Winkworth Spain Real Estate Blog
Winkworth – we work hard to make your property search easy
Remember when searching for a property to buy in Marbella (and for that matter, anywhere) involved hours upon hours spent trailing through endless listings? You could select by price, property type and area, but very often you might have been open to different areas...
Quality living in Sotogrande
Situated some 20 minutes west of Marbella is ‘another Marbella’. Similar but also very different, Sotogrande is a luxury residential resort with a pedigree and appeal all of its own. Like Marbella it has been catering to an upscale international clientele since the...
Top Marbella properties with private spas
There was a time, not so long ago, when having a swimming pool, games room and maybe a hot tub in your private home was seen as a luxury, but today many luxurious Marbella properties come complete with their own home spas, including such opulent features as heated...
Enjoy the Marbella lifestyle in an oasis of green
The outdoor lifestyle, from playing sport and socialising to relaxing and entertaining in your own home’s terrace or garden is one of the things that makes Marbella and surroundings so appealing, and it can be done virtually the whole year round – ensuring that an al...
Marbella in favour as demand for holidays and second homes surges
Those who perhaps not unreasonably thought that the Covid-19 crisis and the enforced quarantine it elicited would make 2020 a year to forget for both the real estate and tourist sectors seem to be wrong. While the lockdown period itself caused great damage to these...
End of lockdown in Marbella
Though it has been one of the least-affected parts of Spain throughout the Covid-19 crisis, with relatively rare cases and an excellent healthcare system, the Costa del Sol stoically adhered to the lockdown regulations that were in place from mid-March to the...
A good time for British homeowners to list their properties
As a well-established British real estate company with a particularly strong position in the London market and also a great deal of experience on the Costa del Sol, Winkworth knows the relative position and dynamics of these two markets very well. We keep an eye on...
Marbella, fantastic quality of life in a beautiful setting
Every country and region of the world experiences cycles of economic life, enjoying boom times that are inevitably followed by periods of cooling down, and sometimes even tough recessions. This fact of life applies to luxury destinations such as Marbella just as it...
How will demand for Marbella reshape after lockdown?
The lockdown period enforced during the current coronavirus situation is effectively putting everything on hold – not just on the Costa del Sol but virtually everywhere. It affects many different parts of the economy, but in so doing this period of enforced inactivity...
The silver lining to the coronavirus quarantine lockdown
The current situation surrounding the coronavirus and subsequent lockdown that suddenly evolved in Spain feels to many like a surreal experience, much like an episode from a television series that has become reality. The disruption to travel, social movement, business...
Four perfect properties for dining al fresco
Dining outdoors is one of the many things people come to the Costa del Sol for. Popping open a bottle and serving up Mediterranean treats in the privacy of your own terrace or garden can be so much fun. Be it a terrace big enough for a table and chairs, a more...
Olé – get dressed up for the Carnival this year!
Carnaval, as it’s known in Spanish, has the nation wrapped in fun during the week leading up to Lent. With Carnaval taking place in just about every town, it’s one of the liveliest events on the Spanish calendar. Expect fantastic fireworks, music, dancing, fancy –...
British market on the Costa del Sol rebounds upon Brexit clarity
2019 was a year of slowing growth mostly due to external factors such as the uncertainty emanating from the US-Chinese trade war, Brexit and thoughts of an impending recession. As the year wore on and the worst fears did not become reality, the initial inertia wore...
A quick guide to selling a Marbella property
When you are considering selling your Marbella property, you want a real estate agent that embraces integrity as a core business value. Winkworth, as a well-established British company has an outstanding track record in serving its clients with honesty, diligence and...
Conservative win is good news for British buyers in Spain
If you are purchasing property in Spain, you will no doubt be pleased that the clear election result has led to a sharp rise in the value of the pound. This, in turn, reverses the fall in value of the British currency against the euro and dollar, a trend that started...