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Notaries report no slowdown in activity during mortgage tax chaos! 13 per cent more residential property mortgages this October than last year On Monday Spain’s notaries published their latest set of data regarding the residential property market, reporting a year-on-year increase of 8.4 per cent in sales.. 11/12/2018

Top El Gordo lottery prizes fattened still further by tax concession! An extra 1,500 euros for lucky Christmas lottery winners in Spain This year’s “El Gordo” (The Fat One) Christmas lottery winners will benefit from a slight relaxation of the tax on prizes which was introduced by the Spanish government.. 11/12/2018

Tinsa report 7.8 per cent increase in Mediterranean coastal property values The November figures show a nationwide increase of 5.6 per cent in the last year The leading Spanish property valuation firm Tinsa published its most recent data concerning the market value of housing last week, reporting that in the month of November.. 11/12/2018

Catalan president advocates the “Slovenian path” to independence 62 people were killed in the Ten-Day War in Slovenia following the confirmation of independence in 1991 Quim Torra embarks on a 48-hour hunger strike to support “political prisoners” Since the new Spanish government took office in.. 10/12/2018

Concern throughout Spain after a lurch to the far right in the Andalucía election The Vox party are viewed as the natural successors of General Franco’s Falange group Until recently Spain has resisted the upsurge of far-right-wing parties which has been noticeable in much of Europe for the last few years, but the results.. 07/12/2018

6th December, 40th anniversary of the Spanish ConstitutionCritics identify the need for change but the Constitution has well outlasted the transition from dictatorship to democracy This Thursday 6th December Spain celebrates the 40th anniversary of the referendum by which the Constitution was overwhelmingly.. 05/12/2018

Provocative and “childish” gesture by Spanish warship reported off Gibraltar The Infanta Elena allegedly entered British waters playing the Spanish national anthem over loudspeakers Accusations of provocative behaviour have been levelled against the Spanish navy following reports that the Infanta Elena warship sailed into.. 05/12/2018

Brits boost October foreign tourist numbers and spending figures in Spain 4.6 per cent more visitors from the UK, spending 7.5 per cent more while in Spain! Data released by the central government on Monday show that the number of visitors to Spain from abroad in October reached 7.64 million, registering a slight 5 per.. 03/12/2018

Spanish socialist party loses control of Andalucía for the first time in the post-Franco era The PSOE vote collapses while the far-right Vox party make important inroads The regional election which was held on Sunday in Andalucía provided a sharp wake-up call for the national government of Spain, with the PSOE party, which currently.. 03/12/2018

Medical help for migrants stranded on Spanish fishing boat off the coast of Libya Pressure grows on the Spanish government to allow the Africans into port The migratory flow of Africans across the Mediterranean towards southern Europe continues to occupy the front pages of the Spanish press this week, with over 1,000 would-be.. 30/11/2018

UK and Spain sign Gibraltar cigarette price agreement Higher prices in Gibraltar should help to reduce the contraband tobacco trade in Spain Following the last-minute agreement reached by Spain, the UK and the EU over Gibraltar last weekend, which enabled the EU to agree on the terms of Brexit, this.. 30/11/2018

Clocking in and out of work could be re-introduced in Spain to prevent employees from working too much! The government seeks to clamp down on part-time staff working full hours and ensure correct disclosure The national government of Spain is proposing to make it obligatory for employees to clock in and out of work every day, returning to a practice.. 30/11/2018

Property mortgage lending in Spain reached a 7-year high in September Average loan capital climbed to its highest for almost a decade! Figures published a few weeks ago showed that the number of residential properties bought and sold in Spain during September was 9.7 per cent higher than in the same month last year.. 30/11/2018

Tinsa forecast 5 to 7 per cent rise in Spanish property values in 2019 Increased demand and falling unemployment lead to higher market prices as the recovery spreads Leading Spanish property valuation firm Tinsa is forecasting an average rise in the market value of housing in this country of between 5 and 7 per cent.. 30/11/2018

Spain tops the “golden visa” residency-for-investment table in the EU Close to 6,000 investors have been awarded residency in Spain so far this year, including 546 for spending over 500,000 euros on property The number of “golden visas” issued in Spain this year, allowing residency for non-EU nationals.. 29/11/2018

Spanish inflation rate drops to 1.7 per cent Falling fuel and electricity prices push the rate to its lowest in 7 months The latest provisional data published by the Spanish government’s central statistics unit on Thursday show that the annual inflation rate in November was 1.7 per cent.. 29/11/2018

Family doctors in Catalunya strike over patient overload Doctors demand 12 minutes per patient in order to provide proper medical care Over 15,700 medical professionals in the public health service of Catalunya began their third day of strike action on Wednesday as a protest against what they refer to.. 28/11/2018

Spanish government refuses to allow 12 migrants rescued near Libya to be brought to port A dramatic U-turn in government policy since the Aquarius brought 630 migrants to Spain in June The issue of migration into Spain is a hotly debate done at present in the light of the record numbers of Africans making their way across the Mediterranean.. 28/11/2018

Digging out old heaters for the winter? Beware potentially lethal faulty devices! Over 100 cases per year in Murcia of people inhaling potentially lethal fumes due to defective heaters This is the time of year in Spain when all over the country people dig out the stoves, braziers and heaters which have been in storage over the.. 28/11/2018

Important security alert: Protecting your system against the latest cyber threats, Spectre and Meltdown Just what are Spectre and Meltdown, the latest cyber threats, and how can you protect your device? Recently, two new cyber threats, known as Spectre and Meltdown, were brought to light by cyber security researchers, who described them as the most serious..

Catalan independence: basic explanation of the Catalan referendum situationWhy has there been so much trouble in Catalunya and what are the issues? A "Spanish politics for beginners" guide to the Catalan separatist situation The events of the last few days in Catalunya have hit the headlines not only in Spain.. 06/10/2017

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