Author Archives: Michael Liggan

Altavista Spain news: Apple to open a new store in Marbella

It’s thought it will open in November and will be the company’s largest store in Spain Apple has chosen Marbella for a new store which Diario Sur reports will be the company’s largest in Spain. The paper says it will … Continue reading

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Gibraltar – Mad about The Rock

Spain has been a magnet for expats for many years, offering foreign residents a relaxed and enjoyable lifestyle, but until comparatively recently it wasn’t easy to buy British products and a tradition was born – the monthly trip to visit … Continue reading

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Marbella Property Cycle

The property market cycle in Marbella is the same as almost all cycles in markets of all commodities around the world. Like many, the market is driven by sentiment but unlike others, it can take many years from top to … Continue reading

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How does the Eurozone crisis affect UK buyers’ hopes of a Spanish home?

  According to an article published in The Independent, Eurozone banks are turning their noses up at British borrowers, tightening lending criteria and frustrating the hopes of those looking for their dream holiday home, with banks finding any number of … Continue reading

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Briton who walked through Spain for cancer research appeals for more donations

Bob Carr walked 1,520 kms and has yet to reach his target to raise money for research in the UK and Spain Bob Carr is now back in the UK after walking 1,520 kilometres – just under 950 miles – … Continue reading

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Michael Liggan news: Malaga economy expected to grow this year

Analysts say unemployment in Andalucía will not drop before 2012 but their forecasts for the province are more positive and the economy is expected to grow by 1% this year. Since the economic crisis began, analysts have regularly had to … Continue reading

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Altavista Spain news: Marbella invests £350 million to create ‘second Puerto Banus’

Puerto Banus may be the most iconic port in southern Spain, but it could soon have a rival just down the road, thanks to a £350 million investment. Marbella’s La Bajadilla marina has always played second fiddle to her glitzy … Continue reading

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Foreign voters in Spanish elections

  On the 22nd May PSOE and the PP will be hoping to gain the votes of almost half a million foreign voters a figure which could determine the outcome in 180 town halls.

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PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON 4 MAY 2011 BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN

Spain: an attractive destination for real estate investment • Prices have fallen in real terms by more than 20% on average; even more in large coastal towns where prices have fallen by up to 40%. • The Government’s economic structural … Continue reading

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Altavista Spain Property news: Cádiz house owner gets the family home back one century on

It was one of 300 in Trebujena which were embargoed by the state in the late 19th Century A house which was one of some 300 which were embargoed by the state after crop blight hit the Cádiz village of … Continue reading

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