Why do second home owners love Spain quite so much?
Leading Spanish homebuilder Taylor Wimpey Espana has enjoyed a bumper start to 2015. Visitors to the company website are up by 16% and sales have increased during Q1 in all three locations in which Taylor Wimpey Espana operates: Mallorca, the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol.
Buyers from around the world have been charmed by Taylor Wimpey Espana’s luxurious new build properties, all of which come with the company’s signature blend of generously sized terraces, designer fixtures and fittings and communal pools and gardens. The company served buyers from 22 countries during Q1 2015, while those from Russia, Britain, Germany, Scandinavia and Spain made up 61% of the total number of sales.
“Spain offers a unique combination to buyers looking for sun-kissed luxury,” comments Marc Pritchard, Sales and Marketing Director. “Its numerous blue flag beaches (Spain has 573 in total – more than any other country) are perfect for families, while those with older children or travelling as a couple delight in its championship quality golf courses. The clement weather means that outdoor activities are rarely ‘rained off’ as they are in colder climes and the combination of sun and water makes for some fantastic memories.”
Buyers looking for a little luxury also delight in Spain’s gastronomic offering. Michelin starred restaurants rub shoulders with rustic tapas bars serving limited but exquisite menus, while excellent quality local wines abound. Spain has hundreds of native grape varieties, which grow well under the intense summer sun, ready for harvesting in autumn when they are plump and full of flavour.
Outdoor activities are a key driver for those with second homes in Spain, as well as in the Balearic Islands, where yachting is a popular pastime for families and friends. Taylor Wimpey Espana’s gated resort at Camp de Mar Beach in Puerto Andratx, Mallorca is one of the island’s most exclusive new developments. The two and three bedroom townhouses feature air conditioning and under floor heating throughout the properties, fully fitted kitchens with Silestone worktops, suspended washbasins in the bathrooms, double glazing and allocated exterior parking spaces. Prices start at €359,500 for a two bedroom townhouse.
For those looking to stay on the mainland, Los Arqueros Beach next to the wealthy towns of Marbella and Puerto Banus offers seriously luxurious properties from €385,000. Owners can enjoy not just their designer penthouses, but also the site’s two swimming pools, solarium and convenient access to the prestigious Los Arqueros Golf & Country Club, with its challenging par 71 course designed by Severiano Ballestero.
Mark Heaton, who bought a Taylor Wimpey Espana apartment in Benahavis, Marbella, highlighted the quality of the resort as one of the key factors in his decision-making process. Not only were he and his family delighted with the high specification and quality of their actual apartment, but also with the superbly tended gardens and foliage.
“It’s the details like that which are really important to our buyers,” explains the company’s Marc Pritchard. “There properties are finished to an incredibly high standard, but the work doesn’t stop there – we ensure that the pools, gardens, elevators and so forth are all just as impressive as the homes themselves.”
With such luxurious properties complementing the temptations of Spain’s weather, cuisine, natural beauty and sporting prowess, it is easy to see why so many buyers love to locate their second home there and why Taylor Wimpey Espana’s homes in particular strike a chord with those who enjoy the finer things in life.
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