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How to Teach Kids Money Management: Top Financial Lessons for Parents in the UK, US and Spain

By Peter Dougherty WHAT large financial risks do you currently face? That your investment portfolio might suffer losses if there’s a sudden stock market downturn?

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:01

Business & Finance·Columnists·Lead

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Jack Gaioni reveals the fascinating story of Lola Montez, the fake Spanish dirty dancer who captured a king’s heart

She portrayed herself as nobility from a long Moorish/Andalucian bloodline. Yet birth records indicate she was 100% Irish, born in County Sligo to “common stock”.

9 Aug, 2025 @ 14:55

Columnists·La Cultura·Lead

MULLINS IT OVER: I might even relocate my new family enterprise to business-friendly Spain

By Charlie Mullins SINCE I moved to Spain, I’ve never for a moment thought it was the wrong move. But it’s a nice bit of

19 Jul, 2025 @ 12:17

Columnists·Lead·Marbella

Spain’s historic stock exchanges still power the economy – but few know how they work or why they matter

By Peter Dougherty of Bissan Wealth Management MANY people are familiar with the New York Stock Exchange (founded in 1792) or the London Stock Exchange

17 Jul, 2025 @ 14:17

Business & Finance·Columnists·Other News

MULLINS IT OVER: Everyone loses over Gibraltar – but the monkeys couldn’t care less

By Charlie Mullins READING the headline in the Olive Press – Surrender or Triumph I can’t help but come to the conclusion that like all

6 Jul, 2025 @ 11:45

Columnists·Gibraltar·Lead

Mullins it over: Spurs, sun and crime, Charlie Mullins’ take on a year in Spain

AS I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, I’ve officially embraced my role as a full-time expat resident in Marbella – and, I’ve got to

21 Jun, 2025 @ 11:30

Columnists·Lead

MULLINS IT OVER: From Spanish property madness bureaucratic blind spots, life abroad isn’t all sunshine and sangria

By Charlie Mullins I’VE no regrets about relocating to Spain a year ago, but there are times when it really hits home that you’re squatting

8 Jun, 2025 @ 09:27

Andalucia·Columnists·Lead

LIFE (AND DEATH) IN SPAIN: Michael Coy examines how funerary rites differ from those in the UK

DID you know that Spain’s constant good weather is attributable to an Atlantic Ocean patch of high air pressure? It’s true. We fall within the

7 Jun, 2025 @ 13:28

Columnists·Lead

Pedro Sanchez’s proposed Spanish housing law is a timebomb – and he knows it

SPAIN’S proposed new housing law, unveiled by PSOE on May 22, 2025, is a political stunt dressed up as reform – and a dangerous one

7 Jun, 2025 @ 11:51

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Other News·Property

No silver bullet: Despite new housing laws and government intervention, Spain’s rental market remains under severe strain

THE rental housing situation in Spain remains dire. The number of long-term rental units continues to decline, even as demand keeps rising. Everyone agrees something

24 May, 2025 @ 15:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Other News·Property

Non-resident foreign property owners face car restrictions in Mallorca Non-resident foreign property owners face car restrictions in Mallorca A ONE car per household limit could be introduced for non-resident foreign property owners in Mallorca. The aim is to reduce traffic jams during the 27 May, 2025 @ 12:00 Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca ERA Costa & Sol: The premier property agency on Spain’s sunshine coast. ERA Costa & Sol is making waves as a standout real estate agency along Spain’s beautiful southern coast. Part of the renowned, international, ERA Real 27 May, 2025 @ 11:42 Sponsored Empty Spain: rural exodus leaves property market in flux as foreigners move in SPAIN’S rural heartlands are hollowing out. As young people migrate to cities and northern European ‘snowbirds’ snap up second homes, villages are left teetering on 26 May, 2025 @ 13:20 Lead·Other News·Property Spain moves forward with hiking tourist flat taxes and new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers Spain moves forward with higher Airbnb taxes and new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers A BILL to increase tourist flat rental taxes in Spain which also features a new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers has been registered in 23 May, 2025 @ 13:30 Lead·Politics·Property Hidden gems: The up-and-coming Spanish hotspots that smart property buyers are watching While the masses flock to Spain’s familiar hotspots, savvy property hunters are turning their attention to under-the-radar locations where authenticity and value still reign supreme. 23 May, 2025 @ 09:23 Lead·Other News·Property Polish property buyers head west to Spain to escape war in the east Polish property buyers head west to Spain to escape war in the east POLES looking for a safe haven are boosting foreign property sales in Spain amidst fears that Russia could attack their homeland. They had the biggest 19 May, 2025 @ 17:30 Lead·Property House sales set March record as highest-ever on Spain's Costa Blanca Property sales set March record for highest-ever on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MORTGAGE THINK TANK: Riding the Eurozone’s easing tide but will Trump’s tariffs upset the markets and affect interest rates?

