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1 Spanish Property Guides COSTA BLANCA SOUTH / COSTA CÁLIDA NORTH Issue 27 18th January - 14th February 2019 Tel: info@costablancapropertyguide.com Costa Blanca South P03 Tenerife P16 The Costa Calida P20 New Developments P26 CBPG Magazine P32 Direct from Owner P35 Business Directory P54 One of the many luxury villas marketed by Casas Espania 19 Howells & Son Removals & Storage WEEKLY SERVICE TO AND FROM THE UK See our main advert on Page 41 intasun homes sweet-home@apysur.com See our Full Advert on Page See our main advert on Page 13 YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENCY Taxation Property Law Inheritance Immigration - Tel: (+34)

2 2 Contents 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides CBPG January 19 List of Contents: Brexit Latest news Residential Sales - Costa Blanca South and Costa Calida Sun Lawyers for anyone requiring any form of legal assistance/guidance in Spain / Article The clock is ticking... Some great examples of NEW BUILD properties from the Developer Some great examples of NEW BUILD properties from some of our Estate Agents Currencies Direct monthly Currency Newsletter Bargains Direct from the Owner Article: Simple Tips to improve your health Article: Cognac: 11 facts to impress your friends Article: The real reason why Spaniards eat late Article: Can we cheat ageing? Article: Yanxi Palace: The most Googled show on Earth Article: Eight odd details in masterpieces House of Furniture NEW SUPERSTORE NOW OPEN! Article: How does a jet engine work? Article: The commas that cost companies millions Cyclogical - La Vuelta 2019 report Maria and the Pink Ladies International World Cancer Day Happy Animales Orihuela January Newsletter Sebastian & St James for all your investment needs Business for Sale! Cabo de Palos lighthouse, La Manga Let me first introduce ourselves, we are Mark and Jayne Springham. We lived in South Cambridgeshire for over 25 years, Mark, working exclusively within the legal and property sectors. Mark held senior positions in Barrister Chambers both in London and Cambridge. In addition, Mark ran a successful property business before selling it in Jayne is a qualified Foot Health Practitioner and in addition to running a successful practice also found the time to become a qualified bus driver! She is currently working on a semi-autobiographical book. We relocated to Southern Spain in the Autumn of 2017 and were keen to explore business opportunities here. In April 2017 we entered into a franchise agreement with Casas Espania, a well-established, family run, real estates, with 3 offices located along the Orihuela Coast at La Siesta, La Zenia and Los Alcazares. Having identified our business premises, they required a complete reformation. We opened the doors to our office in the heart of Pinar de Campoverde in August Introducing Casas Espania s latest office in Pinar de Campoverde! We have been amazed at how friendly and supportive the local community have been in welcoming us. We are extremely fortunate that our area contains a broad range of types of property including well established Villas, coastal apartments and inland Fincas. In addition to an increasing selection of new build apartments and villas, each week another crane appears! We are located within the centre of the golfing community with the Spanish Golf Course of the Year 2017 at Las Colinas and Spanish Golf Course of the Year 2018 at Lo Romero both within our area. We have a large selection of properties with prices ranging from 50,000 to in excess of 3,000,000 so there really is something for every budget. We are less than a 2.5 hour flight from the UK to either Alicante airport or the new Murcia International airport located at Corvera. All our resale properties are listed directly with the owners and as well as being advertised on our website they are actively marketed in each of our 4 offices. We also have the benefit of long-standing collaborating agreements with agents in the UK, Scandinavia, Russia, Europe and Middle East. In addition, over 20 agents along the Costa Blanc/ Costa Calida take our XML property feeds. Being part of a multi office business we have access to clients who have registered an interest in purchasing in this area. Each Friday the Head Office sends out an providing details of all the latest listings, currently this is received by over 7,000 potential buyers. We also advertise on the popular Property websites. We are excited to be attending A Place in the Sun Live the leading property exhibition in Manchester from 15th-17th March 2019 where we look forward to discussing with potential buyers their requirements. These exhibitions are an important element of our advertising policy as they provide an opportunity to arrange viewing trips with qualified leads. We are also actively promoting the exhibition to current and potential clients. To sum up we are delighted to be part of the CasasEspania family and continue to receive the support from everyone connected to it. We also appreciate how lucky we are to live and work in such a great location and environment.

3 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Costa Blanca South 3 Campoverde office Avenida del Pino 1, Urb. Pinar del Campoverde, 03190, Pilar de la Horadada SPG@casasespania.com Former 24 bedroom Guardia Civil Barracks for reformation If so we might have the perfect opportunity. We are pleased to offer this former Guardia Civil Barracks for sale located in the stunning village of Quatretondeta, a 60 minute drive north of Alicante airport. It is located 15 minutes from the Cocentaina junction of the A7, with the nearest train station located 20 km away at Alcoy. The Barracks set in a walled courtyard presents an ideal reform opportunity with the current owners having replaced all the roofs. Quatretondeta is set in the heart of the Sierra Serrella Mountain range and the barracks are directly below the Els Frares formation known as the needles. The area provides an ideal base to explore the region with over 100 walks mapped out. In addition to walking, hiking and rock climbing the area attracts many cyclists as well as bird watchers. The village boasts a hotel and several bars. The Barracks subject to planning consent the could be configured into 8 luxury apartments, artist studios or apartments with an exercise studio and would make an ideal HUB for adventure holidays, or a fitness / yoga retreat. 350,000 Are you looking for a lifestyle change in 2019? REDUCED! REDUCED! Pinar de Campoverde Pinar de Campoverde Campoverde Campoverde Stunning, part-furnished, 4 bed, 2 bath (master en suite) villa with private pool, large garden and beautiful views. Spacious loungediner, American-style kitchen, sunny terrace and off-road parking. Many extras. Ref: PC ,000 Spacious, part-furnished, 2 bed, 1 bath bungalow with lounge-diner, independent. kitchen, garden with above-ground pool, terrace, solarium, off-road parking and a nicely converted under build (now a 1 bed guest apt). Ref: PC ,950 Spacious 3 bed 2 bath villa with private pool. The property has a lounge-diner, open kitchen, garden, sunny terrace and solarium. Many extras. Close to beaches and golf courses. Ref: PC ,000 Spacious 3 bed, 2 bath villa on elevated plot of 949sqm with private pool and lovely views. The property has a large lounge, sep. dining area, independent kitchen, and lovely veranda with pool and garage. Ref: PC ,000 Pinar de Campoverde Campoverde Campoverde Campoverde Spacious 3 bed, 3 bath villa with private pool and large garden. The property has a lounge, sep. dining room, independent kitchen, terrace and solarium, and an underbuild and garage. Many extras. Ref: PC ,000 Spacious 4 bed, 3 bath villa with indoor pool and leisure/exercise area. The property enjoys nice views and has a lounge-diner, kitchen, terrace and solarium, garage and off-road parking. Many extras. Ref: PC ,000 Spacious 4 bed, 3 bath villa set on generous plot overlooking green zone. The property has a lounge-diner, independent kitchen, glazed naya, garden, terrace, solarium, garage and off-road parking. Close to amenities. Ref: PC ,950 Good size building plot of 1,306sqm in southfacing, central location. The plot can also be used for commercial purposes. Ref: PC ,000

4 4 Costa Blanca South 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Tel: / Lomas del Golf, VILLAMARTIN, San Miguel, 03193, Alicante info@dolphin-properties.com Web: PROPERTIES URGENTLY REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: Villamartin, Valencias, Blue Lagoon, El Galan, PAU 8, Verdemar, Las Filipinas and San Miguel. Successfully Selling Property for 15 years in these areas. Competitive commission rates No sole agency: no sale, no fee Huge exposure of your property across many countries We network with 100s of Agents in Spain and abroad Call us for a no obligation valuation of your property. SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! Lomas del Golf 2 bed, 1 bath south-facing top floor apartment with communal pool. Lomas del Golf 2 bed, 1 bath corner top floor apartment close to all amenities. El Galan Fantastic 3 bed, 2 bath detached villa with private pool. Cabo Roig Fantastic 3 bed, 2 bath house with communal pool. Florida Golf Fantastic 2 bed, 1 bath ground floor apartment with communal pool and garage. Blue Lagoon Lovely Spanish style 2 bed, 1 bath bungalow with private roof solarium. Price: 65,000 Ref: 1217d Price: 74,995 Ref: 1059D Price: 229,995 Ref: DP1027 Price: 185,000 Ref: DP1097 Price: 77,995 Ref: 1260D Price: 79,000 Ref: DP1010 SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! Playa Flamenca 4 bed, 2 bath house with communal pool with partial sea views. San James Hills 2 bed, 1 bath south facing ground floor apartment close to the communal pool. Monte Golf Fantastic 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse with garage and communal pool. Monte Golf Fully furnished 2 bed, 1 bath west facing penthouse apartment. Bosque de las Lomas 2 bed, 2 bath south facing townhouse located in a gated complex. Blue Lagoon Well maintained 2 bed, 2 bath south facing detached bungalow. Price: 159,990 Ref: 1069D Price: 79,995 Ref: DP1189 Price: 85,000 Ref: DP1276 Price: 85,000 Ref: 1168d Price: 120,000 Ref: 1228d Price: 129,000 Ref: dp1105

5 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Costa Blanca South 5 Tel: / info@sangriaproperties.com Web: C.C. La Rioja 28, LOS DOLSES, Orihuela Costa, Established 2004 PROPERTIES FOR SALE Pilar de La Horadada San Miguel de Salinas La Florida Orihuela Costa Torrevieja Torrevieja SOLD! REDUCED! REDUCED! Ref: lrss Modern NEW BUILD studios. Community pool and parking. Price: 59,900 Ref: cks 2/3 bed townhouse with solarium close to golf courses. Price: 82,000 Ref: prts Type: Part-furnished, 2 bed, 1 bath, ground floor apartment. Price: 79,000 Ref: kpzs Type: 3 bed, 2 bath beach apartment. Price: 111,000 Ref: hws Type: 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse. Community pool. Price: 139,000 Ref: kns 4 bed, 3 bath quad house with sep. self-contained apartment. Price: 137,000 Pilar de la Horadada Entre Naranjos La Florida Pinada Golf La Florida Mar de Cristal REDUCED! REDUCED! Ref: skcs Type: 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse with sea views. Price: 84,000 Ref: ebds Type: 2 bed,1 bath ground floor apartment. Price: 67,000 Ref: mcds Type: 2 bed, 1 bath ground-floor apartment. Price: 79,000 Ref: les Type: 2 bed, 1 bath bungalow. Community pool. Price: 119,000 Ref: drs Type: Fully-furnished 2 bed, 1 bath, ground floor apartment. Price: 79,000 Ref: tfs Type: 2 bed, 1 bath second floor apartment. Price: 72,000 Pinar de Campoverde Punta Prima Los Balcones Los Dolses Villamartin La Florida NEW! SOLD! REDUCED! Ref: hvs Type: 3 bed, 2 bath quad house with communal pool. Price: 189,950 Ref: rss Type: 3 bed, 2 bath quad house Price: 137,000 Ref: hends Type: 3 bed, 2 bath villa. Price: 235,000 Ref: shps Type: 2 bed, 2 bath ground floor apartment. Price: 139,995 Ref: hls Type: 4 bed, 2 bath detached villa with pool. Price: 259,995 Ref: sgms Type: 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse. Price: 100,000 LONG TERM RENTALS MORE AVAILABLE PLEASE CONTACT US Lo Crispin Campoamor El Galan Playa Flamenca LEASED Ref: bridl Type: 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse. Price: 550/month Ref: angl Type: 2 bed, 1 bath penthouse apartment. Price: 500/month Ref: nsl Type: 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse with private pool. Price: 725/week LEASED Ref: oml 3 bed, 3 bath townhouse. Community pool. Close to amenites. Price: 575/month Properties urgently required for rental and sale clients waiting!

