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Ryanair Chooses Malaga for New Hub

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Ryanair is investing €170 million to set up a new hub at Malaga International Airport, on the popular southern coast of Spain. The announcement was made in December by Chief Executive, Michael O’Leary, whilst embracing the festive spirit dressed up as Father Christmas.

The new hub will see 4 Ryanair planes based at the principal International Airport on the Costa del Sol, with 19 new routes being created. These new routes will take the total number of destinations serviced from Malaga, by Ryanair alone, to 39. New international destinations will include Paris Beauvais, Berlin Schonefeld, Allgau/Memmingen, Aarhus, Bratislava, Eindhoven, Maastricht, Krakow, Wroclaw, Pisa, Venice, Oslo Torp, Stockholm Skavsta, Gothenburg and Tampere. Domestic destinations Santiago de Compostela, Santander, Valladolid and Zaragoza are also amongst the new routes Ryanair will operate from Malaga.

Ryanair’s expansion into Malaga is part of 146 new routes the company announced for 2010. Their routes alone make up nearly 25% of all new routes announced to start in 2010 worldwide.

The new hub and substantial investment that comes with it will have only positive repercussions for the local economy. Firstly, Ryanair’s increased presence at Malaga airport will directly create 200 jobs, with the Chief Executive confident it will sustain 2000 jobs locally at the airport.

Secondly, the hub will mean that 39 destinations across Europe will have highly affordable access to Malaga and the Costa del Sol, encouraging more tourism to the area. Although, low cost airlines have a presence at Malaga Airport, new and additional routes come as a welcome boost to attracting tourism from new destinations to the Southern coast of Spain. In addition, as the Costa del Sol becomes a more affordable destination to more people throughout Europe, this will have a positive impact on the local property market.

Michael O’Leary confirmed that in 2 years time, the Malaga hub will be Ryanair’s 3rd largest in Spain – following Alicante and Madrid – transporting 2 million passengers per year.

Source: Sur in English, Anna Aero

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How to sell your Property in Spain

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

There are many things to consider when selling a property in Spain. It’s a tough market today and owners need as much help as possible to make their property stand out above the rest. So we have outlined in a new section on the Livingstone Estates website and here, not only what we at Livingstone Estates can do for owners, but also what is required legally when selling property in Spain.

What many owners do not realise is in order to sell a property in Spain it must comply with the Decree 218/05. This Decree was formalised in 2005 following consumer watchdog recommendations. It legally requires certain documentation to be in order and held by the selling agent at the time of placing the property on the market for sale. The documents required are as follows:

•    A copy of the Escritura (Title Deeds), which includes all details pertaining to the owner, the property and legality of the property. This document is very important and can only be obtained by the owner.
•    The Nota Simple less than 3 months in date. We can obtain this document on behalf of owners free of charge, providing we have a copy of the Escritura.
•    A copy of a current IBI receipt (Council Tax) which is paid yearly.
•    A copy of the current Basura receipt (Rubbish Removal) also paid yearly. With authorisation signed by the owner, we can obtain a copy of the IBI and Basura receipt.
•    Details of community fees (where applicable). How much are the fees and if any payments are outstanding.

Apart from these legal requirements, there are additional considerations that may give your property the edge in the market place. As part of the service we offer at Livingstone Estates, we automatically include many of these things to help you.

Professional Photography. The images used to sell your property are extremely important and should not be underestimated. The first impressions and whether a potential buyer decides to view your property or not will be heavily based on the images they first see of a property. For this reason, we include a professional photography service when we take on a property into our portfolio. Our listing professionals are experienced photographers.

Realistic Price. Certainly in today’s market the price of a property is key. It must be set at a level that is realistic in the current market. Our listing professionals will be able to provide you with expert advice to set the price at a level that will be right for the market to sell.

Presentability. How a property is presented is another key consideration not only when viewing the property but also for the photo session. Seeing the property in its best possible light will have an important and significant impact on how a potential buyer visualises the property as their own.

Accessibility. It is important that the property is easily available to view with any potential buyers. Many owners decide to let their property whilst also putting it on the market for sale. However, tenants do have rights and may not allow viewings to be carried out. Additionally, if owners are not in the country, access to view the property must be previously arranged.

Presence on the Market. To give your property the best chance of being found on the market, it must be visible to agents and potential buyers alike. To this end, we provide an extensive network that makes sure your property can be found. We promote property both online and offline and through a network of over 125 agents on the Costa del Sol.

If you would like to contact us to sell your property you can either complete our listing request form here, send us an email to info@livingstone-estates.com or call us on +34 902 424 484 or +34 952 806 417.

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Tourism Set to Lead Growth on the Costa del Sol

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

The Costa del Sol is embarking on an impressive drive to improve tourism facilities and in turn stimulate visitor numbers to the various diverse areas of the coastal province of Malaga. 5 separate plans are currently in action by the provincial government of Malaga, which are the results of €9m euros of investment between 2006 and 2009.

The main areas of attention are the development of the range and quality of tourist services – in both rural and urban areas – and their communication to the public and tourists alike. Additional information points, centres and offices offering extensive information pamphlets will be created, along with improving signposting for areas of interest.

As well, a conscious encouragement is being promoted of the need for quality for both industry professionals and the public alike, with additional training programmes for those working in the industry.

These programmes compliment the other major infrastructure developments taking place along the Costa del Sol. The new Malaga International Airport will double its current capacity when it opens in Easter 2010 and with it, road and public transport links to and from the airport are being heavily upgraded.

Golf is one of Andalucia’s primary tourist segments and it is not surprising that the 12th International Golf Travel Market was recently held here. Andalucia is home to 25% of all Spain’s golf courses with 1 in 4 golf tourists choosing the southern region. Luciano Alonso, the Andalusian Head of Sport and Tourism, highlighted the industry and region’s ability of bucking the trend of falling tourism figures.

At the recent World Travel Market fair held in London, the Costa del Sol embarked on a substantial branding campaign highlighting the area as an all year round destination. Apart from the 325 days of sunshine a year and the 160km of beaches on offer, other tourism attractions such as golf, health and beauty, language study and conference tourism were all promoted.

With such a diversified portfolio of activities and quality services for tourists to choose from there is no doubt the tourism industry will lead the Costa del Sol into the future, with a promotion of excellence across the board. This last quarter of the year has already seen improvements, with tourism figures buoyant and British tourists returning as things at home become more stable.

Source: www.livingstone-estates.com

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Costa del Sol – Hottest Autumn in History

Friday, November 6th, 2009

The Costa del Sol has seen its hottest autumn ever since records of meteorological information started over 70 years ago.  During the month of October average temperatures were 21.4 degrees comparable to those normal for September. Aemet, the state meteorological agency, commented that October has been an “extraordinarily warm month”.

Such warm weather has been great news for local businesses, with terraces still filling out in many restaurants and beach bars benefiting from the still busy beaches, unusual for this time of year.

Source: Sur in English

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New Terminal at Malaga Airport – Open by Easter 2010

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

The long awaited opening of the new terminal and second runway at Malaga International Airport is now in sight. The terminal, which is nearing completion, is expected to be open and operational by next Easter with trial operations due to take place early next year, confirmed Concepcion Gutierrez, the Secretary of State for Transport from the Ministry of Public Works.

An impressive investment of €320 million has been committed to the project, which is expected to bring the airport’s capacity to 30 million passengers per year with the ability to cope with 9,000 passengers per hour – double that of its current capacity. The addition of the new terminal means the airport will be spread over an area of 385,000 square meters, the number of check-in desks will rise to 179, there will be 48 departure gates, 7,500 pieces of luggage will be handled every hour and new car parks will provide for more than 3,500 vehicles.

The second runway is expected to be operational by the end of the year, which will double flight capacity.

The expansion will make Malaga the 3rd largest airport on the Spanish peninsula and comparable to most major European airports. In addition, the surrounding and connecting infrastructure is also being upgraded with modern facilities to access buses and a new railway station connecting Malaga to Fuengirola. New road links joining the A-7 motorway and a new Malaga ring road are in process.

Such infrastructural improvements and the ability to receive much larger numbers to the region is great news for the Costa del Sol and is expected to have an excellent impact on local industries, property and tourism in particular. New air routes are being studied carefully to boost tourism in Andalucía. In addition, it is expected that 150,000 new jobs will be created indirectly.

Source:  Sur in English, Typicallyspanish.com, Airflights.co.uk

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Marbella & Malaga – A Safer Place to Live

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Comforting news was announced last Friday that the crime rate in Marbella and Malaga has fallen for the second consecutive year. Hilario Lopez Luna, a government Representative for the province of Malaga, announced that crime in Marbella alone had fallen by 11% so far this year, more than the provincial average. The city of Malaga has also seen a reduction in its rate of crime by 5.5% during the same period, equal to that of the previous year.

Hand in hand with the falling rate of crime, it is reported that police efficiency has improved this year, rising from 32% to 38%. The number of arrests made in the province as a whole has also risen from 4,736 to 5,623.

Source: Sur in English

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