What’s the law for in Spain?
April 17, 2008
Renting out a flat you own may allow you to pay the monthly mortgage or even bring you some significant revenue each month…Yet unfortunately, it can result in a great deal of problems as well. Read more
Illegal labour in Barcelona’s Opium Mar Club
April 17, 2008
What was formerly known as Baja Beach Club allegedly had nine illegal workers under their roof. The National police squad had suspected the irregularity for a while and on the 20th entered the restaurant-discotheque in Barcelona’s’ notorious Port Olympic area and arrested the employees and the owners of the premises. Read more
Tele2 & Jazztel, refuge of the unsatisfied!
April 11, 2008
In Spain, there are 8,15 million broadband connections, according to last months count, which means that 18% of Spain’s population have fast access to the internet. Read more
The Spanish real estate market collapses!
March 27, 2008
Yesterday Spain’s National Institute for Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE) presented us with some horrifying data - housing sales have fallen by 30% compared to the same period last year! Read more
Spanish millionaires punished by the real estate market
March 6, 2008
For another consecutive year, the prominent Forbes Magazine presents us with its long awaited “Millionaires List”. It looks like this edition portrays the “brick men” of Spain as being this year’s big losers in this elite club of privileged members. Read more
Are we paying too much for our housing?
March 6, 2008
Housing in Spain is overvalued by 40%, according to a study carried out by the “Observatorio de Coyuntura Económica del Instituto Juan de Mariana”. Spain comes second in this ranking after Monaco! Read more
Euros for living; Dollars for spending!
February 29, 2008
Today the Euro has reached its maximum in history exchanging at 1.51 dollars, the US currency therefore continues its three-week devaluation. Read more
Spanish graduates earning a misery
February 23, 2008
The salary of Spanish University graduates is amongst the lowest in Europe, according to a study presented by ANECA (Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación). Moreover, the Spanish students are amid the least satisfied with their studies; only 50% of them would redo the same career, and in the same University. Read more
Spain sees the highest inflation rate in 10 years
January 6, 2008
The inflation rate in Spain is definitely not its best attribute right now. December saw the accelerated rise in inflation, well ahead of expectations. Final figures have not been published for the year, but November’s inflation was Read more
Spanish property crisis
January 1, 2008
With 2007 behind us, the majority of experts agree that the “soft landing” or the “non-existent property bubble” was a myth and the reality of the past 12 months is
