CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION - ESTEPONA, COSTA DEL SOL - MARBELLA, COSTA DEL SOL - FUENGIROLA, COSTA DEL SOL - MIJAS - BENALMADENA - TORREMOLINOS, COSTA DEL SOL - MALAGA, COSTA DEL SOL - NERJA, COSTA DEL SOL - BARCELONA, COSTA BRAVA - BLANES, COSTA BRAVA - LLORET DE MAR, COSTA BRAVA - TOSSA DE MAR, COSTA BRAVA - ALMERIA, COSTA DE ALMERIA - ROQUETAS DE MAR, COSTA DE ALMERIA - SALOU, COSTA DORADA - MIAMI PLAYA, COSTA DORADA - CADIZ, COSTA DE LA LUZ - ISLANTILLA, COSTA DE LA LUZ - A CORUNA, GALICIA - SANTANDER, CANTABRIA - SAN SEBASTIAN, BASQUE COUNTRY - JAVEA, COSTA BLANCA - GANDIA, COSTA BLANCA - BENIDORM, COSTA BLANCA - ALICANTE, COSTA BLANCA - TORREVIEJA, COSTA BLANCA - LA MANGA, COSTA BLANCA - ORIHUELA COSTA, COSTA BLANCA - PALMA, MAJORCA - MAGALUF, MAJORCA - ALCUDIA, MAJORCA - MAHON, MENORCA - LOS DELFINES, MENORCA - IBIZA TOWN, IBIZA - SAN ANTONIO, IBIZA - PLAYA D’EN BOSSA, IBIZA - PLAYA DE LAS AMERICAS, TENERIFE - PUERTO DE LA CRUZ, TENERIFE - LOS GIGANTES, TENERIFE - LOS CRISTIANOS, TENERIFE - COSTA DEL SILENCIO, TENERIFE - CALETA DE FUSTE, FUERTEVENTURA - LAS PALMAS, GRAN CANARIA - PLAYA DEL INGLES, GRAN CANARIA - PUERTO DEL CARMEN, LANZAROTE - PLAYA BLANCA, LANZAROTE - LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS - LA GOMERA, CANARY ISLANDS - GRANADA, ANDALUSIA - VALENCIA -
| Area: | BLANES, COSTA BRAVA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Investor Profile: | Retirement, Worker, Holiday, Business | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Category: | A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Population:
| Total | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30,700 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Climate: | Hours of Sunshine Per Day in Summer | Days of Rain Per Year | Average Spring Air Temp. | Average Summer Air Temp. | Average Autumn Air Temp. | Average Winter Air Temp. | Average Water Temp. | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 96 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Proximity to: | Airport | Beach | Nearest City | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17.5 miles (Girona) | 0.25 miles | 17.5 miles (Girona) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Educational facilities: | No. of Universities | No. of International Schools | No. of Private Schools | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Health services: | No. of Public Hospitals | No. of Private Hospitals | No. of Private Clinics | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shopping: | No. of Shopping Centres | No. of Markets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Restaurants and bars: | Nearly 100 restaurants, including Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Mexican and other international cuisine. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports and leisure facilities: | Martial arts clubs. 4 gyms. Tennis clubs. Water-skiing, windsurfing and parasailing courses. Calella south of Blanes annually holds Calella Activa- sport and cultural activities during summer, and a beer festival in October. Nearby Marineland complex with dolphin shows. Botanical gardens. Casino between Blanes and Lloret de Mar. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Transport: | Public Transport | Roads | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train service from Barcelona every 30 minutes and Portbou. Trains run every 30 minutes to Barcelona and every 2 hours to Girona. | A-19 and A-7 motorways from Barcelona to Blanes. N-II motorway from inland to Blanes. Palamos to Blanes along the coast. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Crime rate: | Medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Main types of employment | Low unemployment rates in Catalonia. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Future plans: | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yield range | 19.0% - 22.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of property | Entry Price | Rent- School Holiday Peak | Rent- Peak | Rent- Off Peak | Average Annual Yield | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 bed apartment | 97400 | 950 | 760 | 456 | 22.2% | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 bed apartment | 121750 | 1140 | 912 | 547 | 21.3% | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 bed townhouse | 182625 | 1520 | 1216 | 730 | 19.0% | |||||||||||||||||
| Villa | 214280 | 1995 | 1596 | 958 | 21.2% | |||||||||||||||||
| Demand for letting | School Holiday Peak | Peak | Off peak | |||||||||||||||||||
| High | High | Low | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Finance and leisure scores: | Total (out of 10) | Financial (out of 5) | Leisure (out of 5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Flights scheduled from: | Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Stansted, Bristol, Cardiff, Newquay, Plymouth, Birmingham, East Midlands, Newcastle, Teesside, Isle of Man, Manchester, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Belfast City, Belfast International, Guernsey, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Typical cost of flights: | School Holiday Peak | Peak | Off Peak | |||||||||||||||||||
| £100-383 | £74-284 | £56-213 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operators: | BA, Iberia, Air2000, Thomas Cook, Britannia Airways, My Travel | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | Located on the most southern part of Costa Brava at the foot of Mount St. Joan, Blanes is a holiday resort particularly popular with Spanish holidaymakers of all ages. Important monuments in the area include Saint Joan tower, Vescomtes de Cabrera church and El Vilar chapel. Blanes has a range of amenities, including 4 km of shingle beaches and a commercial centre with all the shops you need. The resort combines these modern facilities with the traditional feel of a Mediterranean fishing town. There is the Cuban Habaneras Festival (folksong concerts) during summer and the annual firework contest in July. Property is considered cheap, and there has been an increase in the number of foreign purchasers. Captial growth is very likely as the only way is up! Many of the residential developments are set in pine forests. As a bonus the cost of living is also cheap, although it does increase in the Summer – but you cant have everything! | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Website: | http://www.blanes.net/english | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Estate Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Prestige Property Group | No Address | 01935 817188 Fax. 01935 817199 | http://www.prestigeproperty.co.uk Email: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fincas Fusté | A.P.I. nº453 Carrer Colom, 14 17300 Blanes Spain | Tel. (00 34) 972 35 45 36 Fax (00 34) 972 35 45 18 | http://www.fuste.com/english/engblanes.htm Email: soniafc@teleline.es | |||||||||||||||||||
| Casa del Mar | 8 Portland Place, Pritchard Strret, Bristol, BS2 8RH | Tel: 0870 429 4827 Fax: 0870 429 4828 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||
| DLR Properties Overseas | 5 Manor Parade, Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex CO7 0UD | Tel: 01206 303049 Fax: 01206 306090 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Letting Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tossa de mar | C. / Capità Mestres s/n Tossa de Mar Gerona | tel: 0034 97234 2815 fax: 0034 972342641 | website: http://www.tossa-de-mar.com email: Info@Tossa-de-Mar.com | |||||||||||||||||||