Spain has quietly become the Gulf’s favourite corner of Europe. Marbella jumped from 35th to 5th place in the BARNES City Index this year, and the buyers driving it are Emiratis, Saudis, Qataris and Kuwaitis, alongside thousands of British, Irish and European...
Around 2,300 Irish buyers complete a Spanish purchase every year, roughly three quarters buying from Ireland and the rest already living in Spain, and the number has more than doubled in ten years. It is not hard to see why. A three-bed semi in Dublin now lists at...
The broker you choose affects the rate you pay every month, which banks ever see your file, and whether your mortgage is ready on the day your contract says it must be. It is worth ten minutes of care. This guide gives you the checklist: what a broker should actually...
Spain does not have a credit score. There is no three digit number, no Experian or FICO rating, and no points to build up. If you have been searching for your “Spanish credit score”, you are looking for something that does not exist. And if you are a...
Dutch buyers are now the fastest-growing group in the Spanish property market, and in 2025 they overtook both Germans and Britons to become the largest by number of purchases. If you are buying from the Netherlands, you are in a genuinely strong position: as an EU...
Sometimes, yes. It depends on what “bad credit” means in your case, and crucially on where it sits: in Spain or in your home country. Spanish banks cannot see your home-country credit score, but they will ask you for your credit report, and they check...
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