Mallorca property prices turning foreign investors away
Real estate agents have been pointing out for months that the spectacular rise in property prices in the Balearics was deterring potential foreign buyers.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez with Starmer.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez with Starmer.
Starmer unlikely to touch 90-day rule in EU reset
“Considering he’s slashed winter fuel payments for pensioners, he’s hardly going to start helping Britons who can afford second home overseas."
No limiting of the purchase of homes by foreigners in the Balearics
"Prohibiting or limiting the purchase of homes by non-resident foreign citizens or EU citizens is pure xenophobia."
Crunch vote on foreigners buying Balearic property this week
Call for express authorisation from the European institutions for restrictions on the purchase of homes by foreigners.

The British government's reset with the EU could benefit British home owners in the Union.
The British government's reset with the EU could benefit British home owners in the Union
90/180-days rule goes to the House of Lords
The 90-180 day rule for British home owners in the EU is not going away.

The French Senator for Savoie Martine Berthet
The French Senator for Savoie Martine Berthet
France to take a new look at the status of British second home owners
Will Spain follow France's example?

French Senator for Savoie Martine Berthet
French Senator for Savoie Martine Berthet
Update on French move to help Brtish second-home owners is Spain watching?
Campaign continues to ease conditions for authorising British nationals who own second homes to reside in France.

There are fresh hopes that the new government will sort the 90-day rule out.
There are fresh hopes that the new government will sort the 90-day rule out.
The British government understands the 90-day rule frustration
The new Labour government “gets the problem” and talk of a reset with the EU is encouraging.

French senator, Martine Berthet of Savoie, sparked calls for the 90-day cap to be eased or lifted in Spain.
French senator, Martine Berthet of Savoie, sparked calls for the 90-day cap to be eased or lifted in Spain.
Fresh French push to make life easier for British second-home owners, and Spain?
“My proposal is first and foremost focused on British landlords wishing to visit France more and for longer. It offers them an entry procedure that is more suited to their style of stay than the current rule of 90 days in 180 days or the long-stay visa procedure.”
The five key documents Spain may ask you for on arrival
Border guards will look at your entry and exit stamps to check you have not overstayed the 90-day visa-free limit for the Schengen area.
Foreign Office updates guide for UK travellers to Spain
British nationals living in Spain do not need their passports to be stamped. Actively show your proof of residence, such as the foreigner’s identity card (‘la tarjeta de identidad de extranjero’ or ‘TIE’), when presenting your passport at Spanish border control.
Urgent ID warning for Britons living in Spain
The Spanish Government are encouraging all Green Certificate holders to exchange their paper document for the biometric TIE as soon as possible.

The 90-day rule, implemented after Brexit, is severely impacting the British community in the Balearics
The 90-day rule, implemented after Brexit, is severely impacting the British community in the Balearics.
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Comment
Fight for Britons in Spain. Enough is enough!
“It is time that someone stood up for the rights of Britons in Spain. At the moment it is all one way traffic which is disgraceful.”
Jason Moore17/01/2025 09:27