Tuesday, 24. November

Internet and agencies are outshining other media

An american survey reveals: The internet and real estate agencies are the principal sources of property sales [more]

Tuesday, 3. November

Equal tax treatment of domestic and foreign property in Germany

The German tax authorities have not accepted financial losses through foreign property before. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided otherwise. [more]

Monday, 20. July

First signs for a recovery of the Spanish mortgage market

Spanish banks are still backing off, but offshore- and other foreign banks offer mortgages for Spanish holiday properties again [more]

Wednesday, 20. May

Spanish government announces measures to stimulate the property market

The Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announced that mortgage relief will be limited after 2011 – a measure to stimulate the property market. [more]

Friday, 20. March

New case study about the value of estate agents

A study of the university Stanford shows that the use of an estate agent accelerates the sale and does not make the price of a property more expensive. [more]

Wednesday, 11. March

Overtaxed EU property owners in Spain get repaid by the taxman

A British couple went to court against the government claiming to be overtaxed selling their Spanish home and won. [more]

Wednesday, 14. January

Spanish coastal law brings uncertainty due to the threat of expropriation

The Spanish authorities increasingly rely on the coastal law dating back to 1988, although the legal situation is not completely clear. [more]

Wednesday, 7. January

British expats in Spain, winner of the crisis?

Due to the weak Pound now is a good time for English owners of Spanish property to sell. [more]