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SPAIN’S conservative opposition have gone on the offensive, accusing prime minister Pedro Sanchez of ‘handing over the keys of the housing market to squatters’ amid an ongoing row over anti-squatting legislation. Alicia Garcia, spokesperson for the Partido Popular (PP) in the senate, where the party holds a majority, said squatting – the unlawful occupation of an uninhabited building – had …

The junta has stopped an illegal urbanisation in Barbate’s Ribera de la Oliva area, by suspending the use of 53 plots.  With the assistance of the Guardia Civil and Policia Local, the Inspection Service of the Ministry of Development carried out this inspection. The urban plots have been laid out in a protected area, close to the sea and within …

Malaga has seen a protest of up to 30,000 against Spain’s housing crises. Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands people across the country demanded urgent changes to the property laws. Demonstrators in 40 cities, including Sevilla, Valencia and Palma, united under the slogan ‘Let’s End the Housing Business’. The group called for immediate action against rising rents, the lack of …

A WAVE OF luxury developments has swept over the Costa de la Luz holiday resort of Tarifa. The municipality, which is known for its beautiful beaches and strong wind, has seen a boom in real estate, with luxury hotels, residential developments, and holiday apartments popping up. Five major developers have been working with the City Council of Tarifa to meet …

Costa Tropical has been the focus of a global collaboration that aims to create nature-based solutions for interior design and architecture. Researchers at the University of East London and the Bagaceira Project in Barcelona, founded by Julia Steketee are working together to develop sustainable building materials using sugarcane. Alan Chandler, Armor Gutierrez, and their students began exploring the possibilities of …