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Which Costa Brava Towns Actually Live Year R...
Blanes, Lloret de Mar, Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Platja d’Aro stay open all year: shops, markets, schools, he ...
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Tourist Licence on the Costa Brava 2026: Whe...
New tourist licences (HUT) are no longer available in most of the coastal municipalities buyers actually want. In P ...
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Spain’s 2026 Housing Decree: What Cost...
Spain’s new housing decree, Real Decreto-ley 29/2026, came into force on 8 October 2026. For a foreign owner ...
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Life after the Golden Visa: how to legally m...
Spain closed its Golden Visa, the residency-by-investment route, on 3 April 2025, so buying a home no longer gives ...
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Costa Brava Luxury Property Market 2026: The...
Spanish luxury prices are still climbing even as the number of sales falls, and the gap is being driven by one thin ...
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Who Buys Luxury Villas on the Costa Brava? 2...
Most €2–6 million villas on the Costa Brava are bought by Western European families and couples aged 45 to 55, purc ...
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Wealth Tax Catalonia 2026: Guide for Villa B...
If you own a villa in Catalonia worth more than €500,000, you may be liable for Spain’s wealth tax (Impuesto ...
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Okupas in Spain 2026: The New Law and How to...
In short: should you fear okupas when buying property in Spain? The illegal occupation of homes (in Spanish, okupas ...
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Tourist Rental on the Costa Brava 2026: Lice...
In short: can you buy on the Costa Brava and rent to tourists? Yes — but not every property, and not everywhere. Sh ...
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Fenals, Lloret de Mar: A Guide to the Quiete...
In short: what Fenals is and who it suits Fenals is a residential area of Lloret de Mar, about one kilometre from t ...
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Cost of Living in Lloret de Mar 2026: Monthl...
A single person can live comfortably in Lloret de Mar on approximately €1,600–€2,000 per month including rent. A co ...
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Costa Brava Property Prices 2026: Are We at ...
Spain’s House Price Index rose 12.7% in 2025 — the strongest annual increase since the pre-2008 boom. By Febr ...
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