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: | LLORET DE MAR, COSTA BRAVA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Investor Profile: | Retirement, Worker, Holiday, Business | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Category: | A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Population:
| Total | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Proximity to: | Airport | Beach | Nearest City | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 miles (Girona) | 0.25 miles | 27 miles (Girona) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Educational facilities: | No. of Universities | No. of International Schools | No. of Private Schools | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Health services: | No. of Public Hospitals | No. of Private Hospitals | No. of Private Clinics | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shopping: | No. of Shopping Centres | No. of Markets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Restaurants and bars: | International bars and restaurants including British, Chinese, Indonesian, German and Italian. Also fast food. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports and leisure facilities: | Athletics track. Multisports pavilion (basketball, handball, table tennis, skating, judo, gymnastics and indoor football). Go-karting track. Tennis clubs. Parascending courses. Pleasure cruises. Horse riding classes. 10-pin bowling. Mini-golf course. 18-hole golf club (Club de Golf Angel de Lloret) nearby. Sailing courses and boat hire at Fenals Maritime Club. Verdaguer Cultural Centre. Theme park with funfair rides. 20 Nightclubs. A casino. WaterWorld water-park open in Summer. Port Aventura theme park nearby. Aquatic zoo. Traditional dance shows at Placa de la Vila between during peak season. . | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Transport: | Public Transport | Roads | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 bus operators in area offering service within area and to Barcelona and rest of Costa Brava. 4 train lines operate in area. | Exit 9 off A-7 motorway, then C-63 to Lloret de Mar. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Crime rate: | Low | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Main types of employment | Mostly service sector. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Future plans: | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yield range | 21.6% - 25.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of property | Entry Price | Rent- School Holiday Peak | Rent- Peak | Rent- Off Peak | Average Annual Yield | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 bed apartment | 69500 | 771 | 617 | 370 | 25.3% | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 bed apartment | 86875 | 925 | 740 | 444 | 24.3% | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 bed townhouse | 130313 | 1234 | 987 | 592 | 21.6% | |||||||||||||||||
| Villa | 152900 | 1619 | 1295 | 777 | 24.1% | |||||||||||||||||
| Demand for letting | School Holiday Peak | Peak | Off peak | |||||||||||||||||||
| High | Medium | Low | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Finance and leisure scores: | Total (out of 10) | Financial (out of 5) | Leisure (out of 5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | A very developed self-contained resort consisting of many high-rise apartment and hotel blocks, popular with the British package tourists. It has 5 sand and shingle beaches, with a choice of services and leisure activities at each one. A promenade lined with palm trees recently been added to make it more attractive. It is less crowded than Costa Blanca. The town of Lloret has Gothic parish church and a 10th century chapel. Property prices are cheap, cheap, cheap! You can nick a 1 bed property here for around £30k. Not only that its cheap to get here! Yields are fantastic and the scope for growth is excellent. This area is a low risk entry to Spain if you are seriously considering buying in Spain. There’s loads to do here and if you only rent out the property in the school holiday peak then you’ll cover all costs. That means you get a holiday home for free for the rest of the year – now that can’t be bad! | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Website: | http://www.lloretguide.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Estate Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Prestige Property Group | No Address | 01935 817188 Fax. 01935 817199 | http://www.prestigeproperty.co.uk Email: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Directo Constructor | Carretera de Blanes 101 Lloret de Mar 17310-Girona | 0034 972 360615/ Fax: 972 373013 | http://www.directoconstructor.com/en/empresa.asp Emall: info@directoconstructor.com | |||||||||||||||||||
| European Estates | 52 Portland Place, London W1B 1NH | Tel: 0207 631 7940 Fax: 0207 631 7946 | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hamptons International | 168 Brompton Road, London SW3 1HW | Tel: 0207 589 3884 Fax: 0207 584 4365 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||