The Del Castillo family plans to invest 25.2 million euros in a luxury villa and hotel project called the Monteleón Canyon Spa Conference & Sport in the exclusive Monteleón area of south Gran Canaria. The first phase of the project includes a 154 room hotel, 37 independent suites with outdoor jacuzzis with leisure pool and…
Remote working is to be a rare positive legacy of 2020. Many companies now realise that employees are more motivated and productive when they work remotely. And as a remote working base, few places in Europe has as much to offer as Gran Canaria and particularly the south of the island. South Gran Canaria sits…
This post is the first in a series of Gran Canaria property market reports that we plan to publish on a quarterly basis. It is based on the most recent statistics published by the Spanish Ministry of Development. In this case the figures corresponding to the 2nd quarter of 2020. Since this year is clearly…
Plants liven up every property but keeping Gran Canaria houseplants thriving can be a challenge, especially if you are not always around to water them. If you rent out your property to visitors, or only use it occasionally, most plants won’t survive. Fortunately, there are a few hardy house plants that just keep on growing…
The Canary Islands are the first region of Spain to offer all tourists free supplementary insurance that covers them in the case of exceptional holiday expenses caused by Covid-19. The policy covers all touristic visitors to the Canary Islands (during stays of up to 30 days in registered tourist accomodations) for medical, medical repatriation and…
The awaited State System benchmark index of rental prices has now been published using data collected from 11.2 million rental agreements during the last four years. Issued by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, it will be updated every year and will gather data on 1.7 million properties and 33,662 census sections. This…
This is the most atypical summer we remember. Last year, with the many fires that ravaged the island, we lived in concern about the risk to people and the loss of natural heritage. This year, with the global pandemic the arrival of tourists has been delayed, many hotels remain closed, the beaches have limited capacity…
Upmarket Meloneras is the newest development in south Gran Canaria and its houses and villas are in high demand due to its coastal location and tranquillity. Where in South Gran Canaria is Meloneras? Meloneras is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana municipality in south Gran Canaria. It stretches west from the Maspalomas lighthouse all the way…
The Ayuntamiento de Mogán has modified its 2020 tax calendar to delay several municipal tax payments, including IBI property tax, until October. Residents and non-resident property owners with direct debits set up with the Town Hall will now pay 100% of their IBI tax in October rather than 50% in May-June and 50% in October….
The manager of Cardenas Real Estate, Carolina García Chagrin, has been interviewed by the local newspaper MaspalomasAhora where she explains the keys of the impact of the crisis by the coronavirus on the real estate sector of the island. Continue reading the article below which we have translated into your language. You can see the…
