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With Spanish headlines today reporting the reopening of borders to EU member states and BBC headlines commenting on the reopening of English shopping centres, we thought it would be a good idea to let you know what the rules are here in case you’re planning to visit your property in El Paraiso over the next few weeks (until the rules change again!)

As Paraiso Real Estate welcomes Phase 2 of Spain’s de-escalation plans, we’re thrilled to see continuing signs of movement on the local property market.  Since the COVID19 lockdown began we’ve successfully guided three sales through to completion at the notary’s office with the invaluable support, collaboration and hard work of our local lawyers, mortgage brokers and currency company representatives.…

They say that the crisis is bringing out the best and the worst in us. If that’s so, then we at Paraiso Real Estate are very lucky because we are surrounded by amazing people making incredible gestures in the midst of this health and economic chaos, volunteering their time, money and creativity to help others. And what’s most extraordinary is that it’s the people who have the most reason to be angry…

As we start to look at ways to open up our office to clients, it’s becoming more and more clear to us that we have to look at the future as the much talked about “new normal”. Masks, sanitizing hand gel, distance markers are all going to affect the day to day running of Paraiso Real Estate. For the foreseeable future, the office won’t be somewhere that clients can pop into for a chat, help…

Today marks quite a change in Estepona’s local laws and regulations created on account of the COVID 19 pandemic. For the first time in six weeks, children under the age of 14 are to be allowed out for an hour of exercise. To ensure everybody’s continued safety, the conditions are restricted to one adult, one hour and one kilometre. Up to three children from the same household may therefore…

The mentality of solidarity here in Spain surprises me every day. As we progress through lockdown (we’re about to enter week 6 here in Estepona), there are increasing struggles in many families left without an income and very little government financial aid, trying to make the little money they have stretch to feed their children or resorting to putting their pride to one side and begging for help…

Isabel and Charlotte are thrilled to be able to introduce you to the new look Paraiso Real Estate. Our office is still in the same great location in Centro Comercial Benavista but there’s been a few little changes! After more than 30 years working in El Paraiso, Terri Mifsud took the decision to retire at the end of 2018. There was no doubt in the minds of Charlotte and Isabel that Paraiso…