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EXPAT writer Chris Stewart has slammed draft regulations that would make solar power generation at home completely unaffordable for all but Spain’s richest inhabitants. Solar power exclusively heats and powers the writer’s Alpujarras farm thanks to Andalucia’s 320 days of sunshine a year. But if new government regulations are passed,
tariffs will be 27% higher for those generating energy at home. “I am appalled by the cynicism, hypocrisy and downright dishonesty of this act by the government, but I have lost the capacity to be surprised by them,” Stewart told property expert Mark Stucklin. And Spanish union UNEF claims the average consumer would need 31 years to get back the investment needed to install their own system, with fines of up to €60 million for non-regulation installations.
UP IN ARMS: Expat author Chris Stewart and solar panels
Your home is your castle BRITAIN’S former number one tennis star Andrew Castle is luring UK expats to southern Spain. Castle - who has a luxury holiday home in Murcia and often plays tennis at the esteemed La Manga club - has been appointed ambassador for Spanish developer TM Real Estate Group and is promoting newly built homes in Almeria. “The apartments and villas built by TM are by the sea in Almeria and are finished, done and gorgeous,” the 51-year-old BBC pundit said. “In hindsight I would have
Tennis ace Andrew Castle is making a racket about life in Andalucia in his new role as property ambassador bought a house by the sea as your view is guaranteed all year round.” TM which has just launched in the UK has been building holiday villas and apartments in Spain for over 45 years. The newly built homes being championed by the tennis ace are in the charming coastal village of San Juan de los Terreros and are de-
Hotel hunting SPANISH property firm Hispania has bought two hotels on Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands for €105 million. The firm has purchased five-star Gran Hotel Atlantis and 382-room Suite Hotel Atlantis. “These two acquisitions give new impetus to Hispania, and help to strengthen its presence in the Canary Islands, a key market in the holiday company strategy,” said the company in a statement.
HITTING HIGH: Castle
scribed as ‘perfect for retirees’. The number of new build licences granted in Spain is on the up, with 10,000 permits dished out in the first quarter of 2015. Expat buyers are also making a return to Andalucia with the number of British buyers predicted to triple compared to last year’s figures.
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