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The new Valencian land law will simplify the construction of new homes and reduce bureaucracy.

New land law aims to simplify building new homes by cutting bureaucracy in Spain’s Valencia region

A new law is coming to the Valencia region that will reduce red tape in regards to building permissions on urban land. The regional government has developed legislation to streamline bureaucracy and land management. The critics have expressed concern that the new law will result in a reduction of land for the much needed social housing. This has been denied …

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Spain is branded one of Europe’s least dog-friendly countries

Spain has some of the strictest and most inconsistent rules for traveling with your pet.  Pablo Muñoz Gabilondo knows what he’s talking about when it comes to puppy travel.  In the past eight years, he documented his travels around the world with his dog Pipper.  In an El Pais interview, he said that Spain is “sadly the great exception” when …

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Storm Kristin brings snow, flooding and gridlocked roads to Spain

Spain wakes up to snow, floods and gridlocked roads as storm Kristin hits

Snow creates major traffic problems on Madrid’s roads. Credit : Screenshot – X – DGT Spain did not take Wednesday, 28th January lightly. As Storm Kristin moved across the country over night, Spain woke to snow, flooding, closures of roads and power outages. From Andalucía to Madrid and Extremadura, emergency services have been dealing with the fallout since the early …

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