Britons who face seeing their Spanish homes demolished are to be visited by Foreign Office minister Chris Bryant.
Spanish authorities are attempting to reclaim the country´s coastline by bulldozing some of the developments that resulted from tourism´s growth.
To cash in on lucrative immigrants, some councils allegedly granted illegal planning permission, now being revoked.
Mr Bryant will advise [...]
From Euro Weekly News -
FOLLOWING on from last week’s revelations with regards to the financial issues at Polaris World, the EWN approached a Solicitor involved in the saga to try to find out what the best course of action might be for the hundreds of investors that have been affected by its downfall.
According to reports, Murcian [...]
Spain has topped a list of countries for the best foreign property investments in 2010.
Maintaining its place from last year, the country once again ranked number one for A Place in the Sun.
New appearances in the list included the Caribbean and Bulgaria which ranked ninth and tenth respectively.
Christopher Chadd, project manager from emerging market property [...]
With the current status of Polaris World still in a delicate position, Euro Weekly News had a very good article this week, pointing out some of the problems that buyers might be facing.
The advice is still to get legal advice straight away, as per out previous articles, but this might prompt more action as you [...]
The situation regarding the financial status of the popular building company Polaris World has featured quite heavily in the Spanish press recently, with the company filing for a 3 month “stay of execution”, before being declared bankrupt.
An agreement was made through the courts to allow the three month grace period, which is technically a time [...]
Euro-MPs have demanded the immediate repeal of notorious Spanish land laws that continue to wreck the holiday-home dreams of Britons in the Valencia region.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero, visiting the European Parliament in Strasbourg, was warned he could face a campaign to stop EU subsidies to Spain unless he intervenes to stop the confiscation [...]
Brit expats are facing an anxious New Year after police served notice that they are to lose their homes and told that they will soon be bulldozed after their construction was declared illegal.
The properties are set to be razed to the ground before spring unless a last-ditch appeal can save nearly a dozen British couples [...]
British property owners in Spain are taking to the streets to protest at homes being demolished as they were allegedly built illegally despite having planning permission.
In the biggest demonstration by expatriates to date, hundreds of mainly retired British residents from Andalucía, have been waving placards and marching outside the offices of officials they hold responsible [...]