Category: News & Media

Live from the world famous Jameson Distillery in Dublin, Radio Marca broadcast live on St Patricks day and here pictured are Alvaro Blasco y Yael Haro. En vivo desde la mundialmente famosa Destilería de Jameson en Dublín, Radio Marca transmitiendo en vivo .con motive del día de San Patricio. En la foto Alvaro Blasco y Yael…

Assault charges in Spain Margaret called in to tell Joe about the problems her son and his friends had while on holiday in Spain. They were involved in a fight in Santa Ponsa and have been told that charges have been brought. An Irish based Spanish solicitor, Alvaro Blasco told Joe about how the legal…

IRISH PEOPLE who made a profit on holiday home investments in Spain in recent years could benefit from major windfalls after being overcharged by Spanish tax authorities. Legal experts have warned, however, that people should ensure their other Spanish tax affairs are in order before proceeding with claims. Until 2007 the Spanish tax authorities had…

Irish holiday home owners in Spain have been reassured that property along the Spanish coastline is not under threat from recent government initiative. Last October  a report carried out for the Spanish government showed that over half of all beaches along the Mediterranean coast needed restoration work or improvement. Spanish authorities are now planning on…

Hundreds of Irish citizens who sold holiday homes or investment properties in Spain before 2007 could miss out on refunds worth thousands of euro unless they lodge a claim before November. In October 2009, The European Court of Justice ruled that Spanish authorities acted illegally by charging different rates of capital gains tax for non-residents…

IT IS often said that a long standing love affair exists between Ireland and Spain. Although it is not surprising when you consider that there are an estimated 78,000 Irish people officially registered as living in Spain, however in reality this figure may be grossly underestimated. In recent times the price of the Spanish property…

McCarthy has Atletico Madrid trial as Harney signs for St Pat’s FORMER Athlone Town defender Brian McCarthy has been attracting much national interest this week, after completing a week-long trial period with leading Spanish top-flight club Atletico Madrid. The 22-year-old, who lives in Barrymore, Athlone, spent last season with Longford Town, but recently linked up…

eeling the pinch on your Bulgarian holiday home? You could soon be hounded by your overseas lender, writes Róisín Burke. Property consultant Diarmuid Condon remember watching cheque- wielding buyers clamour around a stand promotion holiday homes in Bulgaria at an investment show back in 2003. “It was the first time I ever saw Bulgaria promoted…

Alvaro Blasco –  Blasco Solicitors Spain has drawn adverse publicity in recent years over what has been called the “land grab law”. The message has been that local authorities can take your land if they need it, more or less without appropriate restitution. As with many “scare” stories, there has been much misunderstanding about the…

Since last year, we have all been worried about rising interest rates, the direct result of the European monetary policy put in place by the Central European Bank (BCE). This issue is affecting property investments both at home and away, Spain has also suffered from the bad press accompanying a number of scandals. In the…