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February Blog – New Enthusiasm

Property Sales Reflect A New Enthusiasm For Ibiza The changing face of tourism during the course of a year has given the real estate market an unexpected boost and property transactions in Ibiza have begun to climb at a pace that could never have been predicted. Agents are reported to be actively seeking properties to […]

January Blog – New Year – New Buyers

A Start to the Year With Some Positive News As the new year gets off to an uncertain start there is good news to report from the property and construction industries in Spain. Property developers Taylor Wimpey España reported a 30% rise in interest during the first week of January 2021 compared with the same […]

December Blog – Robust End to the Year

A Year That Ends Well for Ibiza Property Sales The property market in Ibiza is on a definite upward trend at the end of a year of unprecedented adversity and pessimism in other sectors of industry. Almost all businesses continue to suffer the long term effects of COVID 19 which has challenged the very core […]

September Blog – A Possible Gamechanger

Can COVID Lead to Change for Ibiza The sudden decision of the UK Government to impose quarantine on citizens returning from holiday and subsequent Foreign Office advice against travel to Spain and the islands has effectively halted the return of British tourists that began with such optimism during the first two weeks of July.   […]

July Blog – Good News at Last

Good News For Future Property Sales Industry insiders are forecasting that the Spanish property market will recover to around 80-90% of its pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021.   After a slow emergence from a period of hibernation during confinement the real estate sector of Spain’s economy is already starting to see steady progress. […]

June Blog – The Recovery Begins

Spanish Property Market Begins Recovery Latest indicators show that the Spanish property market will thrive again in 2020 once the world’s economies begin to recover from COVID 19.   Domestic demand is expected to drive the renewed activity following pressure applied to the Government by the Association of Promoters and Constructors in Spain (APCE) to […]

May Blog – Tourism Counts the Cost

Spanish Tourism Counts the Cost of C19 The Spanish Federation of Housing and Tourist Apartments (FEVITUR) published recorded losses in Spain’s tourism industry of almost 450 million euros at the end of April. This includes the normally lucrative Easter Holiday and represents a sharp decline which is comparable with the financial crisis of 2008. The […]

April Blog – Recovery from C19

Property Recovery from Covid-19 Unprecedented situations inevitably lead to speculation, so it is unsurprising that experts have tried, and struggled, to predict the future once the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.   The Spanish property market could never have avoided the effects of a virus that causes global quarantine and a pandemic that is […]

February Blog – New Buyers Era

New Era For UK Buyers In Spain On the 31st January the UK finally left the EU after 47 years and entered a transition period until December 31st this year. During 2020, negotiations will take place before any major changes are seen to affect the rights and restrictions of UK citizens living and working in […]

January Blog – New Year, New Market

New Year – New Spanish Property Market The end of 2019 saw the Euribor fall to -0.261 compared with its standing of -0.129 the previous year. Euribor, or the Euro Interbank Offer Rate, is a reference rate that is constructed from the average interest rate at which eurozone banks offer unsecured short-term lending on the […]