Barcelona Property

It’s a universal image of liberty and hope: a woman holding a torch that’s inscribed with the date of the American Declaration of Independence. For many, the Statue of Liberty in New York is seen for the first time from passing cruise ships as she stands on Liberty Island just 2000 feet off the shore [...]

Barcelona is the busiest city in Catalonia and the second-largest city in Spain. Seen as a global city of culture, entertainment and fashion, recent increases in trade, tourism and construction has placed it on the world’s stage. Barcelona is on a plateau on the north east of the Iberian Peninsula, south of the Pyrenees and [...]

It’s that time of year again: the nights may be getting longer, but the skirts are getting shorter in the run up to the party season. With work, family and friends all hosting parties that require a little more pizzazz and panache than your average run of the mill get together you want to make [...]

The entertainment capital of the world is host to tens of millions of visitors every year. Because the metropolitan area is so dense, it’s impossible to differentiate Los Angeles from its surrounding districts. Some of the surrounding counties are Riverside, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino. The city is famous for a lot of things, of [...]

Buying a new home for many people is the realisation of a dream. It’s also the culmination of many years’ work and savings, which are put at risk depending on the property in question. As a result, the first thing home buyers need to do is make some personal decisions. Will the purchase be made [...]

If you don’t speak much Spanish, or are not familiar with property sale procedures in Barcelona, buying your first property in this fabulous country can be difficult. Here’s a quick glossary on some unfamiliar terms you might come across! N.I.E/F.I.N Number N.I.E stands for Numero de Identificacion de Extranjero, also known as F.I.N – Foreign [...]

With a population of over six and a half million people across the main city and its suburbs, some have said that Barcelona is the biggest non-capital city in Europe and while this is debatable there’s certainly no denying that Barcelona’s heart is one of the biggest in the EU. The laid back Spanish attitude [...]

I live, work and play in beautiful Barcelona – I first moved here five years ago from the UK after holidaying in the city and falling in love with its hustling bustling charm. I want everyone to fell as strongly about Barcelona as I do and to help fellow ex-pats on the way to buying [...]