The new law is effective from 25 May and is the first of its kind in Spain's democratic history. Among other things, it imposes new restrictions on rent increases and evictions. To increase the number of private longt term rental properties, it introduces tax cuts for property owners…
Read MoreThe vast majority of Spaniards, and perhaps even more so foreign buyers, prefer to buy a property that is ready to move into, either newly built or renovated. Significantly fewer speculators are looking for a project to renovate themselves and it may therefore be worth investing in…
Read MoreLast year ended with a total of 646,241 registered housing sales in Spain. That was 14.5 percent more than the year before. The number of transactions with foreign buyers increased from 2021 and in Andalusia they account for over 20 percent of the property purchases with a big concentration…
Read MoreThe red carpet has been rolled out and today, Friday March 10th, "El Festival de Málaga" opens for the 26th time with more feature films than ever before! A total of 39 pieces and a total range of 232 films, including documentaries and short films, which is a historical record. This…
Read MoreThe American magazine Forbes has awarded the city of Málaga first place on a list of cities in the world - capitals excluded - that are most worth visiting. In total, the study has evaluated 420 cities in 89 countries. The study was published in Forbes on February 11 and was rewritten…
Read MoreDespite increased mortgage interest rates, housing prices continue to rise both in Spain in general and in the province of Málaga specifically. Málaga ended 2022 with one of the biggest price increases for second-hand homes in all of Spain. The increase in the province ended up at…
Read MoreIt's Christmas time and what fits better than treating yourself to something really tasty and special at an extra luxurious restaurant? The province of Málaga has a lot to offer and one of the things that visitors usually praise the most, is the gastronomy. In the Michelin guide for…
Read MoreJan Agesand and Ylva Ljunggren from Stockholm moved into their apartment in the Limonar district east of Málaga city center this fall. They came here after having a house in Nerja for nine years where they spent part of the year. Felicity Estates interviewed them about their thoughts…
Read MoreLast weekend it was time for the annual real estate fair, SIMED, in the Congress Palace in Málaga. On Friday, we were invited to a major seminar for realtors by the housing portal Idealista, where experts analyzed the situation and predicted the future with a deep dive into statistics,…
Read MoreWhen we work on a new listing to offer our potential buying clients, we ask the owner for a series of documents. Some of them ask us why we want so many papers before we even have a client interested in buying the property. Today we explain why and give you the list of documents we…
Read MoreWhile several countries in the European Union are facing an imminent economic recession, both the Spanish government and the Spanish national central bank improve Spain's growth forecast for this year. The Spanish economy will grow somewhat more than what the Spanish government had…
Read MoreFelicity Estates held its first anniversary Thursday, September 22nd! We are so happy that we could celebrate our first year of hard work and success in our office in the center of Fuengirola with friends, clients and collaborating partners! Thanks to all of you who came and toasted…
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