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Archive for December, 2006

Always build with a license because the threat of demolition hangs over 100,000 Spanish properties built without planning permission, or with an invalid building license, according to a recent article in the Spanish daily ‘El Mundo’. Calls for a tougher line to be taken with illegally built homes in Spain are increasing, and Antonio Vercher – the head official in charge of real estate and environmental investigations – is quoted as saying that, “we need to rethink this issue, and find effective new solutions.”

In parts of Spain, for example Murcia, foreign buyers are being mis-sold properties that have a special ‘tourist apartment’ classification. Tourist apartments cannot be used as residential properties, and should be cheaper than ordinary apartments. Some Spanish developers and agents are selling tourist apartments as ordinary apartments, taking advantage of the fact that English-speaking buyers are not well informed, and can be easily tricked into overpaying for properties that are use-restricted. To be on the safe side, buyers need to ask their lawyers to double-check this issue before proceeding.

Welcome to Natura Design Blog. This is our first post. In the next few weaks we will be posting general information on building and investing in the Canary Islands. Feel free to add your comments to these posts.