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Flamenco to regenerate Jerez

The genteel southern Spanish city of Jerez is certainly known for its fortified wine, in fact we Anglicized the city’s name to come up with our own word for the tipple, ‘sherry’, however, few also realize it’s the cradle and spiritual home of the gypsy-Andalucian art of flamenco.

Titan Properties fixes exchange rate dilemma

June 2008 confirms a 17% drop in value for the pound against the euro versus this time last year. British investors are tapping at their calculators and talking themselves out of an overseas purchase.

An Andalucian manor to which you could become accustomed

The Spanish have a word for the colour painted by a sunset, ‘bermeja’, and there is nowhere better to admire the sun’s daily adios than against a backdrop of rugged Andalusian countryside.

Financial fears for Spanish developers become investment opportunities

Whilst Spanish construction giants, the so-called G14, encompassing household names such as Martinsa-Fadesa, Realia and Reyal Urbis, are sobbing into their cervezas at the slowdown of their industry and plunging share values, holiday home hunters are cracking open the cava as a market slowdown forces developers to think creatively about how to attract buyers.

Win a star studded golf weekend in Spain on eBay

A fabulous charity auction is now live on eBay, which will give a lucky bidder the opportunity to win two places on a star-studded golf team and play along side famous faces, on one of the Costa del Sol’s most prestigious golf resorts.

Designing your own villa in Spain – Where do you start?

It has long been the dream of many an aspiring overseas buyer, not only to own and possibly live in a house overseas, but to also be able to design your perfect home as well. This is what Spanish property specialist Casas de Lorca is offering to clients.

Huelva’s El Rompido - Seal of approval from Jimenez and Ballingall

If your Spanish property aspirations stretch to the upmarket rather than the mass market, sharpen your sleuthing skills and decipher where Spain’s city sophisticats decamp for their beach breaks. The trail may lead you to Huelva’s El Rompido, a relative newcomer for Northern Europeans but a familiar favourite for discerning natives.

Gibraltar – Costa Del Sol’s rock solid book-end

Gibraltar is a special case, less than 7km² in area with a population of just 29,000, but one of the most affluent communities on the planet.

Spain’s most exciting property market for investment and lifestyle

When you look at the team behind western Costa de la Luz real estate advisory experts, Titan Properties, it’s unsurprising to discover that they’re charting the progress of this unspoilt region with independent research containing hard facts.

Exposed: the Spanish government's £37 million I.O.U to Brits

Thousands of Britons who have sold a property in Spain between March 2004 and December 2006 could be owed a 20% tax rebate to the tune of £37 million - £11,000 each, including interest - as a result of a Spanish Government Capital Gains Tax (CGT) scam exposed by Spanish lawyers, Costa, Alvarez, Manglano & Associates and currency exchange brokers HiFX.

Kasamia Pueblo Acantilado Suites - let them rest while you invest

We’re always taught that we have to work hard for our money but there always an exception which proves the rule and in this case it’s condo-hotels. A freehold purchase within a luxury suite hotel is one of the easiest but most lucrative property investments you can make.

How does Spain stack up against its emerging rivals?

Property prices in the most popular parts of Spain have been rising steadily since the 1960s when the first package holidays were offered to travellers, and demand from overseas buyers for homes in Spain since then has really fuelled these gains and led to a situation today where real estate prices in certain parts of the nation now rival those in the UK.

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