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Published on Leave a comment on Half of the town halls in Málaga province have taken no steps to legalise homes

Three years after the Junta de Andalucía’s planning decree 2/2012 came into force, only half of the municipalities in the province of Málaga have actually made any progress in their part of the process. The decree, an attempt to bring some sort of order to the maze of illegal construction in rural areas, required local authorities to draw up an Spain4 300x128 - Half of the town halls in Málaga province have taken no steps to legalise homesinventory of structures on land classified as ‘no urbanizable’ or to hand in a declaration stating that there were none.

Few town halls in the province have done this, an essential step before the properties can be named as Asimilado a Fuera de Ordenación (AFO). This status in any case has been declared as unacceptable by many home owners as it merely allows the properties to remain standing without making them fully legal.
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Published on 4 Comments on The Jellyfish House by Wiel Arets Architects in Marbella, Málaga

From the architects: Located in Marbella (Málaga), on the Mediterranean coast of Spain, the Jellyfish House's neighbouring buildings block its view onto the nearby sea. Appropriately, it was chosen to cantilever the house's pool from its roof, so that the beach and sea can always be seen while sunbathing or swimming.

1. Jellyfish House - The Jellyfish House by Wiel Arets Architects in Marbella, Málaga
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Published on 1 Comment on House in a bottle, by OAM Arquitectos, in Málaga

From the architect - OAM Arquitectos -: With just one bow movement, a violin virtuoso is able to produce a sixty seconds continuous sound. In this lapse of time, the musical note flows constantly without sound alterations. The notes will be tied together by means of the legato which indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected with no interruptions at all.

1. House in a bottle 1024x623 - House in a bottle, by OAM Arquitectos, in Málaga
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Published on 6 Comments on Beautiful Villa for Sale in Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga

3 bedroom, 4 bathroom, Area Lot 1,207m2, Area terrace 100m2, Swimming-pool, In Urban Area, Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga

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Published on Leave a comment on Fantastic Villa For Sale in Torremolinos, Málaga

Los Alamos, Torremolinos (Málaga province), 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Built 460 m², Terrace 60 m², Garden/Plot 1520 m², Private swimming pool, 500m away from the Beach, Adapted for disabled

Villa within walking distance to the beach. Excellent location, only five minutes to the airport. 430 m2 built all in one floor. Very spacious, living room of almost 100 m2. Private pool and large mature garden. Private guest apartment on second level with living room, bedroom and complete bathroom. Space for 5 cars. It has been recently renovated. Great conditions, almost new!

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Published on 2 Comments on El Romeral: Rustic cottage in the mountains of Malaga, Andalusia

This stunning rustic cottage built in the 18th century is located in Andalusia (Southern Spain), in the Montes de Málaga National Park (the nearest town is Colmenar, only 3 km away. The interior has been completely redesigned by current owner, Marina Curtis-Evans.

The farm has its own vineyard and is organic. It is full of character and charm, has been tastefully restored, has a warm, cosy atmosphere and is set amongst breathtaking countryside.

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Published on Leave a comment on One in three properties sold in Málaga goes to a foreign buyer

The latest figures released by the Ministerio de Fomento (Ministry of Works) reveal that Málaga province had the second highest number of property sales in the country, after Alicante, during the third quarterly period of 2014.

46353 1412360 foto 188895 300x225 - One in three properties sold in Málaga goes to a foreign buyerThe total number of properties sold between July and September in 2014 in Málaga was 5,900 (4,845 existing homes and 912 new builds) and of these, 1,918 were sold to foreign buyers.

The announcement makes it clear that Málaga’s property market is slowly recovering. These latest figures are higher than those during the same period in 2008.

Málaga is also the fifth Spanish province with growth in terms of percentage. Between July and September 14.2 per cent more transactions were made, which was only beaten by the provinces of Ceuta (60.8 per cent), Guadalajara, Madrid and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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Published on Leave a comment on Significant increase of housing purchases by foreigners in Málaga province

Residential tourism on the Costa del Sol is recovering from the crisis which hit after the real estate bubble burst in 2008. The increase in sales of properties to foreign buyers is now a fact. Figures for the first six months of this year show that the number of transactions carried out by non residents has exceeded those in 2007, the year before the property market went 46353 1415193 foto 025915 300x225 - Significant increase of housing purchases by foreigners in Málaga provinceinto depression. The president of the Costa del Sol Tourist Board, Elías Bendodo, and José Prado of the Association of Constructors and Developers of Malaga, report that between January and June 4,739 properties in the province were bought by foreigners. This is considerably higher than the 3,506 in the first half of 2007 and is even 45 per cent higher than in the same period of last year.

One result of the positive news is that the Tourist Board and Constructors’ Association are continuing with their ‘Living Costa del Sol’ project which aims to reduce the stock of unsold housing in the area, as it is believed to have contributed to the positive figures.
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Published on Leave a comment on Beautiful Villa for Sale in Benahavís, Málaga

5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, Area Lot 13,300m2, Built area 658m2, Swimming-pool, Behanavís (Málaga)

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South facing villa in El Madroñal, with absolute privacy and stunning sea, Marbella coastline and La Concha mountain views.
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Published on Leave a comment on Good news to illegal property owners in Andalucía

The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Susana Díaz, stated in Wednesday’s state of the region debate that her government plans to apply changes to Andalucía’s planning laws, or LOUA, which could regularise up to 3,000 illegal properties in Malaga.

46353 1419145 foto 997489 300x225 - Good news to illegal property owners in AndalucíaThe proposed modification refers to Article 185 of the LOUA which states that subdivided plots of land are subject to urban planning and the necessary regulations. Changes to the existing article would allow buildings on these plots to be included in Decree 2/2012 - not previously permitted - which regularises illegal properties under something called ‘asimilado a fuera de ordenacíon’. This measure, while not permitting full legalisation and the granting of primary occupation licences, does permit property owners to access basic services such as electricity and water.

However the reform will only affect small subdivided plots of land - into two parcels or more - and not those on which whole residential estates have been built. Nor does it affect those plots built on protected land or flood plains.

In spite of this the measure could benefit, in terms of Malaga province, around 3,000 homes or six per cent of the total number (estimated at around 50,000) of illegal properties. The figure rises to 20,000 to 25,000 in the whole of Andalucía.
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