6 6 Costa Blanca South 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides www. welcome-estates.com info@welcome-estates.com La Finca Golf Ref: Re-sale: Villa 429,000 Your local property experts Mr Mr Arenales del Sol Ref: New Build: Apartments from 429,000 La Finca Golf Ref: New Build: Villa from 317,000 Daya Vieja Ref: New Build: Villa 194,800 DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE LOOKING TO BUY A PROPERTY IN SPAIN??? SCAN ME REFER A FRIEND & START USING HIM TODAY!!! Montemar Ref: Re-sale: Townhouse 149, Find us at Zoco market every Sunday and start earning CASH!!! CASAS MANUEL REAL ESTATE YOUR PROFESSIONAL, FAMILY-RUN ESTATE AGENCY WITH OFFICES IN BENIJOFAR, LA ZENIA + LOS ALCAZARES - WE NOW REACH AN EVEN BIGGER AUDIENCE PUT YOUR TRUST IN OUR HANDS! LET THE PROFESSIONAL FAMILY-RUN ESTATE AGENCY SELL YOUR HOME THIS YEAR! CONTACT US FOR A FREE VALUATION AS FEATURED ON C4 s SUN, SEA AND SELLING HOUSES NOW FILMING FOR SERIES 3!!!

7 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Costa Blanca South 7 Spring is just round the corner and there is no better time to move! With our extensive marketing online, superior property presentation and personal customer service, there is no other agent better equipped to find a buyer for your home! We will work harder, not only to find you a buyer, but at the best possible price in a timescale that suits! Call us TODAY for a free, no obligation market appraisal of your home! LA MARINA LA MARINA LA MARINA LA MARINA Ref: FTSP195 Features: 2 Bed / 2 Bath / Townhouse / Build 80m2 Price: 64,900 Ref: FTSP193 Features: 3 Bed / 3 Bath / Pool / Villa Build 185m2 / Plot 600m2 Price: 361,000 Ref: FTSP192 Features: 1 Bed / 1 Bath / Townhouse / Build 40m2 Price: 42,000 Ref: FTSP191 Features: 2 Bed / 1 Bath / Pool / Townhouse / Build 70m2 Price: 69,000 LA MARINA LA MARINA LA MARINA LA MARINA Ref: FTSP187 Features: 3 Bed / 3 Bath / Pool / Semi-Det Build 180m2 / Plot 400m2 Price: 215,000 Ref: FTSP188 Features: 2 Bed / 1 Bath / Pool / Villa Build 60m2 / Plot 220m2 Price: 130,000 Ref: TSPNB1 Features: 1 Bed / 1 Bath / Townhouse Build 30m2 / Plot 15m2 Price: 45,000 Ref: FTSP190 Features: 2 Bed / 1 Bath / Pool / Villa Build 80m2 / Plot 210m2 Price: 125,000 WE MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL THE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE YOU NEED TO EASE THE PROCESS OF BUYING OR SELLING IN SPAIN. Avenida de Londres 1187, La Marina Urb. San Fulgencio

8 8 Costa Blanca South 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides INCREDIBLE VALUE! SmileyHomes Estate Agents SELLING? CONTACT US Ref: SH0195 ALMORADI 49,950 2 bed 1 bath apartment, minutes from the town center and a range of bars and services. Ref: SH0212 FORMENTERA 69,950 Beautiful 1 bed, 2 bath first-floor apartment for sale with views across the beautiful communal swimming pool. SOLD! Ref: BM3761 SH0209 LO ORIHUELA CRISPIN SOLD 4 bed 3 bath finca in the heart of the Spanish countryside. Ref: SLP1820 ROJALES 225,000 3 bed, 2 bath villa with private pool. Close to all amenities. Ref: SLP1850 LO CRISPIN 135,000 Beautiful 3 bed 2 bath bungalow with communal pool for sale in desirable urbanisation. Ref: SHN511 DAYA VIEJA 220,000 Stunning 3 bed villas with private pools for sale. Ref: SH0162 BENIMAR 117,500 Stunning 2 bed, 1 bath east-facing quad bungalow in desirable residential area. PROPERTIES URGENTLY REQUIRED IN YOUR AREA Pop in to see us at our office in Rojales C/ Cortes Valencianas 39 T: M: + E: info@smileyhomes.org SmileyHomes Estate Agents

9 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Costa Blanca South 9 Calle Benidorm, 18, Blue Lagoon, San Miguel de Salinas Tel/Fax: Mobile: info@costavillas.net ESTABLISHED OVER 13 YEARS EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE BLUE LAGOON South facing 3 bed, 2 bath detached villa. Refurbished. Sea views. Open aspect. BLUE LAGOON 4 bed, 2 bath terrace house. Roof solarium with great sea views. A/C. EL GALAN 2 bed, 1 bath top floor apartment with private roof solarium. A/C, Com. Pool. BLUE LAGOON Fabulous 3 bed, 3 bath detached villa. Sea view, A/C, garage. Separate apartment. REF CV ,000 REF CV ,000 REF CV ,000 REF CV ,000 EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE VILLAMARTIN Fantastic 3 bed, 2 bath house with stunning sea views. Roof solarium, A/C, furnished, com. pool. REF CV ,000 EL GALAN Immaculate 2 bed, 2 bath ground floor apartment with stunning countryside views. A/C, large garden, Jacuzzi. REF CV ,000 EL GALAN Fantastic 3 bed, 2 bath house. Private and com. Pool. A/C, O.R.P, part furnished. REF CV ,000 EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE BLUE HILL 3 Bed, 2.5 bath detached villa. Com. Pool, A/C, modern kitchen, open views. S/W facing. REF CV ,950 EL GALAN Spacious 3 bed, 2 bath detached villa with pool. S/E facing, A/C, great sea views. REF CV ,000 EL GALAN Stunning 3 bed, 2 bath detached villa. New kitchen and shower room. Underfloor heating, roof solarium, pool. REF CV ,999 SAN MIGUEL DE SALINAS Stunning 2 bed 1 bath corner apartment. Private roof solarium + storage. New kitchen and bathroom. REF CV ,999 EXCLUSIVE CAMPOAMOR GOLF Fabulous and spacious 2 bed, 2 bath 1st floor apartment. Gas C/heating, com. Pool. Sea views, A/C. 1 minute walk from La Fuente C.C. REF CV ,000 BLUE LAGOON Newly refurbished south facing 2 bed 1 bath house. Large store room / study, garden, roof solarium. Sea View. Inc. Brand new furniture. REF CV ,000 LAS FILIPINAS Fantastic 2 bed, 1.5 bath house with private and com. Pool. New separate kitchen, A/C, light and spacious. REF CV ,995 BLUE LAGOON Huge 5 bed, 4 bath detached villa with separate apartment. 2 new kitchens, garage, A/C, 10 x 5m pool, 1200m2 plot, 557m2 build. REF CV ,999

10 10 Costa Blanca South 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides WAS 235,000 CATRAL Pretty 3 bed, 2 bath chalet on 2,000sqm plot with oil central heating, A/C throughout and private pool. Price: 215,000 Ref: 0857 DOLORES WAS 240,000 CATRAL 3 bed, 2 bath villa with private pool and garden with summer BBQ area. Close to Dolores and Catral. Price: 169,000 Ref: 0873 CATRAL CATRAL/DOLORES WAS 265,000 Part-furnished 4 bed, 3 bath villa on 1,845sqm plot with pool. Spacious terrace, storage room, tennis court. Price: 230,000 Ref: 0892 CATRAL WAS 156,000 DOLORES Old 1 bed, 1 bath finca in need of total reform with pool. Walls and load-bearing roof have recently been renovated. Price: 107,000 Ref: 0967 DOLORES Typical 3 bed, 2 bath country house in perfect condition with a large courtyard. Close to Dolores and amenities. Price: 85,000 Ref: 1029 Pretty, part-furnished 3 bed, 2 bath country villa on 1,290sqm plot with pool. Fabulous views from the solarium. Price: 215,000 Ref: 1053 Totally refurbished 3 bed, 2 bath ground floor apartment in town centre. Spacious living room with wood cassette fire. Price: 85,000 Ref: 1059 Spacious, fully furnished, 3 bed, 2 bath apartment with good sized rear patio and storage area. First floor, no lift. Price: 59,000 Ref: 1062 Telephone: / (Lorraine) Avda. Crevillente No. 6, DOLORES Alicante info@countrylifeproperties.es Website: T.P.S. HOMES INMOBILIARIA PROPERTY CONSULTANTS We are looking for more properties in YOUR area Clients waiting! CAMPOSOL BIGASTRO TORREMENDO REDUCED! REDUCED! 149,995 Ref: TPS ,950 Ref: TPS ,000 Ref: TPS0025 Lovely, part-furnished, 4 bed, 3 bath Fortuna style detached villa with own pool and walled, easy-to-manage gardens. The property has an open plan lounge-diner, American-style kitchen with access to the back garden or solarium (with stunning views) and an underbuild converted half into a separate, en suite bedroom and half into extra storage. Many extras. Beautiful, fully furnished, 3 bed. 2 bath detached Villa on corner plot with lovely gardens and an above-ground pool in this exclusive location. The property has a glazed-in porch, lounge-diner, French style kitchen, utility room, and solarium with beautiful mountain views. Extras included hot and cold aircon/heating and security alarm. Close to all amenities. Requires completing. Lovely 2/3 bed, 2 bath wood chalet on large agricultural plot (c18,000sqm) approx 5 km from the village. The property, which requires re-wiring, has a private drive, planning permission for a pool, lounge-diner, kitchen and private balcony with stunning views. Close to Torremendo with all its amenities and schools. EL GALAN, BLUE LAGOON SAN LUIS, TORREVIEJA LA REGIA, CABO ROIG 134,000 Ref: TPS ,000 Ref: TPS ,995 Ref: TPS0189 Wonderful, part-furnished, recently refurbished, 3 bed, 2 bath (master en suite with utility room) detached bungalow with large (36sqm) private garden. The property has an enclosed front terrace, open plan lounge-dining area with log burner, Frenchstyle kitchen, a solarium with lovely views and a large underbuild. Many extras. Close to all amenities and golf courses. Very pleasant and spacious, 3 bed, 1 bath 1st floor apartment on nice complex in popular area with pool. The property has a spacious lounge-dining area, separate fully fitted kitchen, sunny terrace and 80sqm solarium with pergola and fantastic views of the nearby lake. Close to the Motorway and airport and all amenities. Lovely, part-furnished, 2 bed, 1 bath quad bungalow with garden and off-road parking in popular community with lovely pool, sunbathing terrace and children s play park. The property has a spacious, light lounge-dining area, Americanstyle kitchen, sunny rear terrace and private 15sqm solarium. Close to amenities and golf courses. C/ Ronda Oesta 14, Piso Bajo Puerta LC3, SAN MIGUEL DE SALINAS Tel: Mobile: / info@tps-homes.com

