dreams-how-spain-gave-glamour-a-home-in-the-hardest-of-times/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408905 WHEN someone once asked Prime Minister Clement Attlee to define socialism, he replied that he couldn’t – but he knew it when he saw it. Art Deco is much the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/art-deco-dreams-how-spain-gave-glamour-a-home-in-the-hardest-of-times/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/a-place-in-the-sun-presenter-takes-spains-pm-to-task-for-plans-to-hike-taxes-on-non-eu-property-purchases/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/a-place-in-the-sun-presenter-takes-spains-pm-to-task-for-plans-to-hike-taxes-on-non-eu-property-purchases/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408844 TV-PRESENTER and property expert Laura Hamilton explained in an Instagram post why she thinks it’s still a good idea to buy a property in Spain, despite growing opposition against foreigners]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/a-place-in-the-sun-presenter-takes-spains-pm-to-task-for-plans-to-hike-taxes-on-non-eu-property-purchases/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/property-prices-reach-new-high-in-spain-with-foreigners-making-14-6-of-purchases/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/property-prices-reach-new-high-in-spain-with-foreigners-making-14-6-of-purchases/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:59:49 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408498 HOUSE prices reached a record high in 2024 according to registration figures. Second-hand homes were 6.3% more expensive compared to the previous year with average prices of €2,039 per m2]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/property-prices-reach-new-high-in-spain-with-foreigners-making-14-6-of-purchases/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/from-coal-to-culture-barcelonas-forgotten-power-plant-tres-xemeneies-to-get-epic-makeover/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/from-coal-to-culture-barcelonas-forgotten-power-plant-tres-xemeneies-to-get-epic-makeover/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:33:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406900 ONCE a towering titan of industry, the iconic Tres Xemeneies power plant is set to become the beating heart of Barcelona’s cultural future. The 1970s relic, named after its three]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/19/from-coal-to-culture-barcelonas-forgotten-power-plant-tres-xemeneies-to-get-epic-makeover/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/massive-demand-helps-home-construction-soar-to-highest-level-for-17-years-on-costa-blanca/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/massive-demand-helps-home-construction-soar-to-highest-level-for-17-years-on-costa-blanca/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407156 CONSTRUCTION of new properties in Alicante province have soared to their highest level since the property bubble burst in 2008. Figures from Alicante’s Official College of Technical Architecture (COATA) have]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/massive-demand-helps-home-construction-soar-to-highest-level-for-17-years-on-costa-blanca/feed/ 2 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spains-hottest-young-football-star-nico-williams-nets-himself-a-marbella-mansion/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spains-hottest-young-football-star-nico-williams-nets-himself-a-marbella-mansion/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406589 SPANISH football sensation Nico Williams has just bagged himself a swanky new pad in Marbella’s ultra-exclusive Sierra Blanca – joining the A-list ranks of Novak Djokovic and Erling Haaland who]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/18/spains-hottest-young-football-star-nico-williams-nets-himself-a-marbella-mansion/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/pensioner-83-lives-in-poverty-in-spain-because-her-tenant-hasnt-paid-rent-in-two-years-but-are-there-two-sides-to-the-story/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/pensioner-83-lives-in-poverty-in-spain-because-her-tenant-hasnt-paid-rent-in-two-years-but-are-there-two-sides-to-the-story/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:46:33 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407153 AN 83-year-old pensioner from Carranque, Toledo, claims she has been left in financial hardship after her tenant allegedly failed to pay rent for two years and accused her of contributing]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/pensioner-83-lives-in-poverty-in-spain-because-her-tenant-hasnt-paid-rent-in-two-years-but-are-there-two-sides-to-the-story/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/squatters-move-into-seafront-ruin-in-spains-palma-de-mallorca-as-housing-crisis-spirals/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/squatters-move-into-seafront-ruin-in-spains-palma-de-mallorca-as-housing-crisis-spirals/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:11:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=407065 MALLORCA’S spiralling housing crisis has taken another bizarre twist – with a gang of Algerian squatters moving into an abandoned lobster hatchery perched above the sea in Palma. The once-thriving]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/17/squatters-move-into-seafront-ruin-in-spains-palma-de-mallorca-as-housing-crisis-spirals/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/property-in-spain-bargains-to-be-has-in-spanish-government-auction/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/property-in-spain-bargains-to-be-has-in-spanish-government-auction/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=404585 THE Andalucian city of Huelva, near the Portuguese border, will be the venue of some unusual house auctions throughout April and May. Some of the houses start at an unbelievable]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/property-in-spain-bargains-to-be-has-in-spanish-government-auction/feed/ 3 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/property-in-spain-who-is-buying-what-and-where/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/property-in-spain-who-is-buying-what-and-where/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=406032 “THE English are buying in the south, Germans on the islands, and the French and Americans in the north.” That’s the word from Spanish estate agents. The property market is]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/16/property-in-spain-who-is-buying-what-and-where/feed/ 0