Alan Wentworth-Harley's Marbella Property Insider

Yes the Brits are still the number one foreign buyer of property in Spain. Latest  figures out show that the amount of sales continues to rise year on year,  Also Spain is enjoying a fantastic tourism season breaking numbers on the same time last year. The first two quarters of 2016 residential property figures are now out and, similar to tourism figures, residential property sales continue to increase. Residential property sales are up around 23- 24 per cent on the same period last year and new home sales are also stronger than 2015. With foreign buyers representing approximately 15 per cent of all residential property sales in Spain but in popular locations such as the Costa’s the foreign buyers tend to dominate the local residential property sales market. There is also good news for house prices as in the first two quarters residential property prices continued to rise, good news for investors looking for capital appreciation. Residential property sal...

With 300 days of sunshine a year, 26km of sunny Mediterranean beaches, stunning views, and an expat community of over 300,000, it is no wonder that Marbella is the place where so many Britons aspire to own property. And ever since The Only Way Is Essex shipped it's gang of fake-tanoholics from Sugar Hut to the Ocean Club for the series special of The Only Way is Marbs, Marbella became the hottest holiday destination faster than Joey Essex said 'reem'.

RECESSION-HIT Andalucia may be struggling with huge debts and record unemployment figures, but the region continues to benefit from its role as a popular destination for golfing holidays.

Photo: Olive Press ANDALUCIA is promoting itself as a birdwatcher’s paradise after tourism chiefs travelled to the UK to highlight what the region has to offer, The Olive Press reports . The delegation attended the British Birdwatching Fair in Rutland, the largest of its kind in the world and often described as the birdwatchers’ Glastonbury.

I found this excellent article about Marbella in the Sur in English this week: The sun goes down over the Golden Mile and there is hardly any room to walk through the streets because of the number of relaxed visitors who are doing the same. Their casual clothes make it impossible to guess how much these people spend on holiday. The middle class tourists are a melting-pot of nationalities and many of them resist spending more than they need to and are happy to wander round the town centre or toast themselves under the sun of Marbella, but some parts of the tourism sector are rubbing their hands in glee at the forthcoming arrival of others who are much less reserved about spending.

Creamfields, brought to you by Alan Wentworth-Harley JUST a couple of hours drive from Marbella, the electronic music festival Creamfields Andalucia 2012 attracted more than 32,000 people this year. The festival used to take place every year in Almeria since 2005, debuted its new home at the Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz) race circuit during the last edition with a more than 51,000 people audience.

Feria fun in Malaga The annual Malaga Fair officially starts tomorrow (Saturday) and millions are expected to attend from around the Costa del Sol and the rest of Spain. Tonight (Friday) there will be the traditional fireworks display in La Malagueta and concert in the Paseo del Parque featuring 'Efecto Mariposa'. As usual the fair will be split between the daytime activities in the city centre, primarily along Calle Larios, all the way up to the Plaza de la Merced, and the evening fairground festivities which traditionally attracts the younger crowds take place at the Recinto Ferial (municipad fairground).

NOW is the time to buy a property in Marbella, says Alan Wentworth-Harley the CEO of leading luxury real estate company One Marbella. Although it is impossible to know if property prices will fall further, recent figures suggest the decrease has slowed down nationwide.

The pioneering Don Miguel has been closed for eight years The Mayor of Marbella Angels Muñoz has welcomed the news of the purchase of Marbella’s emblematic Hotel Don Miguel, which has been closed since 2004.