Entries by Carsten Lange

Interest for Murcia’s new airport, Corvera

A few days ago the board for airline Jet2.com came to visit Murcia’s new airport, Corvera. Jet2.com already flies to and from the Murcia region, from the existing San Javier airport. San Javier to be closed and therefore it was expected that Jet2.com will use the new airport. While it is hoped in Corvera that […]

Property tax is lowered in Torrevieja

Good news for the home owners in Torrevieja. The IBI tax is on the 5th year in a row on the way down. The town hall will give homeowners more room in their economy, compared to hard times in the property market for sellers. Originally, the tax was 0.8%, while it has now fallen to […]

Paramount Pictures theme park presented

Tuesday was the day when Paramount Pictures Vice-President, Mike Bartok came to Spain to sign the agreement of the them park, and lift slightly the veil of how that attraction will look like. Investments are expected to reach 1 billion Euros and will be employing more than 22,000 people, while construction will employ 16,500. Watch presentation […]

Trivee presents new properties

Trivee, who in 2010 took the market by storm, continues its success and is now launching a series of apartments in Villamartin, specifi-cally Pau-1 and Pau-8. On La Finca they will start up construction on  a new area behind the existing Trivee construction. Since Trivee started to build homes in the area Pau-1 in Villamartin […]

Paramount Pictures theme park presented

Tuesday was the day when Paramount Pictures Vice-President, Mike Bartok came to Spain to sign the agreement of the them park, and lift slightly the veil of how that attraction will look like. Investments are expected to reach 1 billion Euros and will be employing more than 22,000 people, while construction will employ 16,500. Watch […]

Prime Minister Zapatero calls elections

Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodrí­guez Zapatero, has called for election on 20th November. After 8 years of a socialist-led government, it seems that the PSOE (ruling party) and the other socialists are against the worst election ever. Zapatero has chosen not to stand again. Instead, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba confront Mariano Rajoy of the conservative […]

VAT on new Spanish properties to fall from 8% to 4%

The Minister said that there are areas where there is high demand for new constructions to begin, and actual shortages of homes in some City locations, but that construction start-ups were frozen due to the volumes of money tied up in unoccupied properties which had already been completed.

Run bus in Torrevieja a full year for only 35€

The new mayor of Torrevieja, Euduado Dolon, this morning presented a new inhabitant cards to the residents of Torrevieja. From next Tuesday you can obtain this card, and run free in public buses in Torrevieja. It is planned that other offers will be attached to the card over time.

Heat record in July in the Murcia region

Have you been on holiday in the Murcia region, or the southern of the Alicante province, where you will find Torrevieja area in July, and during your stay thought that it was hot, you’ve had a good reason. The average temperature in July is measured at 25.9 degrees This is one degree warmer than the […]