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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 ...
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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 ...
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December 11th, 2009
Looking back at the archived article below, from 2004, it was difficult not to get tied up in thoughts of the world's property slump and financial problems. The Costa del Sol was home to a great deal of growth and it certainly has taken a hit now that a readjustment ...
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December 21st, 2009
Spain is, along with Denmark and Ireland, one of only three European countries that still have not registered any quarterly rise in housing prices since the start of the credit crunch, according to the world price index from property consultants Knight Frank. They have indicated that these three countries have ...
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February 3rd, 2010
The former mayor of Montroi, Francisco Javier Carrion, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil based on evidence relating to illegal building licences and allegedly involving at least six other people who were also arrested, many of them members of the former as well as the current council.
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February 5th, 2010
The Minister of Housing, Beatriz Corredor, said today that it is "the time of subsidised housing" and that the areas of rent and rehabilitation completed the three key segments in the housing strategy found within the Government's Sustainable Economy Act. Corredor said, during
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March 9th, 2010
The town hall in Ciudad Real has placed an embargo on the bank account of the Social Security Service, in regard to them not paying Property Tax (IBI) on the building that houses the city's 'Hospital General' - the owner of which is the Social Security Treasury. In total, the debt ...
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March 15th, 2010
The Generalitat (the regional government of Catalonia) said in a statement today that the blackout, that left about 100,000 people in the area of the Costa Brava without electricity until early this morning, was caused by the failure of a power line yesterday afternoon. Sources have indicated that the power
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April 19th, 2010
According to house price statistics released today by the Ministry of Housing, in the first quarter of 2010 the average price of property in Spain was 1865.7 euros per square metre, representing a decrease of 1.4% in respect to the previous quarter and 4.7% when compared annually. The annual drop of ...
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April 23rd, 2010
Polaris World has reached an agreement with bankers on its debt of 83 million euros, that supports fifteen subsidiaries, and which allows them to avoid insolvency proceedings. The company said that it has reached an agreement involving the sale of certain assets to the banks, thus strengthening its cash position ...
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