Malaga has seen a dramatic rise in its property values over the past 12 months. Official figures The growth in new and second-hand housing in the city, and in its popular Costa del Sol towns is comparable or even greater than that seen in other major cities. Malaga’s capital is experiencing the largest increases in housing prices due to new …

Catalunya doubled their tourist tax.  Catalonia has approved a new law that doubles the tax on tourists in the entire region. It will come into force from April 1. Tourist taxes in Barcelona, the capital of the region, jumped 100 percent yesterday.  For  luxury five-star hotels the nightly tourists tax doubled from €3.5 to €7 yesterday.  READ MORE Spain’s rental …

After evading the police for more than two weeks, a SPANISH woman who was convicted of murdering her newborn baby has been arrested. Yolanda M. Moreno was arrested on Wednesday night after she fled the prison instead of reporting for her sentence.  According to Europa Press the 26-year old woman has been found guilty of murdering her child after she …