On October 20, 2019 the Platform for People Affected by Tourism Law (PALT) made public an encouraging declaration by the Canary Islands Ombudsman on the subject of Canary Islands laws that limit the residential use of tourist resort property. The Ombudsman challenges the laws strongly and recommends that the Canary Islands government modify them for…
It’s been a busy year in Gran Canaria with lots of modernisation in the resort areas of Maspalomas and Puerto Rico. At Cárdenas, we’ve joined in with a brand new office in Maspalomas. Read on to find out what’s new in south Gran Canaria… Holiday World reopens after major refurbishment Holiday World, the popular fairground,…
Cárdenas Real Estate opens its new 150 square metre office in Maspalomas on October 7, 2019, making it the only estate agency with offices in all the main south Gran Canaria property zones. The new Cardenas office, located in San Fernando just over the road from Playa del Inglés resort, has entrances on Avenida de la…
The old fishing village at Playa de Mogán, known as Los Riscos, is to get a €2,325,000 investment from the Mogán Town Hall. The money is to be spent on a series of measures to improve accessibility, public lighting and signage, electricity and water infrastructure. The 166 properties in Los Riscos will also have their…
The San Bartolomé Town Hall has approved the licence for a new shopping centre in San Fernando close to Playa del Inglés. The site of the new centre is the empty plot once occupied by the old Viajes Insular building close to the Mercadona and next to the Nilo Shopping Centre. It has access to…
After a delay caused by a court case, local construction and hotel group Lopesan expects to start work on the modernisation of Arguineguín’s marina within two months. The work, which has a budget of 16.6 million euros and is expected to take two years, will see the harbour area of Arguineguín transformed into a modern…
We are proud to announce that Cárdenas Real Estate is now a member of the Quality Real Estate group, an industry body made up of the best estate agencies in Spain. The QRE is a select group of Spanish agencies dedicated to offering the best possible service to their clients. It meets every three months…
We are proud to announce a big improvement in the service that Cárdenas Real Estate offers property sellers: The most accurate Gran Canaria property valuations As part of our continuous drive to improve, we now have access to the Real Estate Appraisal App from the Spanish College of Registrars. This gives us access to all property…
Public outcry and pressure from associations and groups of concerned citizens has delayed a vote in the Canarian parliament about a controversial new law governing holiday rentals. The new draft law, known as PL-0005, tried to make it illegal to rent out private property in resort areas of the Canary Islands. This is despite judgements…
In December 2018 and January 2019, respectively, the Spanish Supreme Court issued judgments against the Government of the Canary Islands regarding the current regulation of holiday homes. These judgments cancel the following three rules of said regulations: 1) Prohibition of holiday rental homes in tourist areas This ban has been annulled in a very clear…
