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Urbanisations in Mijas demand greater allocation of funds

03/19/2010 in Mijas property news | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Not one of the 7.6 millions euros which has been approved by the central government for Mijas will be spent in areas where the majority of people live,” says Anne Hernández, President of the Association of Urbanisations in Mijas (AUUM).
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Two new power substations are given approval in Mijas

03/05/2010 in Mijas property news | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Two new power substations are to be built in Mijas to ensure “guaranteed power” in key areas of development: namely Las Lagunas and the area just north of La Cala.

“There are so many new properties being built around here that the existing power infrastructure just wouldn’t be able to cope,” says La Cala resident, Donald Barrie. “It’s already sometimes intermittent, especially in the summer months, when the higher population puts more demand on the electricity supply. Not only is it the extra tourists in hotels, but also there are many ‘second homes’ here and people tend to use them more in the summer,” he adds.
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Mijas

11/12/2009 in Mijas property for sale, Mijas property news | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mijas is a municipality located in the province of Malaga in Andalusia in Southern Spain. The heart of the municipality is Mijas Pueblo (where the town hall is located) and is located 450 metres above the mean sea level. Although a wealthy town, the village has kept its Andalusia character by maintaining itself as a white-washer village. There are building limits and all buildings must be white.
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  • Spains Housing Price Index 03/17/2010
    The following information is supplied by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) for the fourth quarter of 2009. Main Results The annual variation rate of the HPI is –4.3% in the fourth quarter of 2009, almost three points higher than that registered the previous quarter. The interannual variation of new housing increases half a point to [...]
  • Reading the signs of the Costa del Sol market 03/15/2010
    After finding the article the Spanish property bust, I thought it would be of interest to look at how the province of Malaga has done by comparison. Although there are no specific figures for the Costa del Sol, we can work on the assumption that has most of the population and infrastructure are along the [...]
  • The Spanish property bust is dead, long live the recovery 03/15/2010
    The bust is dead, the Spanish property market’s recovery has begun! That’s how some leading daily papers like El Pais are interpreting the latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) showing the market grew ever so slightly in January. Well, I wouldn’t try to claim a vigorous recovery is underway, but there’s no [...]
  • Properties and unpaid community fees 03/12/2010
    Many potential buyers know, or are informed by their lawyers, that you need to ask for a certificate to show that there are no debts attached to the property when buying a resale, to avoid getting landed with a bill for a backlog of owed community fees when they move in. This is the common [...]
  • The UK’s Minister for Europe visits Malaga 03/12/2010
    Last weekend, Chris Bryant, Britain’s Minister for Europe visited Andalucía. Speaking exclusively to SUR in English, Bryant said there were three principal reasons for his trip. “Firstly, I wanted to listen to a range of issues which are affecting British expats in Spain; secondly I came to put some pressure on the Spanish authorities to [...]
  • Foreign residents with irregular properties to march in Malaga 03/11/2010
    Foreign property owners in Spain still suffering from irregular planning issues on rustic/rural land will be holding a gathering/march in Malaga on the 17th of March to protest the ongoing issues that are plaguing their properties. It is expected for several thousand marchers to turn up, at least that is hoped by those arranging the demonstration. [...]
  • Support for British residents in Andalucia 03/10/2010
    Chris Bryant (Minister of State for Europe and Consular Affairs at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office) has visited Spain this weekend where he discussed a wide range of issues affecting British citizens moving to and living in Spain. An announcement was made over the weekend, with Gaspar Zarrías, Minister of State for Territorial Affairs, and Juan [...]
  • 700 homes without the Licence of First Occupation are stuck in legal limbo 03/05/2010
    Political battle lines are being drawn in Mijas over the 700 properties in the Calahonda Royale development. Home owners in the urbanisation, which is located near the Mijas Costa/Marbella border, just north of the N340, have been waiting for over a decade to be granted the first occupancy licence, ‘licencia de primera ocupacíon.’ Last week a [...]