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News
New Mortgage Regulations in Spain
What do the new regulations mean clients (the borrower)? One of the many advantages to the client is that they can now choose which valuation company values the property they are buying for mortgage purposes. As long as...
16 August 2019
2018 was the best year for the...
2018 was the best year for the Spanish housing market since the crisis broke out. According to data published by the Spanish Ministry of Public Works, nearly 590,000 homes were sold last year. 2018 followed the upward trend observed the previous...
27 May 2019
End of 2018 – End of Year Picture
The official house price index for quarter 4 of 2018 has confirmed that Spain is seeing a continued housing recovery. After the crash of 2008, prices fell sharply through to 2012 and remained stagnant for most of 2013 and 2014, but we're seeing a...
27 March 2019
Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
Click this link to sign the petition "Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU." https://petition.parliament.uk/signatures/61292958/verify?token=NX6cDEXi8rn3ddlakrA Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. The government...
22 March 2019
Q4 2017 saw sales up 13.3% on the...
Despite continued economic uncertainty, the international housing market in Spain has gone from strength to strength. Q4 2017 saw 24,275 international sales – up 13.3% on the previous year. International sales now represent over 17% of total...
4 April 2018
Spanish Home sales soar by almost...
Throughout the year, a total of 464,423 transactions have been recorded, the highest number of transactions in the last nine years. Home sales rose by 14.6% in 2017 compared to the previous year, with a total of 464,423 operations, the...
7 March 2018
The municipal wealth tax, null even...
More and more courts are understanding that as long as there's no new tax, no surplus can be collected. If you sold your home in Madrid or Barcelona, you may be able to get a tax refund Catalonia, Madrid, Castile and Leon, Galicia, Canary...
7 March 2018
The Supreme Court says that...
The Supreme sides with the banks on mortgage tax payments The Supreme Court has established that it shall be consumers, and not banks, who must pay for mortgage signing taxes, as initially, banks were only paying for notary or registry...
7 March 2018
The latest House Price Index (HPI) –...
Having fallen sharply through 2012, and stayed fairly stagnant for most of 2013 and 2014, prices have been rising slowly but steadily since then. And that growth seems to be speeding up in recent months, which is great news for investors, vendors...
22 January 2018
