Archives for October 2009
October 30th, 2009
One of the very first places I visited when arriving in Spain 6 years ago was Competa. It had all the classic features of a Spanish 'pueblo' (village), with it's numerous whitewashed townhouses, narrow streets and a very warm and friendly welcome from the locals. This traditional white Spanish 'pueblo' is ...
Continue reading A visit to Competa …
October 29th, 2009
For many the dream of moving to Spain also includes opening a business and in many cases that business is a bar. In this article from 2004, Kyero looked at what are still the primary considerations when buying a bar (or any business for that matter). In the service industry, your ...
Continue reading Bars for sale in Spain
October 27th, 2009
In another article back in 2004, Kyero's spotlight was on Benidorm. And, like my own personal preconceptions, it highlights one of the most common thoughts whenever Benidorm is mentioned ... package holiday hell. This reputation stems from the area being one of the main package holiday destinations in the 60's ...
Continue reading Benidorm, a long way from 1962!
October 26th, 2009
Spain's second largest city is home to over 1.5 million residents and, as mentioned in this article from early 2006, is a modern, cosmopolitan city. Like many European cities, Barcelona is a stunning place to live or visit and has both the advantages of sunshine and beaches as well as ...
Continue reading Renting and buying property in Barcelona
October 23rd, 2009
Northern Spain is often ignored by visitors to Spain who generally have flocked to the typical tourist destinations of the Costa del Sol or Costa Blanca. In this article from 2005, Kyero highlighted many of the benefits of the area that still hold true today. While sun, sea and sangria are ...
Continue reading Asturias Property Sale
October 22nd, 2009
Renting in Spain hasn't changed much over the past few years, the advice held in this article from 2004 is mostly just the same in 2009, with some positive differences when taking into consideration the current market. Apartments are the predominant property in Spain, with few detached homes especially in towns ...
Continue reading Long term apartment rental in Spain
October 21st, 2009
This small article dates back to 2004, a time when there were literally thousands of ruins and properties in need of renovation. This was a great time to buy cheap property, spend some time renovating and then sell on for a healthy profit. We pointed out a key part of their ...
Continue reading Property to Renovate in Andalusia Spain
October 20th, 2009
Further unpublished information from our archives, there have been great changes in the popularity of locations in Spain and here we see that Almeria was considered relatively unknown ... at least compared to the more typical destination of Malaga. At the time prices were around 30% less than those of ...
Continue reading Almeria Villas
October 6th, 2009
Kyero has evolved a lot of the years and in tandemn with our look back at news articles from the past, we've also unearthed some no longer published content, mostly giving visitors some extra information about locations in Spain : "Torrevieja, the town that started as a small fishing village and ...
Continue reading Houses in Torrevieja
October 6th, 2009
The market was certainly bouyant in 2004, proving to be a goldmine for investors and home buyers. I persoanlly arrived in Spain in September 2003, when a 3 bedroom front line apartment could be bought for less than 100,000 euros ... with prices rising so fast we didn't jump in and ...
Continue reading Spanish house price rises highest in Europe
