Town Hall Tax Abolished for Negative Equity
Town Hall Tax Abolished for Negative Equity Jerez, famous for sherry, horses, motorbikes . . . and common sense. No gain = no profit = no tax. Right? Wrong. Anyone who had to pay tax […]
Property News
Judicial Auction in Spain
What is a Judicial Auction? It is an auction authorised under Spanish Law and executed by the law courts to sell a property usually burdened with debts. Without this special action, the property cannot be […]
Property Bargains Less as Market Rises.
Buy Property Bargains Now because Prices are Rising Again. We are in a new phase of the property market now. We have turned the corner and can embrace a more transparent environment. There are still […]
122,787 properties sold between January and March 2017
2017 has started well with 122,787 properties sold between January and March in Spain. We have to go back to 2008 to beat this, when 159.088 were sold. These figures come from conveyances in notaries in […]
Britain Goes to the Polls on June 8th. Who Will Win?
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Explaining the decision, Mrs May […]
Property Sales Buoyant After BREXIT and Fixed Rate Mortgages Increase
Property Sales Buoyant The price of housing in 2016 increased (on average) by 5.7% over 2015, according to the Association of Property Registrars. The purchase and sale of registered property in the fourth quarter reached […]