11 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Costa Blanca South 11 Tel: Mob: info@grupo-gama.com Web: Avenida de las Habaneras, 58, Torrevieja, Alicante, Established 1975 PROPERTIES FOR SALE BARGAIN! El Mirador de Los Balcones, Los Altos A lovely 3 bed, 2 bath detached property located close to Torrevieja hospital. Ground floor consisting of a lounge/diner with a closed separate kitchen and closed utility room. Stairs leading to a master bedroom with shower room and doors to a roof terrace. There is air con in the master bedroom. The front of the property has a covered ground floor terrace, and private areas to the side and rear of the property. Community pool, ideally located close to all amenities, short drive to the centre of Torrevieja. Price: 110,000 Ref: RS422 Bed and Breakfast Villa 4 Separate Apartments 2 detached luxury villas with shared pool on one large plot in San Miguel de Salinas. The villas are split into 4 independent self-catering apartments with a shared pool. Ideal opportunity to live in and rent out 3 apartments long term or holidays. Price: 375,000 Ref: RS437 Villamartin Playa Los Locos, Torrevieja Los Montesinos Santiago de la Ribera Central Torrevieja San Miguel de Salinas NEW BUILD Ref: VG2 2 bed, 2 bath penthouse with solarium, golf and sea views, garage. Price: 139,000 Ref: RS402 Very smart 2 bed secondfloor apartment on the 2nd floor, 200m from beach. Price: 76,000 Ref: RS373 64m2, 1 bed modern apartment Price: 74,200 Ref: RS424 South-facing ground floor 2 bed apartment with garden and communal pool. Price: 100,000 Ref: RS223 Very large 3 bed, 2 bath corner apartment. Close to sea and all amenities. Price: 74,000 Ref: RS447 5 bed detached villa with pool. No Community Fees! Price: 210,000 San Miguel de Salinas Algorfa Playa Los Locos, Torrevieja San Miguel de Salinas San Miguel de Salinas San Miguel de Salinas, Lakeview Mansions Ref: MiBar Restaurant for Rent. Seats 160, Plenty of Parking. Price: 26,000 Ref: MB5 80m2, Local commercial unit Fitted out as a Take-Away Price: 50,000 Ref: RS361 Fully furnished 2 bed, 1 bath beach-side apartment. Price: 89,000 Ref: RS448 3 bed, 2 bath det. villa on large plot with pool. Huge underbuild. No Com. Fees! Price: 180,000 Ref: RS415 South facing detached villa, 4 bed, 3 bath with nice pool and room for jacuzzi. Price: 185,000 Ref: RS365 3 bed, 2 bath villa. 300sqm plot. Garage and huge underbuild. Nice resid. area. No Com. Fees. Price: 145,000 La Zenia, Molino Blanco El Chaperral La Marina San Miguel de Salinas Algorfa Galera Granada NEW BUILD Ref: RS434 2 bed apt. Furnished. Pool on complex. Large terrace. Close to amenities and sea front. Price: 117,500 Ref: RS272 4 bedroomed detached villa with pool. Price: 249,900 Ref: RS356n Modern 2 bed beachside apt. OFFER: 2 parking spaces and furniture incl. Price: 130,000 Ref: MiHotel Bed and Breakfast. 6 rooms. Opening Licence. 300sqm. Open and working! Price: 179,000 Ref: RS368 69m2, 2 bed top fl oor apartment Price: 60,000 Ref: C12 40m2, Various Cave Houses in from Price: 15,000

12 12 Costa Blanca South 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Oceanside -The Number 1 Estate Agency in Los Dolses, La Zenia, Villamartin Spanish Property Sales Long Term and Holiday Property Rentals Property Management Services Free Property Key-Holding Services Tel: / info@oceanside.com.es Web: C.C La Rioja, Local 12, C/ Manuel de Falla, VILLAMARTIN, 03189, Orihuela Costa BARGAIN PROPERTIES IN TORREVIEJA! TORREVIEJA, LA MATA, CABO CERVERA TORREVIEJA, DETACHED BUNGALOW! SEA FRONT! OPPORTUNITY! Lovely 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment on the 7th floor of this popular sea front complex with swimming pool, gardens and restaurant. The property has a lounge-dining area, open plan, fitted kitchen and a sunny terrace with sea views. Close to all amenities, bus routes, supermarkets etc. Price: 59,995 Ref: BCD3977 Fully furnished, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom detached bungalow with sunny garden and terrace in quiet residential area. The property, located near Habaneras Shopping Centre with Mercadona, schools and Doctor s surgery and leisure facilities, has a lounge-diner, open plan fitted kitchen, and sunny garden/terrace. Price: 59,000 Ref: BCD4005 VILLAMARTIN, Rioja We would like to sell your property Avenida España 2-I-22, LA ZENIA, Orihuela Costa Office: (0034) Marc Brocher: (0034) webmaster@hf-immo.com Ref: VM322 Well presented terraced house in sunny location, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, furnished, air con, heating, sea views, solarium, terrace, lovely community pool. 149,900 LA FLORIDA, Corner house VILLAMARTIN, Montegolf LOS BALCONES, Corner house LAS RAMBLAS, Apartment CABO ROIG, Beachside REDUCED! Very well presented corner house, 2-3 bedrooms, bathroom, furnished, spacious lounge, American kitchen, a/c, fireplace, solarium, utility room, nice community pool, quiet+ central location. Detached villa with separate apartment, 4 bed, 2 baths, 2 kitchens, 2 lounges, a/c, fireplace, furnished, balcony, solarium, parking, nice garden, large community pool. Well presented corner house, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, air con, furnished, solarium, carport, quiet location, large community pool. Luxury South-facing apartment at the golf course, 2 bed, bath, spacious lounge, fire place, heating, alarm, balcony, off-road parking, nice community pool. Large semi-detached house with sep. spacious apartment, 4 bed, 3 baths, large balcony, air con, conservatory, community pool, walking distance to the beach! Ref: LF66 123,900 Ref: VM ,900 Ref: LB22 114,900 Ref: LR92 99,500 Ref: CR ,900

13 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Costa Blanca South 13 C/ Cariño, 20, Local 1, TORREVIEJA (Alicante) , sweet-home@apysur.com APYSUR EXCLUSIVES! SAN LUIS, TOREVIEJA CALAS BLANCAS, TORREVIEJA 2 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, in great condition close to all services. 1 bedroom apartment, fully renovated with communal pool and close to the sea. Price: 80,000 Ref: S23 Price: 65,000 Ref: S27 GREAT OPPORTUNITY! LOS BALCONES PARQUE DE LAS NACIONES, TORREVIEJA PROXIMO CENTRO TORREVIEJA Semi-detached house, 400m2 garden, for complete renovation with the possibility to extend 2 bedroom apartment with views over the park and communal pool. 2 bedroom semi-detached house, private garden, solarium, basement and 2 communal pools. Price: 160,000 Ref: S18 Price: 70,000 Ref: P26 Price: 116,000 Ref: P18 We are urgently looking for more properties! Clients waiting!

14 14 Costa Blanca South 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Magda Houses & Properties Magdalena Moreno - owner SEA VIEWS Finestrat GOLF Orihuela Golf Yes Yes Ref: GUV ,620,000 Ref: GUV ,050,000 MURCIA ORIHUELA GOLF FINESTRAT QUESADA QUESADA CLOSE TO BEACH GOLF NEAR GOLF VIEWS VIEWS Ref: GUV-0974 Ref: GUV-1061 Ref: GUV-1040 Ref: GUV-1011 Ref: GUV Yes 3 2 Yes 3 3 Yes 3 3 Yes 3 3 Yes 750, ,000 95, , , ,000 EL CAMPELLO PLAYA FLAMENCA ROJALES BENIJOFAR QUESADA SEA VIEWS EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE NEW RELEASE EXCLUSIVE Ref: GUV-1116 Ref: GUV-0999 Ref: GUV-1092 Ref: GUV-1112 Ref: GUV Yes 3 3 Yes 3 3 Yes 3 2 Yes 3 3 Yes 395, ,000 95, , , ,700 VILLAMARTIN EL CAMPELLO QUESADA DAYA NUEVA QUESADA NEAR GOLF NEW RELEASE NEAR GOLF NEW RELEASE NEAR GOLF Ref: GUV-1039 Ref: GUV-1114 Ref: GUV-1057 Ref: GUV-1004 Ref: GUV Yes 3 2 Yes 3 2 Yes 2 2 Yes 3 2 Yes 300, , , , ,500

15 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Costa Blanca South 15 Offices in Cabo Roig, La Fuente, La Zenia, Javea and Campoamor Civil Litigation: Including Divorce and Family Law Immigration: NIE Residency Card Visas Property Law: Specialist Property Team Criminal Litigation: Quality Legal Counsel and Support Inheritance: Inheritance procedures Making a Will Taxation: Tax Specialists Please contact us for more information or to arrange a free consultation on any of our above services. The clock is ticking and the Spanish tax man is awaiting the deadline Can you imagine the following scenario? You are driving your car along a Spanish one-way system. Out of nowhere, a Guardia Civil officer steps into the road, right arm up, left arm pointing at you to pull over... You love Spain, you bought a home in this country and pay taxes here. What can be wrong? Several minutes later you get a ticket ( 1,500) because you had not realised that your car insurance had expired. An innocent mistake, perhaps, but this reason will not be enough to avoid paying the ticket. This is exactly what could happen if you missed the deadline to pay your Non-Resident tax. Please read through this article that we ve written to help you understand how Non- Resident taxes work. What Group are you in? If you have bought a property in Spain you will fall within one of the following three Groups: i) Investor, to rent out (not having your Residency Card) ii) Holiday home owner (not having your Residency Card) iii) Permanent home owner (having your Spanish Residency Card) If you fall within Groups i) and ii), keep reading please! i) Are you a Spanish Fiscal Resident? You are a Spanish Fiscal Resident if you a) Live more than 183 days per calendar year in a Spanish Territory (and have previously applied for Spanish Residency), or b) You are a Fiscal Non-Resident. However, both Non- Resident and Resident property owners in Spain are obliged to file an Annual Tax Return the Spanish Tax system operates via Self Assessment. What is the Spanish Tax year? The fiscal year in Spain begins on the 1st January each year and ends on the 31st December. Spanish fiscal non-resident annual tax returns are declared in arrears and hence are submitted the following year. How much tax will you have to pay? There are two main Categories: i) Non-residents from non-eu member states or non-eea countries are required to declare income earned in Spain at a general rate of 24%. Article supplied by Sun Lawyers ii) Non-residents of an EU member states or EEA country with an effective exchange of tax information with Spain will be charged at the Spanish income tax rate of 19%. In either of the above Categories, the general rule for fiscal residents is that tax is based on your gross Spanish source of notional income (ie the benefit from having an asset), net rental income, or on any capital gains arising from assets located in Spain disposed of. You are a non-resident and a property owner. What tax should you pay? Before we explore this, there is an important rule to keep in mind. When a property is owned by more than one person, each party will be an independent taxpayer who must submit a separate tax return. Income tax payable will depend on the usage of the property: i) Notional income tax on a property used for private purposes. Let us say you were not the owner of your property for the whole year in this case you would only pay the notional tax on the period of ownership. This same formula would apply if you rent your property out. Notional income tax is calculated according to a calendar year (ie 1st January 31st December, or part thereof). ii) Income tax on property which is rented out. The rule here is: non-resident property owners who rent out their property are obliged to declare the total amount received and are taxed on their Net Income (ie Gross rental income less allowable expenses). Unlike Notional income, this tax is declared quarterly as follows: 1st 20th April (Q1); 1st 20th July (Q2); 1st 20th Oct (Q3); and 1st 20th Jan (Q4). Have YOU any questions on nonresident taxes? Id you do, please let us know and we will be delighted to try to help. The Spanish Taxman will not forgive even an innocent oversight son the deadlines set out above for reporting your tax obligations nor will the Guardia Civil if you haven t renewed your car insurance! Feel free to contact us on admin@sun-lawyers. com. Sun Lawyers is a Spanish law firm founded in 1985 with more than 30 years experience. Our team of English-s[eaking lawyers represent both residents and nonresidents of Spain in all aspects of Legal, Fiscal, and Property Law. At Sun Lawyers we pride ourselves on giving every client a personal experience, however, as a majority of our clients remain in the UK throughout the buying process we have become experts in dealing via or telephone. Contact details: admin@sunlawyers.com. Tel: ; or visit our website: Tel: (0034) admin@sun-lawyers.com web:

