In the New Year the Spanish Government has announced that they will maintain the reduced 4% VAT rate on the sale of new and key ready homes to further assist investment into the region.  We have been able to confirm this positive news with our legal department and with the Spanish tax authorities.

Murcia Mayor issues assurances on the Paramount Project

The Mayor of Alhama de Murcia has issued a statement saying “there is no going back for the Paramount Theme Park in Murcia”, and that the project already has investors in place.  In addition to the Mayors statement it has been officially announced that Proyectos Emblematicos Murcianos SA (PREMURSA), the promoter behind the Park, will be purchasing the land designated for the project at a cost of 15.8million euros in February 2012.

Could La Manga Club be sold again?

The British real estate fund has asked for a price for La Manga Club, the famous luxury golf resort was previously run by P&O before being taken over by the Med Group.

Breaking News on Paramount Theme Park in the wake of the October meeting

Executives from Paramount Licensing Inc, Including Vice President Michael Bartok, have announced that the construction of the theme park at Alhama de Murcia will go ahead. The announcement came following a final official presentation of the project to board executives in Madrid.

La Manga Club 20/20 Cricket weekend September 23^rd to 25^th 2012

La Manga Club will be the setting for a weekend of 20/20 cricket tournament of ten European teams from UK, Spain, Ireland and Belgium and a number of celebrities from the cricket and rugby world.

Murcia has been named as the top Spanish destination for investment, according to reports from TheMoveChannel.com.

The Spanish congress has recently passed a law encouraging the leasing of properties on the part of owners by making the eviction process much easier. Amongst other things, the new law speeds up the judicial process the owner is faced with when seeking an eviction or payment of rent due.

The Spanish government have announced that IVA taxes on new properties are to be slashed from 8% to 4% for the next 4 months, until 31 December, in an attempt to kick-start the property sector and encourage buyers to snap up the thousands of empty new builds throughout Spain.

Will you help us, help Madeleine?

Turning Stones for Madeleine is a group of volunteers who work to support the Find Madeleine campaign in the search for Madeleine McCann. Madeleine was three years old when she went missing whilst on holiday in the Algarve, Portugal in May 2007.

Fortunately, there are many cases of abducted children being found and returned to their families - even after long periods of time. The vital piece of information that leads to a happy and longed-for reunion is usually thanks to a caring and vigilant member of the general public, often recognising a face from a poster. In fact, 1 in 6 children are recovered after being recognised from a poster! It is for this reason that we must continue to remind people of Madeleine and the fact that she is still missing. We are extremely grateful therefore to everyone for downloading and displaying a poster - It could be the poster that brings Madeleine home.

JUNIOR CRICKET FESTIVAL– LA MANGA CRICKET CLUB –

SUNDAY 15^th MAY

This Sunday 15th May La Manga Cricket Club are holding a Junior Cricket Festival supported by the MCC and sponsored by Cricket Travel Ltd.

TAPAS ROUTE IN LOS BELONES 2^nd -15^th May 2011

This year´s Tapas route around Los Belones begins on Monday 2^nd May.

Murcia Villas La Manga office are very pleased to welcome Patricia Pilkington and Pilkington Insurances into their office in Calle Mayor, Los Belones.

In these challenging times it is good to see that one company is putting some confidence back into the property market.  Murcia Villas are taking the positive step of opening their fourth office office in Murcia, this time in the popular Mar Menor coastal town of Los Alcazares.

Los Alcazares is home to the oldest military air base in Spain.  Covering an area of nearly 800.000m² adjacent to the Mar Menor, the disused and dilapidated base is the subject of a proposal initiated by the town council to create a theme park which will include a new aviation museum, an aquarium, a music conservatory and function room for cultural events.

Tapas / Wine & Financial Advice at the Murcia Villas La Manga Office in Los Belones

Murcia Villas La Manga are holding a social Tapas and Wine evening in their office in Los Belones on Thursday 24^th February.

The Paramount theme park in Murcia was officially confirmed this week with a press conference held on Monday, 7^th February 2011.

Murcia Villas La Manga are pleased to announce their latest collaboration agreement with Hua Hin Property Search, a specialist Estate Agency business based in the Hua Hin area of Thailand.

Lee Westwood to Open Junior Acadamy at la Manga

World Number One golfer Lee Westwood is to open his first overseas junior golf academy next summer at the five-star La Manga Club resort in Spain.

Murcia Villas La Manga launches its own new website www.murciavillaslamanga.com.

Paramount Studios are in talks with the local government in Murcia regarding a new Paramount theme park.  They are looking closely at Murcia to locate their new European theme park.  Murcia is the smallest region is Spain and still very traditional and Spanish.  Reports in the local press both Spanish and English, the excitment is mounting with speculation as to where abouts in Murcia the new theme park will be built.