Currency exchange rates and news for 25th October The Bank of England has been unusually verbose recently, with both Andrew Bailey and Huw Pill talking openly about their fears over rising inflation’s levels over the winter months. The markets have taken them at the word, and a move upwards in the UK’s Base rate is […]
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cadastral value vs market value Why do you need to know the Cadastral Value when buying a home in ….. What is the Catastro? Firstly you may hear this called both the “Cadastral” and the “ Cadastro” basically these refer to the same thing, this is a record of the fiscal value, for tax purposes, […]
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What is black money when you are buying a house in Spain? If you are looking at buying Orgiva properties or Lanjaron Property or Lecrin Valley Property this is very important information. The thorny issue of black money in Spain is one you should be aware of when buying Spanish property. Black money is when […]
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Today we welcomed Lucy Ann Hayes Logan from Tus Alpujarras to our sofa for a chat about one of the questions we get asked the most. What is an NIE and why do I need one. Let’s find out all about that in the video below and if you find this useful don’t forget to […]
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What are the top tips for living off grid in Spain, also in particular relating to The Alpujarra. These are not just made up, these come from both my own personal experiences of living off-grid but also from many others who have contributed to these tips with their many years of experience. Living off-grid in […]
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Sterling enjoyed a solid week last week, touching its highest levels against the euro for 18 months in quiet trading before retreating on Friday as speculators took their profits. It was helped higher by a solid rebound in Gross Domestic Product which encouraged thoughts of the economy returning to pre-pandemic levels before the year is […]
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As expected, two events dominated the market’s last week, the monthly meeting of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee and the employment reports from the US. The Bank was moderately hawkish and is now firmly in the camp of central banks looking to tighten sooner rather than later. As expected, sterling gained against the […]
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What has been happening in the property market locally across Orgiva, Lanjaron, The Alpujarra and Lecrin Valley. First, let’s have a look at the facts and figures across the local markets and then we can look at some interesting numbers affecting this. Then we can take a look forward to what the rest of the […]
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Last week, the dollar put in its worst performance this year after the Federal Reserve meeting was perceived as less hawkish than analysts predicted. In actual fact, the Fed did say that “progress” was being made towards normalisation, but in a relatively quiet market, traders ignored the subtleties of language and decided to sell dollars. […]
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Court rules that buyer does not have to pay estate agent a buyer’s fee! A provincial court in Andalusia has ruled in favour of the direct purchase of a property between buyer and seller without the need for the new owner to pay commission to the estate agency that was showing it. The Provincial Court […]
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