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Beach bars will be legal again! New ley de costas to be approved

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The new ley de Costas will allow chiringuitos to be legal again. They were banned some years ago, before la crisis , causing the crisis to be even worse than it worse by removing one of Spains main tourist attractions. The new law will allow beach bars to be installed on rural beaches as long as they are “temporary” (ie, removed at the end of the season) and no larger than 20 square metres, plus Continue reading Beach bars will be legal again! New ley de costas to be approved→

Ley de costas may be reformed

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Congress has recently opened a discussion on whether or not to water down the harsh Ley de Costas, under which Spain nationalised it’s coasts in 1988 (but didn’t expropriate land until recently). CiU, the Catalan nationalist party, and Coalicion Canaria, the Canary Coalition, are both asking for the law to be watered down. The PSOE refuse point blank to change it, the PP are cautious about the law and agree in principle that it’s a Continue reading Ley de costas may be reformed→

Over 60 to loose ownership of homes along Mojacar Playa

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The Ley de Costas has come to Mojacar. The Direccion General de Costas has published a list of some 60 individuals and companies who own property along Mojacar Playa -from Rio Aguas to Cueva del Lobo and Rambla Alfaix- who will be affected by the expropiation of the coastline (100m from high tide, I remind you). Here’s the list of people who haven’t been officially informed of the process: BOE 10/03/09. Apart from this list Continue reading Over 60 to loose ownership of homes along Mojacar Playa→

Britain and Germany complain about Spains expropiation of coastal properties

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According to El País (story), Great Britain and Germany have asked for an official explanation of Spain’s policy of seizing ownership of lands and properties on the coast. The law, the infamous Ley de Costas, which nationalises all land and buildings within 100m of the high water mark and which recently caused an entire village in the Canaries to be bulldozed, is causing problems. The British embassy in Spain has asked for clarifications on several Continue reading Britain and Germany complain about Spains expropiation of coastal properties→