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Illegal rental registry could cost Spain hundreds of millions in compensation

SPI News — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:29:22 +0000

Spain’s failed short-term rental registry may prove even more expensive than first thought, with the holiday rental sector preparing compensation claims worth almost €500 million after the Supreme Court struck down the scheme. The fallout from Spain’s illegal short-term rental registry continues to grow. The holiday rental sector now claims the failed scheme caused almost […]

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Thoughts on how to cut your air conditioning bill during a heatwave

Mark Stücklin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:24:40 +0000

Shocked like me by your latest electricity bill? Before you resign yourself to paying a fortune to stay cool this summer, it’s worth trying a few simple changes that could make a noticeable difference. When my latest electricity bill landed, it came as a bit of a shock. More than €400 for a single month, […]

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Can Spanish property owners cut off utilities to squatters?

Mark Stücklin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:54:23 +0000

A new Supreme Court ruling gives Spanish property owners more room to disconnect utilities from illegal squatters—but only in narrowly defined circumstances. The distinction between a squatter and a non-paying tenant remains crucial. Spain’s Supreme Court has clarified that property owners may, in some cases, cancel utility contracts or stop paying bills for a home […]

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Estate agents expect Spain’s housing market to cool in coming months

SPI News — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:35:14 +0000

A new survey suggests estate agents are becoming more cautious, with fewer expecting sales and prices to rise over the next quarter, while stability is increasingly seen as the most likely outcome. The mood in Spain’s property market is becoming more cautious, with estate agents expecting fewer sales and slower price growth in the months […]

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Lessons from Spain’s last property boom and bust

Mark Stücklin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:55:33 +0000

The Spanish property boom and crash remains one of the most extraordinary episodes in the country’s housing history. Nearly twenty years on, are there lessons that still matter today? I recently sat down with Katherine Walkerdine from Mortgage Direct to discuss exactly that. I was invited by Mortgage Direct, one of Spain’s leading mortgage brokers […]

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Selling in Catalonia just got slightly easier: One pointless obligation has been scrapped

Mark Stücklin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:44:41 +0000

If you’re selling or renting out a property in Catalonia, there’s a small but welcome reduction in the region’s mountain of housing bureaucracy. You no longer have to include the details of your habitation certificate (cédula de habitabilidad) in property adverts. It’s only a small change, but in Catalonia, where new housing regulations almost always […]

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Buyers are pushing back against high house prices in Spain

SPI News — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:54:24 +0000

Spain’s property market is losing some of its momentum as buyers become more cautious and start negotiating harder on price. Homes are taking longer to sell and transactions are falling, but this looks more like a return to normality than the start of a slump. Spain’s housing market is finally showing signs of cooling, with […]

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Catalonia’s latest war on “speculators” will make its housing crisis even worse

Mark Stücklin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:31:27 +0000

Catalan politicians are once again targeting an imaginary enemy: property speculators. Their latest proposal risks driving away genuine investors who renovate homes, improve housing stock and provide much-needed supply. A proposed Catalan law designed to limit what politicians call “speculative” home purchases has been delayed until at least October after opposition parties Junts and the […]

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Spain forecast to lead European house price growth for years to come

Mark Stücklin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:24:17 +0000

Spain is expected to have one of the fastest-growing housing markets in Europe for the rest of the decade, which is good news for homeowners but increasingly painful for those struggling to get on the property ladder. According to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Spanish house prices will rise by 9.1% this year, followed […]

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What Germany’s car crisis could mean for the Spanish property market

Mark Stücklin — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:25:11 +0000

Germany’s car industry is in trouble. That matters for Spain because Germans are not just holidaymakers here — they are one of the most important foreign buyer groups in the Spanish second-home market. The crisis unfolding in the German car industry is no longer just a boardroom problem in Wolfsburg, Stuttgart, or Munich. It could […]

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