IS PROPERTY IN SPAIN A GOOD INVESTMENT
The big question on everyone´s lips!
Any so-called expert who professes to have an infallible crystal ball regarding investment trends or predictions of economic growth or decline should be treated with extreme caution. We can´t and won´t tell you that Spanish property is guaranteed to rise 20% in value every year although there are some agents out there who will! All we can do is give you some sensible investment pointers based on our own experience and knowledge mixed with some good old common sense and gut-feeling for the market.
We all know that stock markets can provide a very rough ride and in the worst case scenario you can lose virtually all your money. Property, however, is always a pretty solid bet and not nearly so volatile. As a general rule, property prices may at times fall in difficult markets but

the pool or a walk on the seafront are not readily available in most capital cities. why live in Dusseldorf if you can just as easily live in Spain.
There are no barriers to growth
Ever since the European community instituted complete freedom of labour, movement and capital within its territories, the demand for Spanish property has grown at unprecedented levels. Now that there are no barriers to living and working here it seems that rather than northern Europeans just buying a holiday home here, the population is starting to migrate here on a wholesale basis. Take away the obstacles to population movement and naturally everyone will gravitate to the area with the best climate and most attractive healthy lifestyle. This is a question of lifestyale demographics not economics.

the long-term prospects are always upwards.
So what about Spanish property in particular and why should demand and prices continue to rise for the foreseeable future?
The weather won´t change!
Our belief is that regardless of economic ups and downs, there is one thing you can always depend on, one single unchanging factor that no expert from any bank, government agency or firm of stockbrokers can argue with.
Northern Europe´s dismal and dreary weather is not going to change to any appreciable degree in any of our lifetimes. Meanwhile, Spain continues to enjoy mainland Europe´s best climate and basks in sunshine virtually all year round. More and more people are retiring early and discover that it´s not that easy to pursue a healthy leisurely lifestyle when it´s pouring with rain nearly every day of the week. Gold, al fresco dining, a dip in






















Land cannot be created!
Planning regulations are reducing the number of new build properties in Menorca with a well thought out ten year plan to preserve the island as we know it now.
People want an investment they can actually enjoy!
Whether or not your share portfolio is making you any money there´s not really much enjoyment you can get out of it. On the contrary, reading the share prices every day is more than likely to give you high blood pressure and certainly won´t make you healthier. A Spanish property, however, is a much more enjoyable proposition. Even if the value of your property is not going up in the short term, at least you can sit on your balcony soaking up the Mediterranean sunshine!
Quality of life is becoming more valuable
As we pointed out before, lifestyle trends indicate that more and more people are retiring earlier and richer. Health and leisure has become much more important in the last few decades and overall, people are valuing `quality of life´ over other concerns. Menorca offers a quality of life unrivalled almost anywhere in the world so in our opinion, the prospects for the future have got to be bright.
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