Boom time: Spain's property market on the up with help from foreign buyers
Mark Stücklin of Spanish Property Insight explores how foreign buyers are fuelling a property boom in Spain.
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Mark Stücklin of Spanish Property Insight explores how foreign buyers are fuelling a property boom in Spain.
The temptation of a golden visa — and golden beaches — has led British buyers to flock to the Balearic island, snapping up €7m homes online
(Shutterstock) Since the Conservative Government launched its attack on landlords in 2015, there has scarcely been any let-up in the onslaught. Indeed, a doubling of Capital Gains Tax in the Budget is mooted – potentially costing many landlords tens or hundreds of thousands more in tax. Following on from the anti-landlord measures during the pandemic, it is hard to see how things could have been worse under a Corbyn-McDonnell government. However, if one looks at Spain’s governmental support for squatting in Spain, one can get an inkling of how bad it can get. Spain is undo...