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…
The Puerto Rico Shopping Centre has slowly been revamping its common areas and facilities while remaining open to the public. However, the pause in the arrival of tourists due to Coronavirus has given the centre an opportunity to jump ahead. The centre’s walkways are being repaved and its facades rendered as part of a multi-million…
At Cárdenas Real Estate we know that our team is our biggest asset. We are the best trained and probably the most experienced estate agents in south Gran Canaria and our agents speak ten European languages. However, the Gran Canaria property market involves buyers and sellers from all over the world. Often, the people involved…
El Tablero is a sunny town in south Gran Canaria that is a popular place to live for people working in nearby resort areas. Where in South Gran Canaria is El Tablero? El Tablero town is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana municipality in south Gran Canaria. It is 55km from the capital city Las Palmas…
If you buy a Gran Canaria property and find hidden structural or other defects, here are your consumer rights. Spanish law makes different provisions depending on whether you buy a second hand property or a new build. For a second-hand property (as opposed to a new-build property) Hidden defects. If you buy a property from…
A recent change to Spanish law allows a Communidad (community of owners) to regulate holiday let activity within a building or complex. From March 6, 2019, a Communidad by a simple majority of 3/5 can ban outright holiday rentals within a community. This replaces the previous rule in the Ley de propiedad horizontal that required…
San Fernando is an area in the south of Gran Canaria, where many locals chose to live, due to its location, near to their jobs in Maspalomas, San Agustín and Playa Del Inglés. Where in South Gran Canaria is San Fernando? San Fernando is just inland from Playa del Inglés resort on the inland side…
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2020! It has been a year full of success in which we have opened our 5th office in Maspalomas and in the year 2020 we will be celebrating nothing more and nothing less than 40 years in business! All this has been made possible thanks to each and…
Spending the Christmas holidays in the Gran Canaria sunshine? Here’s our handy guide to celebrating, and eating, like a local during Christmas in Gran Canaria. December 24th: Dinner at home, until late Canarians enjoy their festive meals surrounded by a big group of family and friends. The Christmas Eve meal itself is quite informal, often…
The Canary Islands Government plans two significant changes to local taxation rules that could affect Gran Canaria property owners. IGIC rises to 7% after a year at 6.5% IGIC is the Canary Islands version of VAT. It was set at 6.5% in 2019 (compared to 21% for the equivalent IVA in mainland Spain). The new…
