Brits Set For Summer Bargains On The Costa del Sol
Aside from the terrific climate, the relaxing environment and the cheap flights, favourable exchange rates have traditionally made holidays to Southern Spain’s Costa del Sol an extremely attractive proposition for holidaymakers and Costa del Sol property hunters. Recent times, however, have seen the euro exchange rate drop, a fact which has inevitably impacted on the tourist industry throughout most of Europe as the costs of food, drinks and other holiday essentials have risen. Determined not to be set back by the world’s money markets, however, Spanish businesses are responding by cutting their prices, making the area once again a truly competitive choice.
Spanish Civil Servants To Help Expats Integrate
With so many British expatriates living on the Costa del Sol and so many of the locals involved in the tourist industry able to speak their language, in some ways it’s easy to see why so many fail to learn more than just a few words of the Spanish language. According to recent reports, however, not getting to grips with the language and not understanding the laws and the regulations of the country is not only causing them problems, but can also leave them feeling socially isolated. Help, however, is at hand.
Spanish Property Sales On The Increase
There is no denying that the Spanish property market, like many others around the world, has been hit hard by the current recession, but if the figures just released are anything to go by, it looks as though things may be turning the corner.
Last Friday saw the Spanish government report the first increase in house sales in three years. In the final quarter of 2009, property sales rose by 4.1% against the same period of last year, making it the first year-on-year rise since 2006. With a total of 130,572 properties finding their way off the market between October and December, this represented a 21.4% increase on the period between July to September.
Want To Buy Abroad But Need To Work? Think Outside The Box!
Whether for a better way of life or to escape the lousy British weather, the interest of Brits in buying property on the Costa del Sol certainly doesn’t seem to be diminishing if figures for the early part of 2010 are anything to go by. With Spain’s unemployment rate running at around 19%, however, those who want to make the leap but also have a way to go before they hit retirement age are finding themselves facing a deal of frustration. In today’s technological age though, work in the traditional sense needn’t be a barrier!
Experts Advise Buyers To Use Local Estate Agents
No matter where in the world we are thinking of buying a property, it is always a big decision and often a big investment. Even when buying in our own country where we understand the laws and the language we take sensible precautions to ensure that things progress as they should, and buying abroad requires just as much care, if not more.