November Prices Remain Stable in Popular Regions of Spain

November Prices Remain Stable in Popular Regions of Spain

The Costa del Sol enjoy the recover better than others

The property prices in the more popular regions of Spainhave stayed at a stable level in the November price index, although 11 of the autonomous regions of the country saw average prices dip a little.

The Canary Islands and the Balearics were as popular as ever with prices slightly increasing, as well as increases in Murcia and Andalucía. However the average price for property in Spain fell 1.1% in November over October. Experts agree that this could be a seasonal dip and is very small.

While there has been some uniformity in Spanish property price trends – as prices are generally on the increase – the demand for property is different for some regions. The prices for homes in Castilla-La Mancha for example went down by 1.5% in November. There was also a 1.3% price drop in Catalynya, but there was an average price increase of 1.7% in Barcelona.

The Costa del sol has always been the most popular and robust region in the country for property, with the average price for property increasing in November by over 1%.

Even though there were some slight dips in property prices for the less popular regions of Spain the year as a whole has been great for the property market in Spain. The amount of homes sold has gone up each month and there are more foreign buyers than before, as well as the younger generation in Spain entering the property market thanks to an improved job market and mortgage availability.

The economy minister of Spain Luis de Guindos spoke about the recovery of Spain, saying that the country has the advantage now that the political uncertainty has finally ended. The data would certainly seem to back these claims as GDP could reach 3.2% in 2016. Unemployment is also improving and is down to 18.9%. The government that was behind the economic recovery of Spain in the first place is back in charge and ready to keep the course steady.

The president of the Spanish banking association AEB, José María Roldán said that the measures taken during the crisis are really paying off. There are a lot more jobs and the cost of living has stay low with growth beening strong, showing how effective the reforms have been. Mr Roldán added that the country needed to maintain their course as repealing and reversing the reforms would be suicidal for the country.

Ryanair Offers Cheap Flights for Expats To Go Back Home and Vote Remain

Ryanair Offers Cheap Flights for Expats To Go Back Home and Vote Remain

Irish budget airline Ryanair have begun offering tickets from Spain for British expats to fly home on June 22^nd and 23^rd. The tickets are just €19.99 and are for expats who want to vote to remain in the EU.

Cheap flights by Ryan Air are received well by expats in Spain

It’s estimated that two million Brits have moved to other countries in the European Union with the majority of them, at least a million, currently living in Spain.

It’s expected that the real number of Brits abroad could be as much as 50% higher than this estimate though, as many of them either forget to register they are living in another country or deregister in the UK. It also doesn’t include the expats who are not permanent residents who spend roughly half the year abroad and half at home.

The CEO of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, has said that even though his airline is based in Ireland it remains the largest airline in the UK and is a major source of employment for Britain as a whole.

Roughly 3,000 people work for Ryanair, spread across 13 airports in the UK. They take about 41 million people to and from the UK each year.

O’Leary is strongly against the so-called “Brexit” and says that the open skies policy of the EU has led to a dramatic rise in tourism.

O’Leary says Britain is one of the most competitive economies in Europe thanks in part to the goods, services, and people they are allowed to move around the 28 member states.

He believes that British prime minister David Cameron was able to use the “wish list” he presented to the other member states to ensure Britain never has to join the Euro and will deal with less red tape overall.

O’Leary believes that if Britain were to exit the EU then investment that currently goes to the UK could go to Germany and the Republic of Ireland instead.

These “Fly home to vote remain” tickets, priced at €19.99, are valid at any any UK airport and from any airport in the EU, such as those in Spain. They are also available to any nationality and not just Brits, although the only non-Brits who can vote in the referendum are those that belong to the Commonwealth or are Irish citizens.

Brits living in Spain and the EU are able to fly home and vote as long as they haven’t been outside of the UK for more than 15 years. An appeal was brought by two expats, including the 94-year-old war veteran Harry Schindler in Italy. It was rejected by the High Court and is now headed to the British Supreme Court.

The deadline for Brits abroad to vote by post has now passed and the British embassy in Spain have confirmed that they began sending ballots out on May 23^rd.

Some of these ballots have been received and returned, so some expats have already voted in the referendum a month before it will actually be held.