MARBELLA’S property market is feeling the ripple effects of the ECB’s 2025 rate cuts. A steady series of 25-basis-point reductions has lowered key rates, directly

23 May, 2025 @ 14:12

Columnists·Lead·Other News·Property

MULLINS IT OVER: From delayed footpaths to Brexit border queues, life in the sun runs on its own clock, writes Charlie Mullins

SPAIN as a nation, is famously inefficient – where getting anything done feels like a miracle, and when it does happen, it takes 10 times

23 May, 2025 @ 13:42

Andalucia·Columnists·Lead

MULLINS IT OVER: Welcome to the Costa del Crime; sun, scams and a shooting near my front gate – but leave my name out of it, insists Charlie Mullins

I MIGHT have only just unpacked the boxes and put the kettle on in my new life as a full-timer on the Costa del Sol,

18 May, 2025 @ 11:37

Andalucia·Columnists·Lead·Marbella

Will Trump’s tariffs affect the Spanish real estate market, asks Property Insider Adam Neale

THERE is a lot of economic anxiety around the world at the moment. This comes after Trump’s April 2 announcement of tariffs on every single

10 May, 2025 @ 09:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Property

A rising star: Property Insider Adam Neale casts his eye on Estepona

ONCE a quiet fishing village, Estepona has transformed into a thriving cultural and travel hub. With a population nearing 79,000 in 2024, the city has

9 May, 2025 @ 11:43

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Estepona·Lead·Other News·Property

Chaos continues: Housing problems in Spain not solved as tourist rental law comes into force, writes Property Insider Adam Neale

SPAIN’S housing crisis has entered a new phase of uncertainty and tension as sweeping reforms to tourist rental laws took effect on April 3, 2025.

30 Apr, 2025 @ 12:44

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Property

Ever higher: Marbella’s luxury market set to continue growth, writes Property Insider Adam Neale

THE March release of the Knight Frank Wealth Report is another clear sign that Marbella’s trajectory as a luxury home destination is set to continue.

29 Apr, 2025 @ 10:22

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Other News·Property

Clock is ticking: Is it the end of holiday rentals in Spain? asks the Property Insider Adam Neale

BIG changes have come in about how tourist rental apartments are regulated. Very big changes. If you already have an apartment that you rent out

28 Apr, 2025 @ 10:20

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Property

MULLINS IT OVER: Rather than complaining about tourists, locals in Spain should complain about building standards, writes Charlie Mullins

IT’S my first Easter as a proper member of the ex-pat community. Sure I’ve been here over the bank holiday before, but now I’ve decided

26 Apr, 2025 @ 09:30

Andalucia·Columnists·Lead·Marbella

EXPANDING HORIZONS: Chocolate is not just for Easter, but what is Susannah Grant’s favourite Spanish choccy treat?

WITH Easter fast approaching my thoughts are turning to chocolate. Apparently, the price of cocoa beans has more than doubled in the past year. Ghana

15 Apr, 2025 @ 09:30

Columnists·Food & Drink·Lead

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE IRRESPONSIBLE: The government’s housing reforms are a terrible idea, writes Property Insider Adam Neale

WHEN Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a raft of new property proposals, not just the country but half the world followed it up. Proposed

12 Mar, 2025 @ 12:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Property

EXPANDING HORIZONS: As AI is brought in, it still takes good old fashioned humans to fix problems – or simply book a table in Madrid

WE live in Bot City. Bots are driving me dotty. Whatever happened to personalised customer service? We are constantly subjected to endless algorithm-driven adverts, but

3 Mar, 2025 @ 15:05

Columnists·Food & Drink

Ambiguous and alarming: Marbella property expert Chris Clover insists the government’s proposed new controversial housing measures could create disruption and won’t solve the crisis

AS a real estate expert in Marbella with over five decades of experience, I feel compelled to respond to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’ plans for

20 Feb, 2025 @ 17:01

Columnists·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Opinion·Property·Sponsored

Looking good! 2025: Another strong year coming on the Costa del Sol, writes Olive Press Property Insider Adam Neale

NOBODY can agree on the exact numbers for the growth of prices and sales in the Spanish housing market, but everyone is agreed that they

12 Feb, 2025 @ 07:59

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Property

What to do if buying a property in Spain as Sterling exchange rates become increasingly volatile

IF you’re considering buying property in Spain, recent fluctuations in the pound-euro exchange rate are definitely something to keep an eye on. The start of

16 Nov, 2024 @ 13:13

Columnists·Lead·Property·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank