https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The rise in interest rates has increased the price of variable mortgage rates by hundreds if not thousands of euros, causing panic among those who have this type of plan. So, what are the best ways to change to a fixed mortgage? https://www.thelocal.es/20221003/how-to-change-from-a-variable-to-a-fixed-mortgage-in-spain Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:34:37 +0200 how-to-change-from-a-variable-to-a-fixed-mortgage-in-spain If you’re looking to buy a property in Spain this year, then you’re in luck. Not only have property prices fallen in many regions across the country, but banks are also offering lower interest rates and more favourable mortgages too. https://www.thelocal.es/20210311/property-in-spain-why-mortgages-are-now-cheaper-than-ever Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:03:52 +0100 property-in-spain-why-mortgages-are-now-cheaper-than-ever Spain's new mortgage laws have come into effect. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.es/20190703/how-spains-new-mortgage-laws-could-affect-your-repayments Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:43:15 +0200 how-spains-new-mortgage-laws-could-affect-your-repayments Find out where in Spain a mortgage is likely to eat up most of your monthly earnings. https://www.thelocal.es/20190102/where-in-spain-is-it-easiest-and-hardest-to-repay-a-mortgage Wed, 02 Jan 2019 11:55:39 +0100 where-in-spain-is-it-easiest-and-hardest-to-repay-a-mortgage The Spanish government approved a decree on Friday that gives banks three months to reach a settlement with clients who were sold mortgages with abusive interest rate floors. https://www.thelocal.es/20170120/spain-passes-law-to-help-clients-claim-back-abusive-mortgages-from-banks Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:08:32 +0100 spain-passes-law-to-help-clients-claim-back-abusive-mortgages-from-banks The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that Spanish banks must reimburse clients who had signed mortgage contracts that unfairly prevented them from benefiting from a steady drop in interest rates. https://www.thelocal.es/20161221/spanish-banks-ordered-to-reimburse-mortgage-interest Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:53:58 +0100 spanish-banks-ordered-to-reimburse-mortgage-interest A Spanish judge has ordered a father to pay his 29-year-old daughter €500 ($630) a month in financial assistance, citing the difficulties under 30s have in finding work because of the country's crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20141029/dad-told-to-pay-alimony-to-29-year-old-daughter Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:27:00 +0100 dad-told-to-pay-alimony-to-29-year-old-daughter The number of new home mortgages officially registered in Spain in July was up nearly 30 percent on a year earlier, official figures released on Friday show, but the property market is still a long way down on pre-crisis highs. https://www.thelocal.es/20140926/mortgage-numbers-shoot-up-29-percent-in-july Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:06:23 +0200 mortgage-numbers-shoot-up-29-percent-in-july House prices rose by 0.8 percent in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the same period last year, the first positive sign for Spain's housing market since the economic crisis reared its ugly head at the start of 2008. https://www.thelocal.es/20140908/spanish-property-prices-up-for-1st-time-since-crisis Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:27:47 +0200 spanish-property-prices-up-for-1st-time-since-crisis The number of new mortgages in Spain in June was up nearly 20 percent on the same month in 2013, only the second such year-on-year rise in four years, official figures released on Wednesday show, but the credit crunch is far from over. https://www.thelocal.es/20140827/new-mortgage-signings-shoot-up-19-percent-in-12-months-in-spain Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:46:00 +0200 new-mortgage-signings-shoot-up-19-percent-in-12-months-in-spain Nearly 50,000 Spanish families lost their homes in 2013, up 11 percent on a year earlier, as the country's economic crisis showed little sign of abating, figures released on Monday show. https://www.thelocal.es/20140519/evictions-still-rife-as-bad-loans-level-dip Mon, 19 May 2014 20:30:00 +0200 evictions-still-rife-as-bad-loans-level-dip The full scope of Spain's evictions epidemic has been revealed in figures from the General Council of the Judiciary which show that 67,189 people lost their homes in 2013. https://www.thelocal.es/20140328/184-spaniards-are-evicted-from-their-homes-every-day Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:59:00 +0100 184-spaniards-are-evicted-from-their-homes-every-day An unemployed father has told a judge in Spain he is willing to become his ex-wife's 'slave' as he can no longer afford to pay the monthly €1,600 ($2,200) child support payments legally agreed after their divorce. https://www.thelocal.es/20140310/divorc-offers Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:52:00 +0100 divorc-offers