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The gap between Spain’s biggest cities and their surrounding towns has become impossible to ignore.

The date has been set for the 2025–2026 tax return filing period. Like every year, taxpayers will submit their accounts to the Tax Agency during the spring months.The tax calendar also sets out the key dates for filing personal income tax returns (IRPF), online, by phone or in person.

British and German buyers remain Spain’s top foreign property purchasers, now joined by a surge in Dutch investors, according to Property Registrars data. In 2025, these three nationalities dominated the country’s residential property transactions.

Every year on 28th February, Andalusia celebrates its official regional holiday: Andalusia Day, or Día de Andalucía.

House prices in Spain could continue rising for the rest of the decade due to a persistent lack of supply. This is the main conclusion of a new real estate report by Bankinter analysts, which updates their forecasts and predicts price growth of 7% this year and 4% by 2027, in line with the quarterly investment report published at the end of last year.

Valencia is one of Spain’s cities with the highest quality of life, yet, as in any large urban centre, safety varies between neighbourhoods.

Southern Spain is sold as a dream: sunshine year‑round, relaxed lifestyles, cheap living, and postcard‑perfect towns.

Across much of inland Spain, villages have been losing residents for decades. La Rioja is among the regions where shrinking populations are putting pressure on schools, health services and local businesses.

Madrid, renowned for being one of the safest capitals in Europe and offering an excellent quality of life, is not entirely free from areas with higher crime rates.

Spain’s luxury real estate market is poised for another year of impressive growth, with prime locations expected to see price increases of up to 10% in 2026, according to Spain Sotheby’s International Realty’s Luxury Outlook 2026.Southern and eastern Spain continue to captivate the world’s most disc

Carnival in Spain is the moment winter finally loosens up a bit. Streets fill with parades, sequins and brass bands, and kids march through town in costumes their parents cobbled together.

It’s not your dream flat. There’s no terrace, no spare bedroom and no light-filled living room for hosting friends. But it does offer something that, right now, may be even more valuable than extra space or luxury features: a realistic way to get a foot on the property ladder.

Caledonian is entering a new growth phase after closing 2025 with revenues exceeding €90 million and a real estate portfolio of more than €500 million. Specialising in prime residential development, the company is now preparing to enter the hotel sector with its first project, launch its first office development linked to its new Madrid headquarters, and explore opportunities to expand beyond Spain.

Spain has emerged as the leading destination for European hotel investors, according to a Savills survey of investors managing real estate assets worth over €1 trillion.Specifically, 73% of those surveyed maintain a “buying position” for 2026 and expect to “continue increasing their exposure to the

Andalusia’s new Housing Law has now come into force, through which the government of Juanma Moreno aims to ease the housing crisis and reduce the region’s housing shortfall, estimated by the Bank of Spain at 90,000 homes.Law 5/2025, approved by the Andalusian Parliament on 16 December and announced

If you are planning to live, work, or invest in Spain, you may have heard the term “Hacienda” and wondered what it means.

Mallorca is increasingly regarded as one of the world’s most desirable residential retreats for entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals. This was underscored during two recent roundtable discussions at real estate events organised by Tecnitasa — one focusing on architecture, interior design and landscaping, the other exploring the evolution of the prime property market in the Balearics.

Bank real estate agencies specialise in marketing properties acquired by the banks, most of which come from foreclosures.Each major financial institution operates one or more real estate portals to sell these properties at competitive prices, often with preferential financing options.

The rental market in Andalusia is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in recent years. The new Andalusian Housing Law (Law 5/2025), which comes into force on 24 January, introduces major changes that will directly affect landlords, tenants and estate agents.

Madrid and Barcelona are gaining ground in the international luxury housing market. According to the Savills World Cities Prime Residential Index 2025, both Spanish cities ranked among the European cities with the highest growth in prime asset values during the first half of the year.