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In Torrevieja alone, foreign buyers purchased 3,117 homes in the first half of 2024, according to data from the Notarial College of Valencia.

International buyers dominate over 80% of the Alicante property market

Kevin Reardon - 17/01/2025

Housing affordability has become a critical issue in Spain, driven by gentrification and the shift of residential properties to short-term rentals.

Spain Plans to Increase Taxes on Holiday Rentals

The recent proposal by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to significantly increase taxes on the sale of homes to non-EU citizens who are not residents in the EU has sent shockwaves through Alicante’s real estate sector.

Sánchez’s New Tax Plan Puts Thousands of Alicante Property Sales at Risk

With its record-breaking achievements and ambitious expansion plans, Alicante-Elche Airport is poised to strengthen its position as a vital gateway for international and domestic travel.

Strong year-end as Alicante-Elche Airport Sets New Record

From February 2025, the list will expand to include other high-risk professions such as chambermaids, professional drivers, and caregivers.

Workers who will be able to retire in Spain at 52 years of age on a full pension

The Ministry of the Interior is led by the socialist Nadia Calviño,

Civil Guard investigate Corruption at Ministry of the Interior

Kevin Reardon - 10/06/2022 0

Spain bid to slash energy bills up to 40% amid record price levels

Spain bid to slash energy prices by up to 40%

Andrew Atkinson - 07/06/2022 0

COVID restrictions

Valencia region eases COVID restrictions from pools for collective use and...

Mark Nolan - 06/06/2022 0

Pegasus spyware scandal reveals risk of intelligence services acting with total impunity

Pegasus spyware scandal reveals risk of intelligence services acting with total...

Contributor - 26/05/2022 0

Those affected by the case of the 'stolen children' continue to demand justice

The Stolen Babies Act, four years of empty promises

Kevin Reardon - 25/05/2022 0

Price of Butane gas cylinder reaches historical high

Price of Butane gas cylinder reaches historical high

Mark Nolan - 18/05/2022 0

Spain maintain masks on flights

Spain to maintain masks on flights and public transport

Mark Nolan - 12/05/2022 0

Altea Hills, an urban conservation community where it is estimated that around 25% of the residents are of Russian nationality.

Russian Oligarch has four properties seized in Alicante

Kevin Reardon - 01/05/2022 0

Deaths through motoring over Easter

29 People Died on the Roads During Easter Week

Mark Nolan - 20/04/2022 0

Jesús Gimeno, the regional head of Institutional Action within Ciudadanos has resigned

Orihuela motion of censure claims it’s first Ciudadanos victim

Kevin Reardon - 14/04/2022 0

Carolina Gracia of the PSOE with Jose Aix, spokesman for Ciudadanos in Orihuela

Political earthquake in Orihuela

Kevin Reardon - 10/04/2022 0

Spain expels 25 Russian diplomats The Government has decided to expel 25 diplomats and members of the Russian embassy in Spain. The decision is added to those already taken by Denmark, Germany, France and Italy. The list does not include Yuri Korchagin, the Russian ambassador, since Spain "wants to give dialogue a chance" hoping that "Putin's war can end and diplomatic channels return", as has been expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares. Albares considers that the expelled personnel are "a threat" but has declined to be any more specific. Asked if espionage is related to the decision, the minister said that both "war crimes" and the need to protect "the security of our country" are issues that have brought him to his conclusion. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the possibility of taking action against the Russian diplomatic corps has been considered in all EU and NATO countries, but the images of the brutal massacre in Bucha (Ukraine) have been denied The Government not revealed the dates by which the diplomats must leave Spain and will not do so until it has communicated it to the parliamentary groups. Spain already has the "symmetrical response" from the Kremlin The Kremlin announced that it will respond to these decisions by expelling the diplomatic staff from several European countries. "Russia is employing a response symmetry",said the minister who does not rule out the expulsion of Spanish personnel from the Spanish Embassy in Moscow. The social networks of the Russian Embassy in Spain have not stopped sending messages since the invasion began, denying the story of the events, which both Ukraine and the international press narrate about Putin's war. The latest "tweets" categorically deny the Bucha killings.

Spain expels 25 Russian diplomats

Mark Nolan - 06/04/2022 0

Elon Musk: “Spain could supply Europe’s energy needs”

Elon Musk: “Spain could supply Europe’s energy needs”

Kevin Reardon - 05/04/2022 0

Hauliers suspend their stoppages after 20 days

Hauliers suspend their stoppages after 20 days

Kevin Reardon - 02/04/2022 0

Alberto Núñez Feijóo is the new leader of the PP with Cuca Gamarra as his number two

Casado PP era comes to an end

Kevin Reardon - 02/04/2022 0

Court Reopens Investigation into Santa Pola Terrorist Attack

Court Reopens Investigation into Santa Pola Terrorist Attack

Mark Nolan - 30/03/2022 0

Government approves cut in price of fuel

Government approves cut in price of fuel

Mark Nolan - 29/03/2022 0

Mooring of Santa Pola Fishing Fleet Generates Losses of 123,000 Daily

Mooring of Santa Pola Fishing Fleet Generates Losses of 123,000 Daily

Mark Nolan - 25/03/2022 0

New Mar Menor Monitoring Committee chaired by López Miras

New Mar Menor Monitoring Committee chaired by López Miras

Andrew Atkinson - 23/03/2022 0

WEDNESDAY LATEST - Transport strike in Spain

WEDNESDAY LATEST – Transport strike in Spain

Kevin Reardon - 23/03/2022 0

Strike prevents 160 trucks from accessing docks of the Port of Cartagena

Strike prevents 160 trucks from accessing Port of Cartagena

Andrew Atkinson - 21/03/2022 0

Return to Spain of former king put on hold

Kevin Reardon - 12/03/2022 0

Orihuela's Message of Peace and Hope

Orihuela’s Message of Peace and Hope

Kevin Reardon - 06/03/2022 0

Putin’s Luxurious summer bolthole in Altea

Andrew Atkinson - 04/03/2022 0

Spain to send more soldiers to boost NATO on Russian borders

Spain to send more soldiers to boost NATO on Russian borders

Kevin Reardon - 28/02/2022 0

Man City’s Zinchenko

Ukraine athletes take to twitter to condemn Putin

Kevin Reardon - 24/02/2022 0

Leader in waiting, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, flanked by Ayuso and Casado

Pablo Casado, Leader of Spain Conservatives, about to resign

Kevin Reardon - 22/02/2022 0

Covid Passports to Stay in Valencia For Now

Covid Passports to Stay in Valencia For Now

Mark Nolan - 20/01/2022 0

Sixth wave will see sharp drop at the end of the...

Kevin Reardon - 16/01/2022 0

Spain wants Covid to be treated like flu

Spain wants Covid to be treated like flu

Kevin Reardon - 12/01/2022 0

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