The Eye on Spain Weekly Digest What's Been Hot On Eye on Spain Over the Past Week
17 March 2012
 
 
Our hand-picked top 10 stuff from Eye on Spain from the past seven days. The top forum discussions, blog posts, articles, properties for sale and rental and anything else we felt like throwing in! Enjoy.

 
 
 
1
ob123 on the forums has found a garage charging just €1.24 per litre of diesel but he's still looking for a cheaper source. Surely he's already found it?
 
 
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2
Over on the Spanish Business Blog, bad news continues regarding the fact that house prices at the end of 2011 fell at a faster rate than at any time since of the end of the property boom. Oh dear.
 
3
Long time forum member and estate agent, georgia, tells us about the A Place in the Sun Exhibition in London where he will have a stand...although the thread gets a little out of order!
 
4
Fancy living like a celebrity? Listed privately for long term rental on Eye on Spain is this truly magnificent villa in the Balearic Islands. You just have to see the photos.
 
5
In the news, the contract to complete the land sale for the new Paramount Theme Park in Murcia, has been signed giving the green light for the much awaited project which could help boost the country's slow property market.
 
6
Angelita on the forums has posted about her huge financial problems with a (very risky) foreign currency mortgage that she was initially (badly) advised to take out on her property.
 
7
Continuing on the mortgage theme, some positive news came along this week in the form of new concessions being forced on banks for those struggling to keep up with repayments. But is it enough?
 
8
What would you do if you received some sort of driving offence fine to the tune of €900? That's what's happened to forum poster Sandy. Could it be a hoax or is this normal?
 
9
If you rent out your property in Spain for holidays there are laws in place that you need to abide by. Read this guide by lawyer Maria de Castro on this subject.
 
10
It's not the most fun topic but it's one that every expat knows is coming. growler on the forums wants to know how, when his day comes, he can get himself into a Spanish cemetery.
 
 
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