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I had to go away. I needed to visit the UK at very short notice so I had to delay editing and publishing the latest Spain is Different Magazine. Unlucky 13 definitely. But the good news now is that it is out, it's late and it's great. Loads of interesting stuff this week, not least from Valencia. So here it is and what do you get this week? The City of Arts and Sciences Spanish Architecture The Jalon Valley FC Barcelona Passing Coded Messages to the Syrian Rebels (Yep!)

In the last few weeks quite a few sellers have dropped the prices of their properties because they need to sell or because they want to move onto another property themselves. You can see some of the examples below with the price drops. The question is though, do price drops on Spanish Property make a difference to the demand? The obvious answer is of course they do. In all of the cases below we have had enquiries about the properties as a result of the price drops. However, where do those enquiries come from?

Here is Spain is Different Issue 12 in which we announce our competition winners, a new competition for your photos and much more including; General Strike news Churros Shops in Disabled Parking Bays A Woman Whose Legs Are Growing Back (Apparently) 66 Days in a Luxury Hotel The Biggest Competition in Spain Education in Spain The Possible Collapse of Spanish Football The Lure of Andalucia The Comedy Circuit in Madrid

Monday was a very busy day for me. Then again so was Tuesday! Tomorrow is looking busy too. Then it's Fallas time and guess what? I'm busy!

I put out the Spain is Different Magazine to the list yesterday and as usual the feedback and response was excellent. Thanks for that. So here it is on the blog. Download or look at the latest Spain in Different here. And what does it have this time? The transition to democracy in Spain. How to steal a cat Do what you love and love what you do

In the summer of 2010 I put together 100 video tips for people thinking of relocating to Spain. Many people have seen the odd video here and there, very odd at times, but have been asking me where they can see the whole caboodle. Well YouTube have recently changed their look and a lot of people cannot find the playlist.

The week may be a bit quiet on the site as again. Just like last week, I have a huge glut of clients. Therefore not much time to put many posts on here giving you the new properties that have been added to the site. Added into this working with "A Place In The Sun", clients coming over and having to get them the NIE numbers in the new system and a few more media appearances being possible it looks like this week will be a tad busy.

There is a story in the latest Spain is Different Magazine about me and how I first came to the country. Why was it? Well it's partially about Marco Tardelli, and if that doesn't get you to read it in curiosity then nothing will. You can see the latest Spain is Different here. It also includes stories about. Strawberries Catalan Cultural Nationalism Bureaucracy and Opening a Business in Spain

I make no bones about it, there is life in the Spanish property market, much more life than most people suspect in fact. There is no doubt that badly priced, badly located and badly presented properties will not sell but the right property at the right price in the right place will always sell. As Meat Loaf once said "Two out of three ain't bad" either. However after a few conversations in the last few days I have to conclude that some people think that one swallow makes a summer and that an individual event predicts a trend even when the truth lies somewhere remote from the actual words spoken. Let me explain...

I wrote this a couple of years ago and people on my mailing list (Sign up below in the pop up) or those who read EZine Articles have seen it before but just realised that it had never been seen on this blog. So here you go the unofficial rules of driving in Spain. Driving in Spain is fun on the open road as there is a huge country to be discovered and very few speed cameras out there in the middle of nowhere. However as you get into the big cities it becomes a lot less fun, or even funnier depending on your point of view. What you need to know about this is the following: 1) You always have right of way if you have the loudest horn, are not nervous about sticking the front end of your car into oncoming traffic and don't mind a few bumps and scratches

I have started to use Storify. I might find a way to incorporate it into the houses that are published on here. However the first one is a collection of images and more about living in Spain and the fact that Spain is Different

The minister for the economy in Spain, Luis de Guindos, has caused a flutter in the market by insisting that banks need to provision more money and drop the prices on their repossessed properties to clear the stock. You will know what I think of most bank owned properties if you have read this post on their underhand tactics to gain clients with property at unrealistic prices but decent financing terms. However, the unintended (Or maybe even intended if I were to be a bit Machiavellian) consequence of his words has been that many properties on the market have been reduced in price this week.

Welcome to the ninth issue of Spain is Different. As usual two ways of getting it. You can read the PDF directly on the page here or download it from Dropbox here. (This will mean you can open up links without leaving the page) So what do we have for you this week? Zero Budget Zombie Films in Seville Who filmed what, where in Spain? The Boss is coming to las Palmas

I placed this article on a note on the Valencia Property Facebook page yesterday but a lot of people have been asking me about it so I thought it might be useful to place it into the blog and see what you think too. Yesterday I was sent some publicity by a bank and took a look. Some of the properties that they were advertising among their repossessed stock were interesting so I phoned up to get to look at one especially. My conversation went like this.

I want my company, Valencia Property, to change the way that property is bought in Spain, with confidence in the purchase and with the property as incidental to the lifestyle. Properties should sell themselves really because the decision to move here has already been made. What's the story though? You must come with the right attitude and for the right reasons. What are they and who should be thinking of buying property in Spain? Read on…

Spain continues to be different of course even after eight weeks of telling you about it. So here is issue number eight of Spain is Different which again has the interview giveaways but also includes the following: A Marc Chagall exhibition in Madrid Why @tombcn still loves Spain despite everything The Mayoress facing calls to resign for being nice

I have just been interviewed on Talk Radio Europe about this website and Valencia in general. For those of you who listened and then headed over here I mentioned some links during the interview and as Mark didn't have time to get them down here they are again :-)

I was found today by a seller wanting to sell his Valencia attic flat and I am so glad he found me. He got in touch based on a search for agents selling attics in Valencia so it's good to know that the page is working. So anyway I give you a totally modernised open plan attic apartment in Valencia. There are 78m2 of apartment and 55m2 of terrace. There is also the option to extend the apartment another 20m2 on the terrace and make a second bedroom, currently the apartment has one bedroom and bathroom.