Perspectives

Journal

Insight on buying, living and investing on the Costa del Sol — thoughts on the market, the lifestyle and the places that make this corner of Spain so special.

Investments

Invest in Sotogrande

Sotogrande is unlike anywhere else on the coast — and that's precisely the point. A large, privately planned residential estate near the western edge of the Costa del Sol, close to Gibraltar, it wa…

11 June 2026Read more →

Investments

Investing in Estepona

Estepona is the coast's quiet success story — often called the garden of the Costa del Sol, and for once the nickname earns it. It has grown up carefully: a beautifully kept old town full of flower…

3 June 2026Read more →

Investments

Investing in Benahavis

Benahavís is the Costa del Sol's quiet luxury in its purest form — a small village in the hills between Marbella, Estepona and Ronda, wrapped in golf courses and green valleys, known for its food a…

29 May 2026Read more →

Investments

Investing in Nueva Andalucía

Nueva Andalucía is one of Marbella's most liveable corners — a green, settled residential area cradled by golf courses and looking up at La Concha mountain, just inland from Puerto Banús. It manage…

19 May 2026Read more →

Investments

Investing in Puerto Banús

Puerto Banús is the coast's most famous address — the marina, the yachts, the boutiques, the energy. It's a genuinely glamorous place, and for the right buyer that glamour is the point. But it's wo…

6 May 2026Read more →

Investments

Investing in Marbella

Marbella needs little introduction — but it's worth looking past the postcard. Beneath the glamour it's a genuinely liveable place: a long stretch of coast, an old town that's still a real town, wo…

28 April 2026Read more →

Buyers

Spain is one of the ten most transparent real estate markets in Europe.

If you're buying from abroad, one quiet worry sits underneath all the others: can I trust the process here? It's a fair question, and the honest answer is reassuring.

15 April 2026Read more →

Sellers

Valuation role on the property sale

Just as a valuation matters when you're buying, it matters when you're selling — arguably more. Getting the price right at the start shapes everything that follows. Here's why a proper valuation is…

8 April 2026Read more →

La Costa del Sol

Who pays the commission and what is the standard percentage

It's one of the first practical questions sellers ask, and a fair one: who pays the estate agent, and how much? On the Costa del Sol the answer is refreshingly straightforward, with a couple of thi…

25 March 2026Read more →

Sellers

Taxes when selling a property

If you're selling a home on the Costa del Sol, it helps to know which taxes and costs come off the top before you think of the sale price as money in hand. None of it is dramatic, but knowing it up…

13 March 2026Read more →

Buyers

Invest in New Developments

Buying a new-build on the Costa del Sol can be a really good move — modern, efficient, often customisable — but it's a different kind of purchase from a resale, with its own upsides and its own ris…

4 March 2026Read more →

Buyers

When to buy as a company/business or as particular

When you buy a property on the Costa del Sol, one early question is whether to buy in your own name or through a company. There's no single right answer — it depends on your goals, your tax situati…

23 February 2026Read more →

Buyers

What are the closing costs and which ones apply

When you buy a home on the Costa del Sol, the asking price isn't the whole picture. There's a set of additional costs — taxes and fees — that complete the purchase, and the exact mix depends on whe…

14 February 2026Read more →

Buyers

5 main strategies to invest

Whether you're looking at resale, a finished new-build, or something still under construction, a little discipline goes a long way. These five principles are how I'd approach investing in property…

5 February 2026Read more →

Buyers

The charm of quality and designed homes

A good home in Sotogrande is more than a structure — it's a way of living that the architecture quietly makes possible. The best homes here are built with real attention: durable, beautiful materia…

27 January 2026Read more →

Buyers

Comfort and natural beauty

In Sotogrande, where the green of the estate runs down toward the sea, there's a particular kind of beauty — serene and unhurried at once. Cork oaks and open skies, quiet beaches, a marina at rest,…

16 January 2026Read more →

Buyers

7 Reasons to invest in La Costa del Sol

The Costa del Sol has quietly changed. What was once mostly a place to retire to is now where families, remote professionals and entrepreneurs are choosing to build a life — and that shift has resh…

9 January 2026Read more →