Fittingly, in the year that Chris Mercer celebrated 30 years in Spanish property, his Murcia-based real estate agency notched up some extraordinary results. Total sales for 2013 outshone 2012 by a spectacular 60%. “This time […]
Category: Spain
Balearics Lead the Way for Spanish House Price Rises
According to official figures for Q3, house prices in four Spanish regions are now on the rise. The Balearics lead the way with 4.4% growth year on year and Balearics Sotheby’s International Realty expects the […]
Quality homes in Spain – three of the best
Calpesol, Calpe on the Costa Blanca, €168,000 The Calpesol residential complex is situated in the small tourist town of Calpe, in a desirable, peaceful spot only five minutes from the beach. It consists of spacious […]
New Golf Courses Close To Luxury Property Development Up For Debate in Ibiza
While Ibiza has a great many strings to its bow from culture to cuisine, nightlife to beach life, one it clearly lacks is golf. However, this week discussions have resumed on the creation a golf […]
Ben’s and Ben’s Charity Cycle Ride, Challenge 2013
www.homesandtravel.co.uk is always happy to help raise awareness for charities, especially when people are going that extra mile to help others. In the case of the two Bens, they are going an extra 1,400 miles! […]
The Occasional Guest – an excerpt from the e-book: ‘Wild Thyme in Ibiza’
It was one of those summer nights when the air felt like velvet. The heat of the day had passed but the terrace stones were still warm to the touch. My bare feet had that […]
Wealthy Cash Buyers Dominate Ibiza Property Market
This month saw the launch of the all-new Ibiza Sotheby’s International Realty website and, with 70% of listings priced in excess of €1.5 million, it captures perfectly the current trends within the White Isle’s […]
Prime Spanish Golf Properties Are Within Reach Once Again
When the Costa del Sol property market was at its peak in the mid-2000s, developers building in prime golf locations added a hefty loading to their price tags. Golf-side was second only to beachfront and […]
Hospitalised, robbed, arrested – new TV series follows British Consular staff as they help tourist and homeowning Brits in distress
How the staff of British Consulates in Spain help citizens in distress is to be highlighted in a new TV documentary series to be broadcast next month on the UK’s Channel 4. The problems […]
‘2012, A Crucial Year For Spanish Real Estate’ As Lucas Fox Publishes Four Market Reports
Lucas Fox International Properties published comment and analysis for quarters three and four, 2011 for the Barcelona, Mallorca, Ibiza and Costa Brava property markets plus their market predictions for 2012. Key insights from the reports […]
