The local Endesa power company is asking property owners all over Gran Canaria to install smart digital meters and in some cases to upgrade their power supply. It is using changes to electricity supply contracts, for example when a property is sold, or during building work, to insist that meters and potencia or power supplies…
Gran Canaria is an enduringly popular holiday destination for British tourists, especially the calm and sunny south of the island. With its golden beaches and heady mix of resorts, stunning beaches and wild countryside it’s the sort of place that people come back to year after year. Many loyal Gran Canaria visitors decide that just…
This article explains what recent European Court of Justice and Spanish Supreme Court judgements mean to consumers who paid too much in interest to their Spanish bank or mortgage provider due to Clausulas Suelo (Floor Clauses). Court judgements have established that you can reclaim excess interest payments stemming from Floor Clauses in your mortgage payments….
Selling Gran Canaria property with help from a quality estate agency is the best way to guarantee a prompt sale at the best possible price. At Cárdenas Real Estate we offer the best possible service and most complete promotion of your property to the widest selection of buyers. If you want more information, please download…
The Gran Canaria Government has announced an ambitious project to rescue the Maspalomas sand dunes. The dunes are threatened because natural wind patterns have been disrupted by resort development over the last 60 years. The plan involves moving sand and installing sand barriers that slow down sand movement and allow it to build up naturally….
If you plan to sell a Gran Canaria property, the first thing you need is all the relevant information in one guide. That is why we at Cárdenas Real Estate, as south Gran Canaria’s leading estate agency, have produced a complete guide to selling Gran Canaria property. Our guide, in handy PDF format, tells you…
We recently opened our third Cárdenas Real Estate office in Arguineguín. Just to make them easy to find they are all on the same street in Calle La Lajilla (just down the hill from the Whale Tail roundabout). The new office was to give our specialist transaction team their own space so that they can…
The Canary Islands Government has announced a new draft of its holiday rental rules designed to replace the current law dating to 2015. The draft is only meant as a “working document” before it enters into public consultation and then into a final version to be to be approved by the Canarian Parliament. This could…
Gran Canaria water delivery is a convenient and eco-friendly way of reducing plastic waste. The online ordering system is straightforward and reliable. Most people in Gran Canaria buy their drinking water in big plastic bottles called garafas from the supermarket but there is a more convenient and eco-friendly way. At Cárdenas Real Estate we work…
Pretty Patalavaca beach, between Arguineguín and Puerto Rico, has always been a haven of tranquillity for those in the know.
