Spain is starting to gain ground over the coronavirus. According to the latest Health Ministry report, infections remain at very high levels, coming in on Wednesday at 173 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the last 14 days. But the progress of the vaccination drive and the restrictions that have been in place to slow the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has claimed that the country is one of the best performing in Europe in the vaccination process. Spain’s Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, announced this Tuesday (20 April) that there are already more people vaccinated against the coronavirus with the complete schedule of two doses than the number of recorded […]
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 […]