Mid-Costa del Sol residential golf resort empty properties invite squatting. Credit: Concerned local The peaceful mornings of one of Costa del Sol’s best-known golf resorts have been shattered more than by wayward drives. Residents of this exclusive hillside community in the middle of the Costa del Sol hills are battling two squatter occupations on empty investment-fund properties – one involving …

MALAGA’s high-speed rail links to Madrid and beyond will be disrupted for at least one more month.  The high-speed train between the capital city and the southern town will not be operational until March 23, only four days before Semana Sana.  Operators like Iryo, Ouigo and others have been forced to refund and cancel tickets.  Read more: After deadly train …

The Dutch have risen to the top of the list for foreigners buying property in Spain.  According to the Spanish property platform Idealista in 2025, foreigners will account for 13.5% of all home sales in Spain, underlining their continuing influence on the market. Dutch buyers accounted for 6.77% of all foreign property purchases in Spain, making them the fourth most …