The Spanish Socialist Party PSOE proposed in the parliament a new law that would require all foreigners to pay 100% of their purchase price if they bought a property. The British who purchase a house in Spain will be required to pay the exact same amount of taxes as they paid for the home. Spanish socialists have made this proposal …
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The Real Estate Activity Registry Index shows that the Spanish real estate market grew 11.1% from the same quarter last year to the first three months of 2025, according to IRAI. This rate continues to show an upward trend. However, it shows a slight slowdown in comparison to the previous quarter. Also, in previous years, there has been ‘significant growth’, …
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A SURVEY shows that there is overwhelming support for the extension of smoking bans in public areas, along with an increase in tobacco taxes. The study was done for the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC), which includes family doctors. According to the Ministry of Health, around 50,000 people in Spain die every year due to smoking tobacco. …
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The housing crisis in SPAIN is affecting renters most. New figures show that three of four rental households are unable to afford the upfront costs for buying a home. According to a new report by the Bank of Spain, renters – especially young people and foreigners – are increasingly priced out of the housing market. Many face what the report …
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According to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), 2024 was Spain’s third-hottest since 1961, when records began. The agency also predicts another hot summer. Aemet’s climate report for the year published on Friday shows that only 2022 or 2023 were better than last year. The country has 31 records for hot days, but no records for cold days. READ MORE RUBEN …
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The thieves targeted luxury fountain pens as they traveled to shopping centers in Spain. Three of the crew members were arrested by the Policia Nacional in Madrid. Two more warrants are issued. One of the two is currently in Spain. READ MORE MONTBLANC PEN They committed thefts in Alicante, A Coruña, and Oviedo with some Montblanc-branded pens worth as much …
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Policia Nacional has busted a criminal gang operating one of the biggest crypto-banks around the globe. There were two distinct branches of the organisation that had €20 million in the bank with an Arab-based group receiving money from anywhere in the world. Their Chinese counterparts based in Almeria and Madrid received cash in Spain and sent it out in order …
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Squatters in Spain find ways to get around a new, tougher law that aims to evict the squatters despite promises of a speedy trial. A change to the Criminal Procedure Act technically allows the crimes of ‘usurpation of a home’ and ‘breaking and entering’ to be heard in short hearings within a maximum period of 15 days. The squatters evictions …
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The first quarter of 2025 figures, released on Thursday, show that house prices have hit a record in Spain. Foreign buyers accounted for 14% of 181,625 transactions, with people from the UK leading the way. The figures come from the Association of Registrars which clocked average prices at €2,226 per m2 by the end of March. READ MORE House prices …
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DURING Monday’s nationwide blackout, the Emergency Coordination Center (112) received more than 6,000 calls from Andalucia, five times the number of normal days. The emergency center received 3,581 calls in the hour following 12pm. Although the authorities told citizens that they should only call 112 in an emergency, the number of calls normaly quintupled. READ MORE Zap squad!: Ukraine’s Zelensky …
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