Spain News

A recent survey shows that the financial crisis has not dampened the appetite for British pensioners to look for a property overseas in which to spend their retirement. According to HSBC, Spain remains the most popular destination with more than 25 per cent of those surveyed between the ages of 45 and 64 saying they planned to buy a property...

British expat pensioners who have moved to warmer countries will no longer be eligible to claim the winter fuel allowance. In the Spending Review, Chancellor George Osborne said a new temperature test had been introduced that meant those living in warmer countries including Gibraltar, France, Greece, Portugal and Spain would no longer be able...

Spanish home sales fell during the final three months on last year, hitting their lowest mark since 2007, as the country continues to battle recession, reports the BBC. House prices dropped at an annual rate of 11.2 per cent in 2011, revealed the Institudo Nacional de Estadistica, a fall of nearly four percentage points compared with the...

A recent study by TheMoveChannel.com has found that Spain is still top of the list of countries where people would like to make an overseas investment in property. In second place was the United States. However, a surprise leap of 18 spots by Cape Verde saw it once again entering the top ten at position number seven. According to a report...

A recent survey concerning the banking habits of expats has revealed that those living in Spain tend to have the most problems. The research was conducted by Just Landed, and expat website, on behalf of Lloyds TSB International. Just under two-thirds (64 per cent) of the respondents from Spain said that they did not trust the local...