16 16 Tenerife 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Tenerife Prime Property Golf del Sur, Beautiful Villa A SIMPLY LOVELY HOME! Immaculate, unique, fully furnished, ecofriendly 3 bed, 3 bath villa on one level with own covered heated pool on large plot near local Commercial Centre. The property has a fully equipped, separate kitchen, large lounge/dining room with terraces off (one leading to the covered swimming pool) and lovely conservatory (again adjoining the pool). The master bedroom has both an en suite bathroom with Jacuzzi bath and a Sauna; the 2nd also has en suite facilities; and the 3rd, currently used as an offi ce, has access to the terrace and is adjacent to a further full bathroom. There are two garages (one double) and a two-car car port. satellite TV, ADSL, an electronic security system and the villa is surrounded by beautiful, mature, immaculately-caredfor walled gardens with plenty of terrace space for sunbathing or al fresco dining. S ,000 PROPERTIES IN ALL AREAS REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL - CLIENTS WAITING! Los Cristianos, Dinastia Llano del Camello, Biltmore El Roque, San Miguel de Abona Las Americas, Parque Santiago II Los Cristianos, Dinastia PRICED TO SELL! REDUCED! Very nice, fully furnished, 1 bed, 1 bath apartment on popular complex with community pools and lifts throughout. The property has a lounge-diner, American-style kitchen, and sunny terrace. Close to amenities. Nice, spacious, fully furnished, 2 bed, 2 bath apartment on sought after residential complex with lovely pool area. The property has a lounge-diner, separate fully fitted kitchen, utility room and a sunny, 11sqm terrace overlooking the pool. Large, fully furnished, 4 bed, 3 bath (master en suite) house on a plot of 750m2 with large lounge, sep. fully fi tted kitchen, a games room and two roof terraces. This is a very lovely family home in the quiet village of El Roque Reduced for a quick sale. Fantastic, fully furnished, 3 bed, 3 bath apartment with large terrace and BBQ area just 20 mts from the beach! The property has a large lounge-diner, Americanstyle kitchen, private garden and 70m2 basement with integral access. Converted from 2 fully legal locales with paperwork to change zoning to Residential in process. S ,000 Lovely 1 bed, 1 bath apartment in popular complex with quality furnishings. This apartment is being sold fully furnished. There is a 32m2 terrace with sea view and community swimming pool. S ,000 S ,000 S ,000 S ,000 Las Americas, Parque Santiago I Los Cristianos, Dinastia El Galeon, Villas La Capitana Golf del Sur, Las Adelfas I Los Cristianos, Port Royale SEA FRONT! REDUCED! A LOVELY FAMILY HOME! REDUCED! Luxuriously furnished, 2 bed, 2 bath (1 en suite) semi-detached house with stunning sea views in sought after sea front complex with pool. The property has a lounge-diner, sep. fitted kitchen, sunny terrace and garden. Built size: 220sqm, Plot: 345sqm. Aircon throughout. Project for 3rd bedroom in place. S ,000 Spacious, part-furnished, 2 bed, 1 bath apartment (converted from a 1 bed) on popular complex with pools. The property has a lounge/dining area, American-style kitchen and 20sqm terrace with fabulous sea views. Lovely, fully furnished, 4 bed, 3 bath (1 en suite) villa on sought after community with pool. This substantial property has a large lounge, sep. luxury fitted kitchen, utility room, various terraces, including one off the master bedroom with amazing sea views, and a 5-car garage. S ,000 Large, fully furnished, 3 bed, 2 bath (1 en suite) bungalow-style property in great location on lovely Touristic complex with beautiful pool and sunbathing areas. The property has a lounge-diner, sep. kitchen, utility room, sunny roof terrace with lovely sea and mountain views and large private garden. S ,995 Large, fully furnished, 2nd floor studio apartment in sought after complex with swimming pool, sunbathing terraces and UKTV. S ,500 S ,000 Tel: / carolhale.tpp@gmail.com Web:

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18 18 Costa Blanca South 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides darren@bluelagooncasas.com (+34) (+34) LA SIESTA Beautiful renovated 1 bed, 1 bath sunny corner bungalow. LONG TERM RENTAL 64,000 Ref: BLC00190 MIRADOR, VILLAMARTIN EXCLUSIVE Top fl oor 1 bed, 1 bath southeast facing corner apartment with sea views. 54,500 Ref: BLC00180 EXCLUSIVE EL CHAPARRAL, TORREVIEJA Stunning, high quality 1 bed, 1 bath south-facing English-style bungalow. 49,995 Ref: BLC bed, 1 bath south-facing ground floor apartment located in Blue Hills, close to El Galan. Fully equipped with all new appliances. Available on 11 month rolling contract and deposit money required to secure. 300 per month Looking for properties in the Guardamar and Torrevieja areas Calle Ferrers, Guardamar del Segura, Alicante Honest, transparent and low commissions We need properties for all areas IDEAL HOLIDAY HOME Guardamar del Segura 1 bed, 1 bath south-facing country property on large plot, approx 7,000sqm. The plot has active lemon groves with annual income and also a large water reservoir. Complete with private pool and large driveway. Close to Guardamar village and Campo de Guardamar, easy access to bus route. 210,000 Guardamar del Segura 1 bed apartment located on the second floor of well established area. Very close to beaches, local restaurants and bars. Easy access to bus route. 42,000 San Isidro Nice 1 bed, 1 bath ground floor apartment with good sized double bedroom and fitted wardrobes and bathroom with walk in shower. Open plan lounge and fully equipped American kitchen. Communal pool. Walking distance to town centre. 42,000

19 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Costa Blanca South 19 Iberian Property Group info@iberianpropertygroup.com Luxury front line signature detached villa on Las Colinas Golf Resort ONLY 2,750,000 Ref: ibgd1078 EXCLUSIVE

20 20 The Costa Calida 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Mar Menor Beach THE COSTA CALIDA RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SALES Over 350,000 Cabo de Palos, House 3,950,000 5 bed This newly listed first line detached villa is built on a plot of 1,000 m2 and consists of 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, living/dining room and fully equipped kitchen. The property offers a garage, laundry room, swimming pool, garden, underfloor heating and several terraces and solarium. Cabo de Palos is in La Manga del Mar Menor, just 30 kil... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPC1221 EasyAds Torre de la Horadada, House 3,400,000 7 bed Torre de la Horadada - This newly listed detached villas are located first line and only 100m from the beach of Higuericas, in Torre de la Horadada and is built on a plot of 875 m2. The property consists of 7 bedrooms, 4 of them with panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea and 2 bathrooms and 2 toilets, living/ dining room with wine cooler and large wind... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN1223 EasyAds Murcia, House 795,000 7 bed Immaculately Presented 7 bedroom Detached Villa Murcia City. Price Living Space: 628m²Plot: 1704m²Private Pool and Jacuzzi. Luxurious spacious family home built to very high specifications in Private salt water solar heated pool with sliding retractable cover. Jacuzzi under pergola. Large outside kitchen with BBQ and oven. Separate WC and shower room i... For full information see website or contact: Ref: CITYRJ Murcia Villas La Serena Golf Resort, House 610,000 3 bed We are delighted to bring these exclusive detached villas to the market. The project consists of 10, South-facing properties, located on La Serena Golf in Los Alcazares, front-line, provided with all the luxury you can imagine, for example, Home Automation, electric shutters, pre-installation of Hi-Fi in the home and garden, decorative, electric fireplace... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 2501 Intasun Homes San Javier, Rural 550,000 4 bed Beautiful country house in Castilian style with stone façade, guesthouse, garage and a large interior patio, all surrounded by a For 1000s more properties, visit costablancapropertyguide.com! Agents: List ALL your properties on our portal in 2019 for free! high wall. Around the main properties, you will find a garden with trees and a large swimming pool to enjoy the Spanish sun. In the main building, there is a large lounge that can be combined as a living- and dining room, two bed... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes Pilar de la Horadada, House 495,000 4 bed Pilar De La Horadada This new development in Los Altos de Lo Romero (Alicante) located in an exclusive setting within a golf course. It s 18 hole Golf Course, up and running, give life to the area with numerous players who enjoy the golf offer and its great location. The property consists of 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, living/dining area and fitted kitc... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN1047 EasyAds Murcia, Rural 475,000 6 bed This stunning villa lies on a hillside with magnificent views over Murcia City and the mountains behind. The large villa boasts of 6 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, lounges and dining room as well as plenty of storage areas. On the main floor, there is a lovely lounge/chill out area with a fireplace that all the bedrooms are connected to. The separa... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes

21 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 The Costa Calida 21 YOU WILL LOVE THIS PROPERTY! LA MANGA CLUB, LUXURY TRIPLEX Luxury 3 bed, 3 bath (2 en suite) townhouse in the fantastic Atalayas complex with lovely pools and sunbathing terraces. The property, on 3 floors plus a basement with 4 rooms, enjoys mountain views and has a lounge-diner, open kitchen, sunny terrace and a solarium. Close to Cartagena and the fishing village of Cabo de Palos, Biosphere Nature Reserve - the best sports diving spot in Europe! 300,000 Inmocabo Real Estate Agency South Costa Calida Properties for Sale and Rent LA MANGA DEL MAR MENOR LA MANGA DEL MAR MENOR CABO DE PALOS CABO DE PALOS SEA FRONT APARTMENT! SEA FRONT APARTMENT! 129, , , ,000 Spacious, fully furnished, 2 bed, 2 bath (master en suite) apartment on sea front complex with lovely pool area. The property enjoys beautiful sea views, and has a loungediner, open kitchen, utility area, large (17sqm) terrace, a parking space and storeroom. Spacious, fully furnished, 3 bed, 2 bath apartment in complex with pool. The property has a large lounge-diner, fitted kitchen, utility room, a 30sqm wrap-around terrace with breathtaking sea views and a garage space and storeroom. Aircon throughout. Close to amenities. Great 3 bed, 3 bath townhouse (126sqm) very close to the lighthouse with large lounge-diner, fully fittedkitchen, small garden, spacious terrace and solarium overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the Lighthouse, and private 56sqm garage. Ideal as a family, or holiday home. Immaculate, 3 bed 2 bath duplex-type bungalow (145sqm) on complex with pool close to Cabo de Palos lighthouse. The property has a large living room with terrace, fully equipped kitchen, a 33sqm solarium and garage. Very good area near the beach. INMO CABO SUBIDA AL FARO, 17A, CABO DE PALOS 30370, MURCIA INFO@INMOCABO.COM Avenida Artero Guirao, 164 SAN PEDRO DEL PINATAR Murcia Tel: With strong, and continually increasing, demand from buyers looking for properties further south of Rojales - on the Orihuela Costa, Mar Menor and Costa Calida - and with renewed investment and redevelopment of many Murcian Golf Resorts, the company sees the need to increase its portfolio of properties in these areas. Therefore, to establish closer contact, strengthen existing relationships, maintain and improve their standards of personalised customer care, and promote the Intasun brand, the company has opened a new satellite office in the centre of San Pedro del Pinatar. Clearly this rapidly expanding enterprise is not sitting on its laurels! Customer Care and Sales and Administration are handled by the jovial Intasun team - Arthur, Jamie, Sue, Roger, Elliot & Maria - a great team all working to the best of their ability, ensuring you receive a friendly, personal service second to none. New San Pedro satellite offi ce MAR MENOR GEA Y TRUYOLS LAS LOMAS DEL RAME SAN PEDRO DEL PINATAR TORRE DE LA HORADADA PILAR DE LA HORADADA Beachfront 1 bed 1 bath bungalow Ref: Detached 3 bed, 4 bath villa Ref: Superb 3 bed, 4 bath detached villa Ref: Assorted new build detached villas Ref: Beachfront new build apartments Ref: Immaculately restored 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse Ref:

22 22 The Costa Calida 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Mil Palmeras, House 399,000 3 bed This brand new development of 18 detached villas with private swimming pool are 250 meters from Mil Palmeras beach. The property consists of 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, living/ dining area and fully fitted kitchen. The property benefits from a private swimming pool, roof solarium and terraced area with garden. Costa Blanca literally means W... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN1033 EasyAds Pilar de la Horadada, House 377,000 3 bed INTASUNHOMES GUARANTEED MINIMUM CASH BACK OFFER can help you secure one of these stunning new build detached villas at only 300 meters from the beach in Pilar de la Horadada. The ground floor consist of 1 bedroom with built in wardrobe, a family bathroom, fully fitted American kitchen, open plan lounge/living area with slide doors that lead to the... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 2435 Intasun Homes , , 000 Mar Menor, House 345,000 4 bed This lovely and spacious villa is located in one of the best Golf Courses of the area and boasts 4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms, a private pool, golf views. It is sold partly furnished and includes a shed in the garden and a glazed outside terrace. Worth while a visit! Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes San Javier, House 317,200 4 bed San Javier - These fabulous brand new modern Detached Villas are located in San Javier and consist of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living/dining area and fully fitted kitchen. The property benefits from a private garden, terraced areas. The large double glazed windows benefit from motorized blinds, there is an option for a swimming pool and motorized gates fo... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN1721 EasyAds Pilar de la Horadada, House 297,900 3 bed Pilar de la Horadada - This brand new stunning Detached Villa is located in Pilar de la Horadada and consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, spacious living/dining area and modern fully fitted kitchen. The property benefits from private gardens, terraced areas and beautiful private swimming pool. Pilar de la Horadada is a town and district in the Province of... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN1413 EasyAds San Pedro del Pinatar, House 289,900 3 bed San Pedro del Pinatar - This stunning Detached Villa is located in San Pedro del Pinatar and consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, spacious living dining area and fully fitted kitchen. The property benefits from terraced areas, private garden and private swimming pool. Great Location just a few hundred metres to the main high street in San Pedro del Pina... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN1411 EasyAds Los Alcazares, House 273,700 3 bed These brand new development of 22 villas located in Serena Golf Los Alcazares, just 5 minutes walk from the centre of the Spanish seaside resort, Los Alcazares, with its golden sandy beaches on Spain s Mar Menor built on a plot of 294 m2. The property consists of 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, fully fitted kitchen and living room. The properties... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN2052 EasyAds Pilar de la Horadada, House 265,000 3 bed Pilar De La Horadada - This brand new Detached villa located in Pilar De La Horadada consist of 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, living/dining area, fitted kitchen and underfloor heating in the bathrooms. The property also benefits from a private garden and private swimming pool. Pilar de la Horadada is a town and district in the Province of Alicante, in the s... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN1005 EasyAds Pilar de la Horadada, Apartment 263,000 3 bed new-build 3 bedroom villas with private pool and large solarium. Set within plots between 300m2 and 375m2, sea views from a solarium of 118m2 and private Tel: / info@sangriaproperties.com garden and parking. Also includes 2 bathrooms, living & dining room. Close to all amenities and local beaches. Prices start from euros (exc. pool). Ref: NEW-097 Magdalena Moreno , , 000 San Pedro del Pinatar, House 249,000 3 bed New 3 Bedroom 2 bathroom detached villas with private pool. Build size m2Plot sizes from m2 to m2Offer - Free Air-con with this property on completion through Murcia Villas Roda. These brand new 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom detached villas are located in between Santiago de la Ribera and San Pedro del Pinatar in a great location. Located only a f... For full information see website or contact: Ref: MVRNLCC Murcia Villas Roda, House 245,000 3 bed A selection of detached villas, all of which are built on one level, situated near a Golf Resort in the well-known area of Roda, San Javier. Each house has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan kitchen/dining/lounge area, and full rooftop solarium. There is private driveway within the plot, as well as a small extra storage area and private swimming poo... For full information see website or contact: Ref: rs276 Grupo Gama San Pedro del Pinatar, House 239,950 3 bed Contemporary design these stunning spacious villas have been thoughtfully designed to provide the perfect individual home, featuring large terraces on the ground floor with off road parking, private swimming pool and large format glass windows. Top floor offers 2 generous sized bedrooms and large terrace from the master bedroom options for roof sola... For full information see Great Golfing in the Costa Calida website or contact: Ref: 2513 Intasun Homes Los Alcazares, House 235,000 3 bed Los Alcazares - This brand new Detached Villas are located in Serena Golf in Los Alcazares and consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living/dining area and a fully fitted kitchen. The property benefits from pre-installed air conditioning, private terraced areas, roof solarium, garden and a garage. The property also offers a private swimming pool. The histo... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN1866 EasyAds Los Alcazares, House 230,000 3 bed A new development of 39 villas, each with private swimming pool and garden, underground parking space and lockup storeroom. Situated in the privileged coastal town of Los Alcazares. These fantastic villas are built over two storeys; on the ground floor is the open plan living area and kitchen, as well as double bedroom and bathroom. Upstairs is a further... For full information see website or contact: Ref: rs407 Grupo Gama El Carmoli, House 225,000 3 bed Excellently presented detached three bedroom Villa for sale located in a quiet residential street offering lovely views across open fields and the beautiful Mar Menor Sea. The house dates back to the 1970 s but was refurbished to a very good standard a few years ago to create a very nice family home with a larg... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EC15 Murcia Villas Los Alcazares, House 220,500 3 bed Detached property in Bahía Bella, in 550m2 plot, with guesthouse and private pool. The main house has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a recently renovated kitchen. The property also has an independent area for guests, consisting of a spacious room with its own bathroom. This large plot is easy maintained as it is mostly paved. Offering a private 8x4 swimmin... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes Pilar de la Horadada, Apartment 219,000 3 bed Brand new townhouse on ground floor with front and back terrace with direct access to the communal pool. The property has 3 bedrooms all with double bed and fitted wardrobes. Fully equipped kitchen with high quality end appliances and kitchen utensils. There are two bathrooms with shower; one of them is en-suite. You will find the beach For 1000s more properties, visit costablancapropertyguide.com! Agents: List ALL your properties on our portal in 2019 for free! and the yacht club... For full information see website or contact: Ref: Girasol Homes San Pedro del Pinatar, House 209,950 3 bed These modern detached villas are situated on the Mar Menor in San Pedro Del Pinatar. San Pedro is a small town a small town and municipality in the autonomous community and province of Murcia, southeast Spain. The municipality is situated at the northern end of Murcias Mediterranean coastline. The Costa Calida, and borders with the province of Alicante.... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 2587 Intasun Homes Balsicas, House 199,000 3 bed 3 bedroom and 2 bathroom villas with private swimming pools located in established residential in Balsicas. Independent plot - Perfectly oriented, spacious and private plots up to 277m2 Large areas - Houses up to 106m2 to live in peace... For full information see website or contact: Ref: BALCLE Murcia Villas Mil Palmeras, Apartment 195,000 2 bed On the seafront are these luxury 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartments built in a modern style with a high quality finish including pre-installed A/C. All the properties will have spectacular sea views and are only metres away from the sea. They will all benefit from having the use of the large community gardens and a communal swimming pool... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN475 EasyAds Roda, House 195,000 2 bed This beautiful townhouse on a corner plot with views over the swimming pool have a great location on the Roda Golf & Beach Resort. The townhouse consists of 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on two levels. Downstairs you have a large lounge with ample room for dining and patio doors leads out to the terrace and the garden. From here, you also have direct... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes Los Alcazares, House 179,990 3 bed A well-kept apartment with wooden floors throughout and heating here in Los Alcázares town centre. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and the present owner has enclosed one of the balconies giving you and extra room that can be used all year round, currently used for dining. There is a separate modern kitchen with adjoining utility space. All three b... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes Torre Pacheco, Rural 175,000 2 bed A country house in good condition and only 5 minutes from Torre Pacheco. At the entrance to the property there is enough space for four cars, the house, which is maintained to a good condition, has a large living room with fireplace and recently renovated open kitchen. There are two bedrooms and a renovated and very spacious bathroom. Adjacent to the house... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes San Pedro del Pinatar, Apartment 159,900 2 bed San Pedro del Pinatar - This brand new development of 18 Apartments are located in San Pedro del Pinatar and consists of 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living/ dining area and a fully fitted kitchen. The property offers a private parking, roof solarium and private terrace. The property also benefits from a communal swimming pool and gardens. Located in a privile... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN1788 EasyAds Horse-riding by the Mar Menor

23 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 The Costa Calida 23 (0034) (0034) SOLD SOLD SOLD TORRE DE LA HORADADA Fully furnished, 3 bed, 2 bath semi-detached house in community with pool, close to beach. SAN PEDRO DEL PINATAR NEW BUILD! Luxury 2 bed bungalow with solarium and private parking. Community pool. LO PAGAN NEW BUILD! Top quality 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse in community with pool. Close to beach. THINKING OF SELLING? CALL US, OR POP IN TO OUR OFFCE TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP! SOLD SOLD SOLD SAN CAYETANO Very nice 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse on corner plot. Lots of outside space. Close to all amenities. LO PAGAN EXCLUSIVE NEW BUILD! One of only four, with 3 beds, 2 baths, private pool and parking. LAS TERRAZAS DE LA TORRE SPECIAL OFFER 2 bed Bank-owned apartment in nice golf course complex with pool. As one of Europe s top Insurance Companies, Liberty Seguros tries EVERY MONTH! to offer excellent incentives to both NEW and EXISTING clients! Spanish Property in the Sun, based in San Javier, is an Approved Agent of Liberty Seguros and can provide insurance services face-to-face in our office. CALL US TODAY TO FIND OUT WHAT THE FEBRUARY OFFER WILL BE! REMEMBER! The MORE Policies you take out, the MORE you will ALWAYS Save! Avda La Union 92 bajo SAN JAVIER, Murcia enquiries@spanishpropertyinthesun.com

24 24 The Costa Calida 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Los Alcazares, House 159,800 4 bed A large 4-bedroom townhouse within walking distance to the beach and on a corner plot. This property would make a good family home for all year living as it is in the catchment area for one of the areas prestigious schools and close to the local bars and shops. It has a fireplace in the living room and boasts 3 bathrooms. The garden and patio has the add... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes Los Alcazares, House 153,900 4 bed Fantastic and spacious town house in the centre of Los Alcazares, boasting 4 bedrooms and also a private garage. On the ground floor, there is a large living and dining room with a fireplace, with an installation to heat up the whole house, a large kitchen, a double bedroom and a complete bathroom. From the kitchen, there is an access to a large inner patio... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 4EH Intasun Homes , , 000 Torre Pacheco, House 149,500 4 bed Fantastic and impeccable duplex, practically new and beautifully decorated with lovely countryside views and oriented to the east, this property has 4 bedrooms, one of them on the ground floor and two bathrooms. In the master bedroom, you can enjoy great views to the countryside from its large balcony The kitchen is separate and gives access to a backyard e... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes Roda, Apartment 148,000 2 bed This beautifully furnished ground floor apartment in the exclusive Roda Golf Resort has the unique positioning of a corner plot overlooking the pool giving you privacy and space. It has a large lounge area with dining area and a partially open kitchen. From the lounge, you can access the front terrace, which is very spacious and overlooks the gardens and t... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes Torre de la Horadada, Apartment 144,900 1 bed Torre De La Horadada - This brand new top floor corner Apartment is located in Torre De La Horadada and consists of 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, living/dining area and fully fitted kitchen. The property benefits from a balcony, roof top solarium, private gardens, and communal swimming pool with green areas. The seaside town of Torre de la Horadada is situated on th... For full information see website or contact: Whether buying or selling with Intasun Homes, everyone receives a professional, cheerful and attentive service WE NEED PROPERTIES TO SELL IN ALL AREAS! Avenida Justo Quesada, Rojales Alicante Calle Conde Lisea No 5 SANTIAGO DE LA RIBERA San Javier, yolandastemmet@hotmail.com Find us on Facebook facebook.com/paradisemarmenorproperties info@intasunhomes.com Ref: EAPN1441 EasyAds Pilar de la Horadada, House 144,900 2 bed modern new properties for Mar Menor esplanade sale; options of ground floor with garden or top floor with large private solarium. Set in small complex with pool within garden area. Stylish and modern; property have 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, spacious living area and enjoy large terrace and garden or private solarium. Close to amenities and short distance to the beaches... For full information see website or contact: Ref: GUV-0830 Magdalena Moreno Roda, Apartment 135,000 2 bed This stunning, spacious two bedroom apartment is conveniently located close to all the amenities of Roda Golf and Beach Resort. The apartment is a second floor penthouse with a wonderful private roof terrace solarium. This penthouse apartment is large and spacious with views overlooking the community pool and over the village of Señorio de Roda Master doub... For full information see website or contact: Ref: MVR7COOKE Murcia Villas San Javier, House 135,000 3 bed In the mar menor sea in San Cayetano we have 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms bungalow. Private residential with communal pool, golf course for beginner and children play area. Near from the beach and golf course. Ref: NEW-091 Magdalena Moreno Pilar de la Horadada, Apartment 135,000 3 bed This spacious 3 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment has been built to a high specification and offers good natural light throughout the property. It is situated close to the sought after area of the Rambla in Pilar de la Horadada, only 5 minutes walk from the town centre which offers a wealth of amenities including, bars/restaurants, banks/ shops, supermarkets/... For full information see website or contact: Ref: Girasol Homes Pilar de la Horadada, Apartment 134,900 2 bed Pilar De Horadada - This brand new development located in Pilar de Horadada comprises of 50 bungalows ground floor with a private garden, 50 bungalows top floor with a solarium, all of them with a sea view. The residential area gated with 4 entrances by remote control from the car. Every bungalow has a private parking space inside the residential area. Th... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN923 EasyAds Murcia, Rural 129,950 8 bed This traditional Spanish farm house is located on the edge of a village which has 2 bar restaurants. The property is around a hundred years old and has many original features. The total build size is around 700m2 and it sits in garden grounds of around 1000m2. On the ground floor are located 4 double bedrooms, a sitting room, kitchen with separate dining... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 4446 Intasun Homes Torre de la Horadada, House 129,900 6 bed Torre de la Horadada - This newly renovated Townhouse is located in Torre de la Horadada and consists of 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living/dining area with fireplace and a fully fitted kitchen with utility room. The property benefits from a private garden, air conditioning, terraced area and a roof solarium. The property comes unfurnished. The seaside town... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPC1699 EasyAds San Cayetano, House 120,000 3 bed This modern house in the popular town of San Cayetano is situated just 20 minutes from the beaches of the Mar Menor and Los Alcázares. It offers good-sized accommodation with off road parking for at least two cars. On the ground floor is the spacious living area and an American style open plan kitchen with a rear storage area. One of the 3 double bedrooms... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 1497 Intasun Homes Mar Menor, Apartment 109,000 2 bed 2 bedroom 2 bathroom Key Ready Apartment. Mar Menor Golf Resort, Melvin Style Apartments on Mar Menor II. Very Special Offer only euros Free Property Management in the first year. Brand new key ready 2 bedroom 2 bathroom Accommodation Comprises Living Space 106m²Large spacious double lounge diner with patio doors to the terrace. Terrace with pool and golf view... For full information see website or contact: Ref: MMS03 Murcia Villas Lo Pagan, Apartment 105,800 2 bed Lo Pagan These fabulous brand new development of 26 Apartments are located in Lo Pagan and consists of 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living/dining area and a fully fitted kitchen. The property benefits from pre-installed air conditioning, BBQ and rooftop solarium. The property also benefits from a communal swimming pool. Murcia region boast over 3,000 hours... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN2002 EasyAds San Pedro del Pinatar, Apartment 105,000 3 bed San Pedro Del Pinatar - This stylish brand new apartment is located in San Pedro Del Pinatar and consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living/dining room, an independent fitted kitchen and a terrace. The property also benefits from fitted wardrobes, a lift, intercom system, a utility room, and communal areas and pre-installed hot/cold air conditioning. Garage... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN1778 EasyAds La Puebla, Apartment 103,995 2 bed This apartment in the village of La Puebla consists of 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, one being an en-suite. The apartment is located in an urbanisation with a lovely outdoor communal pool as well as an indoor pool and spa area with saunas and a gym for all the For 1000s more properties, visit costablancapropertyguide.com! Agents: List ALL your properties on our portal in 2019 for free! residents. La Puebla village is within walking distance and here you can find all amenities includ... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes , , 000 Los Alcazares, Apartment 99,995 2 bed Ground floor two bed apartment in the centre of town, just a short walk to the beach. Close to all amenities and in good condition. This property will be a great purchase for someone. The property consists of two double bedrooms both with fitted wardrobes, a large living space with ample area to dine in, one family bathroom and kitchen. There is also a co... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes Roda, Apartment 99,700 2 bed This lovely ground floor apartment situated in the nice village of Roda, from walking distance to the Roda Golf & Beach Resort boasts two bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a nice garden area of 42m and with access to a beautiful Spanish communal courtyard. Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes San Javier, Apartment 92,950 1 bed This lovely apartment situated in the centre of San Javier is close to all the amenities and the beautiful beaches of Mar Menor. The apartment consists of one good-sized bedroom and bathroom as well as an independent kitchen. Through the lounge, you have access to a nice terrace with views over the orange groves. From the rooftop solarium, you will find a s... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes Sucina, Apartment 88,000 2 bed Sucina - This fabulous 1st Floor Apartment is situated on Hacienda Riquelme Golf Course and overlooks the 15th tee. The property consists of 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living/dining area and fully fitted kitchen with utility room. The property benefits from a private sunny terrace with fabulous views of the golf course, air conditioning, central heating and... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPD1745 EasyAds Balsicas, Detached Bungalow 66,900 2 bed Sierra Golf This brand new semi-detached bungalow Green consists of 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, spacious living room/ dining area, fitted kitchen, utility room and comes with a garden, covered terraced area and patio. Sierra Golf is a Residential Complex built around a 9-hole golf course, with a future extension project to 18 holes. It is fundamentally cha... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN762 EasyAds Mar Menor, Apartment 63,000 3 bed LAST APARTMENT LEFT! The Boulevard apartments are located bordering the Mar Menor Golf Resort. The harmonious blend of Mediterranean colours and spacious design provide a great welcome to owners and visitors alike. The only one available boast 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. It is very spacious and have big terrace to enjoy the wonderful views of the Golf cou... For full information see website or contact: Ref: 8EH Intasun Homes Pilar de la Horadada, Apartment 59,900 Pilar de la Horadada This beautiful Ground Floor Studio Apartment is located in Pilar de la Horadada and Championshipstandard golfing consists of living/bedroom area, bathroom and kitchen. The property offers a small private terraced area, parking, green areas and communal swimming pool. Pilar de la Horadada is a town and district in the Province of Alicante, in the southeast of Spa... For full information see website or contact: Ref: EAPN2060 EasyAds

25 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 The Costa Calida 25 CASAS MANUEL REAL ESTATE YOUR PROFESSIONAL, FAMILY-RUN ESTATE AGENCY WITH OFFICES IN BENIJOFAR, LA ZENIA + LOS ALCAZARES - WE NOW REACH AN EVEN BIGGER AUDIENCE PUT YOUR TRUST IN OUR HANDS! LET THE PROFESSIONAL FAMILY-RUN ESTATE AGENCY SELL YOUR HOME THIS YEAR! CONTACT US FOR A FREE VALUATION NEW SALES OFFICE IN LOS ALCAZARES AS FEATURED ON C4 s SUN, SEA AND SELLING HOUSES NOW FILMING FOR SERIES 3!!! Murcia Property Services / Offices: sales@murciapropertyservices.net Plaza Arteaga No. 6, SUCINA, Murcia Corvera - Unit 1, RONDA DE GOLF, Corvera Golf and Country Club SUCINA HACIENDA RIQUELME SUCINA ATLANTICO HACIENDA RIQUELME Fantastic 3 bed, 2 bath south-facing detached villa with private pool and garden. Open plan lounge/dining area with log burning stove. Private solarium, close to amenities. Price: 160,000 Ref: 13LP Lovely fully furnished, 2 bed, 1 bath penthouse apartment on community with pool. Fully fi tted kitchen, secure underground parking space, terrace overlooking pool. Price: 100,000 Ref: 227 Lovely 3 bed, 2 bath south-facing detached villa on large plot with private pool. Lounge/ dining area with open fi replace, off-road parking, close to town centre. Price: 195,000 Ref: 226 Fully furnished 2 bed, 2 bath second-floor apartment on community with pool. Open plan lounge/dining area with patio doors opening onto private balcony. Close to clubhouse and restaurant. Price: 80,000 Ref: 218 DRAMATIC PRICE DROP! RECENTLY REDUCED! SUCINA PEÑA CORVERA RESORT SUCINA SUCINA Fully furnished 3 bed, 2 bath detached villa close to town centre. Large open plan lounge with log burner. A/C throughout. Paved garden, private driveway, wooden awning. Fully furnished, spacious, 2 bed, 2 bath villa with private garden area, pool and Jacuzzi in quiet area. A/C and heating throughout. Parking available. Fully furnished 1 bed, 1 bath second-fl oor apartment close to town centre. Light and open living room with separate fully fi tted kitchen. Fully furnished 2 bed, 2 bath fi rst-fl oor apartment on quiet community with pool. Private underground parking. Supermarket, bar and restaurant on site. Price: 130,000 Ref: 217 Price: 175,000 Ref: Casa Pena 42 Price: 40,000 Ref: 187 Price: 52,000 Ref: 16 We urgently require sale and rental properties in all areas.

26 26 New Developments 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE L UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND AVAILA AMAY Properties SAN MIGUEL DE SALINAS, BELLAVISTA Villa style - GEMMA Lovely project in 4 phases of independent villas in various sizes, all with great views, private pool and parking, in a quiet residential area just 7km from the beaches of Orihuela and surrounded by golf courses. Prices from 225,000 SAN MIGUEL DE SALINAS, RES. MARINA III and IV LUXURY HOME SUN SL Following the success of the previous Marina Residences, the company is delighted to announce the launch of the above projects 32 elegant, luxury independent villas on large plots with 7x4m private pool, parking, and great views! Call TODAY for Prices! info@lhspromo.com PATRIMI SAN MIGUEL DE SALINAS, SALINAS APARTMENTS II Beautiful 2 and 3 bedroom apartments on brand new complex with community pool. Each apartment has a lounge/ dining area, American-style kitchen, sunny terrace and parking. From 125,000 + IVA

27 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 New Developments 27 OVELY NEW BUILD PROJECTS CURRENTLY BLE DIRECT FROM THE DEVELOPER YOUR HOUSE IN SPAIN BY THE GOLF COURSE! The company has designed a variety of different types of property so you can choose from a comfortable apartment to a luxurious detached villa with swimming pool. Call for more information, or visit the website to see the range of properties available. Apartments from just 137,900 VISTABELLA GOLF HOMES Info@vistabellagolfhomes.com Call TODAY for Prices! TM GROUP ORIHUELA COSTA, TERRAZAS DE CAMPOAMOR All the experience and quality of TM at a fantastic price! Wonderful project with 2 adult and children s pools, heated whirlpools and a children s playground a place where you can make the most of the sea and the sun, with all amenities close by! Call today for information/prices! CONDADO DE ALHAMA GOLF RESORT SOLOMON HOMES CONDADO DE ALHAMA GOLF RESORT VILLA PRIMAVERA 139,900 from EDIFICIO PONIENTE 99,900 from 2 bed, 2 bath villa with aircon ducting, fitted kitchen with granite worktops, close to amenities info@solomonhomes.com 2 bed, 2 bath apartments with aircon ducting, fitted kitchen with granite worktops, close to amenities.

28 28 Costa Blanca South 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides SMARTSELL ESTATE AGENTS SALE JANUARY CENTRO COMMERCIAL VIA PARK II, LOCAL 8, PLAYA FLAMENCA, ORIHUELA COSTA, 03189, ALICANTE INFO@SMARTSELL.ES ORIHUELA COSTA PROPERTY SPECIALISTS TEL: / UK LO-CALL: PLAYA FLAMENCA SAN MIGUEL DE SALINAS REF: F3031 WAS: 149,995 NOW: 129,995 YOU SAVE: 20,000! Part-furnished 3 bed, 2 bath south-facing detached villa with communal pool in great location. Open plan living, gated driveway and raised sun terrace. Close to Zenia Boulevard and all amenities and beaches. REF: F0740 WAS: 349,995 NOW: 249,995 YOU SAVE: 100,000! Fabulous bargain villa or great business opportunity Bar/restaurant or club. 4 apartments (1 double, 3 singles with 4 bathrooms) on the 1st floor with the master having a very large solarium, all with uninterrupted views of the surrounding area, salt lakes and sea. CABO ROIG LOS DOLSES PLAYA FLAMENCA LA MATA PLAYA FLAMENCA REF: F0535 REF: F1003 REF: F1020 REF: F0361 REF: F2002 WAS: 109,990 NOW: 102,990 YOU SAVE: 7,000! WAS: 249,995 NOW: 239,995 YOU SAVE: 10,000! WAS: 159,500 NOW: 150,000 YOU SAVE: 9,500! WAS: 7,500 NOW: 5,000 YOU SAVE: 2,000! WAS: 97,500 NOW: 90,000 YOU SAVE: 7,500! Fully furnished 2 bed, 2 bath east-facing townhouse with communal pool. Front and rear gardens, driveway, sun terrace. Fully furnished 3 bed, 3 bath villa on 300sqm plot with private pool. Tiled garden with seating area and allotment. Fully furnished 3 bed, 2 bath south-facing quad villa with communal pool and large garden. 2 sun terraces and roof solarium. Underground garage spa-ce at far end of garage block. Could be converted to be selfcontained with permission from the community. Fully furnished, spacious, 3 bed, 3 bath townhouse with communal pool. Located on quiet, gated community. VILLAMARTIN LOS DOLSES VILLAMARTIN CABO ROIG PLAYA FLAMENCA REF: F2006 REF: F1023 REF: F1024 REF: F1030 REF: F1015 WAS: 115,000 NOW: 105,000 YOU SAVE: 10,000! WAS: 119,995 NOW: 109,995 YOU SAVE: 10,000! WAS: 149,995 NOW: 134,995 YOU SAVE: 15,000! WAS: 196,995 NOW: 184,995 YOU SAVE: 12,000! WAS: 89,995 NOW: 85,995 YOU SAVE: 4,000! 3 bed, 2 bath quad house with communal pool, located close to golf course. Requires a bit of TLC. Lovely 2 bed, 2 bath south-facing apartment with sun balcony, large garden, 3 communal pools. Close to amenities. Fully furnished 3 bed, 2 bath villa on community with pool. Beautifully maintained and modernised. Sun terrace, BBQ area, close to amenities. Beautiful, fully furnished, 3/4 bed, 2 bath quad house with sea views on community with pool. Lovely 2 bed, 1 bath west-facing ground floor apartment. Award winning style. Close to amenities and Zenia Boulevard.

29 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Costa Blanca South 29 RECOMMEND A FRIEND* TO SMARTSELL! WHEN THEY BUY (OR SELL) THROUGH US WE WILL GIVE YOU A 500 THANK YOU! SIMPLY FILL IN THE FORM IN THIS ADVERT, OR US TO REGISTER YOUR RECOMMENDATION! Your Friend s Details Name Address Tel: Today s date Signature (* Unfortunately, we cannot accept any recommendation where the person is already a Smartsell client.) VILLAMARTIN LA FLORIDA REF: F1024 Fully furnished 3 bed, 2 bath villa with communal pool and garage. Beautifully maintained and modernised with tiled garden, storage shed and BBQ area. REF: F2801 Fully furnished 3 bed, 1 bath south-facing ground floor apartment with communal pool and tennis courts. Large south-facing garden and private terrace. WAS: 149,995 NOW: 135,995 YOU SAVE: 14,000! WAS: 99,000 NOW: 90,000 YOU SAVE: 9,000! PLAYA FLAMENCA LOS ALTOS PLAYA FLAMENCA PLAYA FLAMENCA VILLAMARTIN REF: F3039 REF: F3026 REF: F3025 REF: F3030 REF: F3037 WAS: 120,000 NOW: 110,000 YOU SAVE: 10,000! WAS: 109,995 NOW: 99,995 YOU SAVE: 10,000! WAS: 111,999 NOW: 104,999 YOU SAVE: 7,000! WAS: 129,995 NOW: 120,495 YOU SAVE: 9,500! WAS: 219,995 NOW: 204,995 YOU SAVE: 15,000! Newly renovated 3 bed, 2 bath south-facing quad house on community with pool. Parking space, roof solarium, close to amenities. Fully furnished 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse on community with pool. Open plan living, sun terrace, driveway. Fully furnished 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse on community with pool. Front and back gardens, roof solarium. Close to amenities. Part-furnished 2 bed, 2 bath penthouse apartment on community with pool. Close to all amenities. Beautiful 3 bed, 2 bath detached villa with sea views. Fully renovated to a high standard. PLAYA FLAMENCA VILLAMARTIN ALICANTE PUNTA PRIMA PUNTA PRIMA REF: F3033 REF: F3038 REF: F4004 REF: F3044 REF: F3009 WAS: 129,999 NOW: 119,999 YOU SAVE: 10,000! WAS: 174,995 NOW: 165,995 YOU SAVE: 9,000! WAS: 259,995 NOW: 244,995 YOU SAVE: 15,000! WAS: 224,995 NOW: 214,995 YOU SAVE: 10,000! WAS: 104,995 NOW: 112,995 YOU SAVE: 8,000! Lovely Jose style 2 bed, 2 bath quad villa on community with pool. Driveway and sun terrace, roof solarium, sea views. Fully furnished 3 bed, 2 bath detached villa with room for private pool. Large front garden with gated driveway. Lovely 3 bed, 3 bath villa with private swimming pool, large solarium with sea views, and mostly completed studio apartment. Fantastic part-furnished 3 bed, 2 bath detached villa with private pool. Open plan living, roof solarium, gated driveway. 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse on community with pool. A/C throughout, roof solarium, close to amenities.

30 30 New Developments 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE LOVELY AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION AVAILABLE FROM J LA MARINA, COSTA BLANCA SOUTH SANTIAGO DE LA RIBERIA, COSTA CALIDA LA FINCA GOLF, ALGORFA, ALICANTE Target Spanish Properties Intasun Homes Welcome-Estates Beautifully designed 3 bed, 3 bath villas 250metres from the sae front! Exclusive small development (11 villas). 406,000 Ref: TSP92 11 x 3/4/5 bed, 3.5 bath detached villas with en suite bathrooms, dressing rooms, private swimming pool and off-road parking. 330,000 Ref: 2558 Modern design, 3 bed, 2 bath Gante Villas with beautiful mountain views. New Phase of 13 villas. 279,000 Ref: DOLORES, ALICANTE BENIJOFAR, ALICANTE DAYA VIEJA, COSTA BLANCA SOUTH Intasun Homes Intasun Homes Smiley Homes Beautiful 3 bed, 3.5 bath detached villas in the heart of the Vega Baja with private garden and swimming pool. 249,000 Ref: 2987 Stunning 3 bed, 2.5 bath detached villas with open plan design are within easy walking distance to amenities. 239,900 Ref: 2304 Stunning 3 bed, 3 bath villas with large garden, solarium, private pool and off road parking. Close to amenities. from 225,000 Ref: SHN510 DAYA VIEJA, COST BLANCA SOUTH DAYA VIEJA, COSTA BLANCA SOUTH LAS RAMBLAS GOLF, VILLAMARTIN Target Spanish Properties Smiley Homes Intasun Homes Brand new residential complex (Carla Villas II) consisting 3 bed, 2 bath semi-detached villas with garden, private pool and solarium. 224,000 Ref: TSP88 Beautiful 2 bed, 2 bath bungalows with fully fi tted kitchen, private pool, garden, off road parking and solarium. from 211,300 Ref: SHN512 Luxury 2 and 3 bed, 2 bath apartments with many extras. All ground floor apartments come with a private swimming pool. 199,000 Ref: 2608

31 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 New Developments 31 NEW BUILD PROJECTS CURRENTLY COMPLETE, UST SOME OF OUR ESTATE AGENT ADVERTISERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION! ROJALES, ALICANTE LOS BALCONES, COSTA BLANCA SOUTH ApYSur TORREVIEJA ApYSur Intasun Homes Stunning complex of 13 x 3/4/5 bed, 2 bath townhouses in this popular town. 189,000 Ref: 2010 Wonderful new 2 bed, 2 bath bungalows on 2 leveles: the lower property has the use of the garden, the upper property the solarium. 146,900 Ref: ON46 Lovely 2 bed, 1 bath apartments on new complex with pool and close to the beach. All properties have A/C, fitted kitchen, sunny terrace and parking. 138,900 Ref: ON55 QUESADA, COSTA BLANCA SOUTH EL RASO DEL GUARDAMAR PLAYA FLAMENCA, COSTA BLANCA SOUTH REDUCED! Target Spanish Properties Intasun Homes Welcome-Estates Lovely 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse with private garden and parking on lovely Community with pool. Close to amenities. 124,500 Ref: TSP93 Amazing development of 1-2 bed, 1-2 bath apartments a few minutes from the beach, all private parking and communal swimming pool. 121,000 Ref: 2535 Choice of 1, 2, and 3 bed, 1 or 2 bath apartments in lovely residential complex with pools. Ground, or upper floors available. 120,000 Ref: ORIHUELA GOLF, COSTA BLANCA SOUTH SAN JAVIER, MURCIA PILAR DE LA HORADADA UNDER CONSTRUCTION! Magda Houses & Properties Magda Houses & Properties Welcome-Estates Lovely 3 bed, 2 bath apartment on complex with pool. Large terrace, private solarium and parking space. Close to amenities. 82,000 Ref: GUV-0809 Brand new, spacious (64sqm) 1 bed, 1 bath bungalow on 250sqm plot with garden and garage. Close to golf courses, beaches and amenities. 72,000 Ref: GUV-0825 Lovely 1 bed, 1 bath modern, ground floor apartments each with private garden, underground parking and storeroom. 2 pools on complex. 64,900 Ref:

32 32 The CBPG Magazine 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Pound strengthens despite Brexit uncertainty; will Article 50 be delayed? Staying on top of the latest currency news can help you time your transfers more effectively, so find out what you should be looking out for over the next couple of weeks Latest currency news The pound has found support in recent weeks, despite Brexit uncertainty only appearing to have heightened in in the last month. This upswing in Sterling has seen GBP/ EUR climb from 1.11 to around 1.13 over the last month. At the same time, the GBP/USD exchange rate has risen from $1.26 to $1.28, although it also briefly plummeted to a 20-month low of $1.24 on the way. What s been happening? While it has remained volatile, the pound has consistently risen so far in 2019, largely on the back of diminishing fears of a no-deal Brexit. This comes despite Theresa May s Brexit deal being overwhelming rejected by Parliament as markets hope that MPs will now exert more authority over the process potentially pushing to stop Brexit altogether. Meanwhile a run of gloomy data and fears that some of the Eurozone s largest economies may be headed towards a recession has seen the euro struggle in recent weeks. The US dollar has also given up ground this month following a number of dovish signals from the Federal Reserve, with the US central bank now expected to adopt a more cautious approach to monetary policy in What do you need to look out for? Brexit is expected to continue to dominate the pound over the coming month, with a potential extension to Article 50 likely to propel Sterling higher. Meanwhile EUR investors are likely to remain focused on data coming out of the Eurozone, with any additional signs of a slowdown or a more dovish outlook from the European Central Bank likely to drag on the euro. Finally the US dollar may come under increasing pressure this month, if fears begin to mount that the ongoing US government shutdown is dragging on US growth. At Currencies Direct we re here to talk currency whenever you need us, so get in touch if you want to know more about the latest news or how it could impact your currency transfers. Since 1996 we ve helped more than 250,000 customers with their currency transfers, just pop into your local Currencies Direct branch or give us a call to find out more. PREMIER REMOVALS & STORAGE Now Trading 15 Years in The Costa Blanca info@premiermovespain.com FREE STORAGE ON EVERY REMOVAL WITH NO OBLIGATION QUOTES SPAIN UK SPAIN Fully Insured Fully Alarmed Storage Facilities International & Local Moves Full & Part Loads Wrap & Pack Service Available Packaging Supplies Available

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34 34 The CBPG Magazine 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Brexit vote news: MPs will debate and vote on Theresa May s plan B on January 29 By Patrick Grafton Green, The Evening Standard Prime Minister Theresa May in Downing Street on Wednesday evening MPs will be able to vote on Theresa May s Brexit Plan B on January 29, it has been confirmed. It comes after the Commons emphatically voted down Mrs May s deal with the European Union on Tuesday evening. Leader of the House, Andrea Leadsom, said the Prime Minister would put forward a motion and make a statement on her next steps on Monday. A full day s debate on the motion will take place on Tuesday, 29 January, subject to the agreement of the house, Ms Leadsom told Parliament. After MPs have voted, there will be just 59 days before the UK is due to leave the EU. The Prime Minister survived a no confidence vote brought by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday before vowing to continue with Support for Remain highest since referendum, Brexit poll finds Brexit negotiations. In Downing Street last night she declared it is time for finding a way forward and invited MPs from all parties to try to achieve a breakthrough, saying it was time to put self interest aside. Theresa May says MPs must work together to deliver Brexit. She will announce her Plan B after meeting with a variety of opposition parties in the coming days. Mrs May has already held talks with Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable, SMP Westminster leader Ian Blackford and Plaid Cymru s Liz Saville-Roberts late on Wednesday in a bid to get a Parliamentary consensus. But Jeremy Corbyn said he would not even sit down with her until she agrees to kill off the threat of a no-deal Brexit. In a speech in Hastings on Thursday, the Labour leader dismissed the Prime Minister s crossparty talks as a stunt. Last night s offer of talks with party leaders turned out to be simply a stunt, not the serious attempt to engage with the new reality that is needed, he said. He added: I say to the Prime Minister again: I am quite happy to talk but the starting point for any talks about Brexit must be that the threat of a disastrous no-deal outcome is ruled out, taken off the table, and we can talk about the future of the plans that we will put forward and the future relationship with Europe. In a direct message to Mrs May, Mr Corbyn said: Take no-deal off the table now please Prime Minister. He also repeated that all options remained on the table, including a second referendum, saying: Given the severity of the crisis it would be wrong to rule any of them out. It came as a snap poll Jeremy Corbyn dismissed the PM s offer of cross-party talks as a stunt conducted in the wake of the PM s crushing defeat on her Brexit plan found a 12-point lead for remaining in the EU, the largest margin since the referendum. The YouGov survey of more than 1,000 voters found 56 per cent would now vote to stay in the EU, against 44 per cent who want to leave. Exactly the same proportion of voters said they wanted a second EU referendum, three points higher than recorded in a similar poll before Christmas. For 1000s more properties, visit costablancapropertyguide.com Agents: List ALL your properties on our portal in 2019 for free!

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36 36 The CBPG Magazine 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides T p t r y e l By Alex Therrien, Health Reporter, BBC News If you are contemplating a new year s health kick, you could be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed. Do yoga, run, lift weights, cut the carbs, or the fat (depending on the particular diet that s in vogue), ditch the booze, reduce your stress. It is easy to feel like your life needs to be overhauled in order to be a healthy, happy human being. But what if you were to make only one change? We asked experts what single thing they would recommend people should do to improve their health, assuming they are an adult who is otherwise healthy and not a smoker. Focus on the mind It is easy to only think about our physical health. But according to Dr Nadine Sammy, associate lecturer for sport and exercise sciences at the University of Exeter, we should also be focusing on improving our minds by building self-awareness. You might think of this as something that prevents us from embarrassing ourselves, but, according to Dr Sammy, it is much more than this. Self-awareness is the ability to recognise and understand your moods, emotions and drives, and building it can play a crucial role in improving mental and physical wellbeing over time. By understanding your feelings, motivations and behaviours in more depth, you can begin to act more consciously in order to make better choices for yourself, she says. For instance, what is your motivation to exercise? When are you most - and when Building self-awareness, through things like meditation, can boost our mental and physical wellbeing are you least - likely to stick to your exercise routine and why? There are many ways to do this, she says, including journaling, meditating, practicing mindfulness or simply making time for self-reflection after certain activities or at the end of the day. Better understanding ourselves allows us to play to our strengths and build on our weaknesses, thereby spurring us on to be our best self, she adds. Adopt a dog A gym membership, a Pilates class, or a morning run - just some of the things that might come to mind when we think of becoming physically more active. But though going to the gym works for some of us, many will quit after a month or two, says Dr Rhys Thatcher, a reader in exercise physiology at Aberystwyth University. Instead, he recommends finding ways to routinely incorporate exercise into our daily lives.there are plenty of ways to do this, from avoiding the lifts at work to parking on the far side of a supermarket car park when you are doing the shopping. But there are particular benefits to adopting a dog, he says. If you make sure to walk it for at least 30 minutes twice a day, you will be boosting your activity while also getting the emotional benefits of dog adoption. This way you get to spend time outside, you get to exercise, you get a loyal companion and at the same time you get to improve the life of another living thing, all of which have been shown to improve physical and mental health, says Dr Thatcher. Get your 30 a week We have all heard about getting our five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. But according to Dr Megan Rossi, a research fellow at King s College London s department of nutritional sciences, it is not only quantity we should be striving for, but also diversity. We should aim for at least 30 different plantbased foods per week, she says. That is because plant-based diversity is thought to have a key role in good gut health. The bacteria in our gut - collectively known as the microbiome - have a profound role in our health. Allergies, obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, Parkinson s, and even depression have all been linked to the bacteria in our gut. One way we can get more plant-based diversity in our diets easily is by being a little savvier about some of the foods we purchase, says Dr Rossi. Instead of just buying chickpeas go for the four-bean mix. Instead of buying one type of seed buy the four-seed mix, she says. Smile more often After the excesses of the holiday season, many of us will be planning to lose a couple of stone or setting a target for how many times we go to the gym each week. But the problem with arbitrary goals like these is that they are often difficult to achieve and failing to reach them can be There are particular health benefits in adopting a dog, says Dr Rhys Thatcher demoralising, says Dr James Gill. Instead, he recommends focusing first on trying to be happier. There are lists of specific things that you can do to actively make your life healthier, but if you are not enjoying your Experts say diversity of plantbased foods is also important life you probably won t stick to any difficult or challenging changes for the coming year, says Dr Gill, a locum GP and researcher at Warwick Medical School. But how do you go about becoming happier? Dr Gill recommends making one change in your life that will make you smile more often. At the same time, identify one thing that makes you unhappy and try to do something to improve it. Get those two in the bag, and you ll be ready to look to other things to really give your health a boost further into the year. And finally, get enough sleep It may seem obvious, but we should all aim to get enough sleep (seven to nine hours a night for most healthy adults). Even being mildly deprived of it (five hours a night) can affect a range of cognitive functions, including decision making, says Dr Gavin Buckingham, senior lecturer in sport and health sciences at the University of Exeter. There are lots of things we can do to get a better night s sleep, from avoiding caffeine too close to bed to having a consistent bedtime. But Dr Buckingham s top tip is to stop using electronic devices like phones and laptops well before bedtime or at least put on a filter that blocks the blue light in them. Do not spend so much time focusing on arbitrary matters, do something that makes you smile instead

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38 38 The CBPG Magazine 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides cognac 11 facts to impress people with at a dinner party Nice trip: cognac was de rigueur on the Harrods escalator association with hip hop in the 1990s, which saw the first rap references to yak or nyak. The next largest markets are Singapore and China. Leading the way: Rémy Martin was a pioneer among cognac producers mixed with ginger ale. (Though he did say the advice applied to an everyday bottle, being drunk in a garden in the town of Cognac, with my friends, at a barbecue.) Each to their own: Baptiste Loiseau (right) is partial to a cognac with ginger ale Do you know your yak from your manheaded horse? There s more than you think to this resurgent French spirit The most basic fact what is cognac? A brandy from the Cognac region, between the Charente river and the Atlantic. But there s a bit more to it than that: unlike other brandies, cognac must be made from specific grapes, usually ugni blanc, distilled twice (but only between November and March each time) and aged at least two years in Tronçais or Limousin oak barrels. Worth the wait: cognac spends at least two years in Tronçais or Limousin oak barrels It is 10pm in the Madrid neighbourhood of La Latina, one of the city s oldest areas, and the cobbled streets thrum with the sounds of people enjoying plates of gambas al ajillo (garlic prawns) and cocido Madrileño (a hearty chickpea, pork and chorizo Fountain of knowledge: become a cognac aficionado with these facts The height of cognac deliciousness is often referred to among connoisseurs as rancio, describing a particular richness of aroma and flavour developed by some very fine aged cognacs. It has been described as an earthy umami quality. The term comes from Iberia, where it is used to describe Spanish and Portuguese fortified wines such as sherry and port. Eighteenth-century emigrés from the British Isles established some of Cognac s houses: Richard Hennessy came from Ireland, Jean Martell arrived from the Channel Islands, while Thomas Hine headed over from Dorset with a desire just to improve his French. Rémy Martin is named after a wine grower from Cognac who began selling cognac under his own name in The company remains one of the few houses still run by a family from the region. In 2003, Rémy Martin appointed Pierrette Trichet as the first ever female cellar master for a major cognac house. She held the position until 2014, before handing over the reins to Baptiste Loiseau the youngest ever cellar master. History maker: Pierrette Trichet was Rémy Martin s first female cellar master When Britain s first escalator was installed at Harrods in 1898, cognac was offered to everyone who took a ride. The drink was to help ease them into what must have seemed like an intriguing contraption for those lucky enough to experience it. The real reason why Spaniards eat late Many travellers believe Spain s late mealtimes are a reflection of the country s laidback attitude, but that couldn t be further from the truth. By Jessica Jones stew). Restaurants are bustling at an hour when, in most other countries, chefs would be hanging up their aprons for the night. While travellers might attribute Spain s late mealtimes to the country s laidback Mediterranean attitude, the real reason is a little more peculiar. Spaniards are living in the wrong time zone, and have been for Spain goes by Central European Time, putting it in sync with Serbia In 1841, Paul-Emile-Rémy Martin added a logo to the bottles and cases in the shape of a centaur because it was linked to Martin s star sign of Sagittarius. Written in the stars: the centaur logo was introduced in 1841 In China, Rémy Martin is also called réntóumă ( 人头马 ) - literally manheaded horse. This is because, in Asia, many people could not easily pronounce Rémy Martin. Only a tiny fraction of cognac just 2 to 3 per cent is sold in France. The largest market is the US, with a particular following among African- Americans, as a result of Cognac forging an more than 70 years. Glance at a map and you ll realise that Spain sitting, as it does, along the same longitude as the UK, Portugal and Morocco should be in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). But Spain goes by Central European Time (CET), putting it in sync with the Serbian capital Belgrade, more than 2,500km east of Madrid. Spaniards are living in the wrong time zone, and have been for more than 70 years. So why are Spaniards living behind their geographic time zone? Rémy Martin was a pioneer among the Cognac region s 350 or so producers when it comes to distilling on the lees the sediments that occur during vinification of the grapes. This method enhances the potential of ageing our eaux-devie and gives a coating sensation on the palate, says cellar master Baptiste Loiseau. This sensation of smoothness on the palate is even more present when Rémy Martin XO is enjoyed on ice. And because Rémy Martin s eaux-de-vies come exclusively from Petite and Grand Champagne crus, their chalky soils offer the promise of better ageing potential. Surprisingly, Baptiste Loiseau said in an interview for The Daily Telegraph that his favourite way to drink cognac is... In 1940, General Francisco Franco changed Spain s time zone, moving the clocks one hour forward in solidarity with Nazi Germany. For Spaniards, who at the time were utterly devastated by the Spanish Civil War, complaining about the change did not even cross their minds. They continued to eat at the same time, but because the clocks had changed, their 1pm lunches If you can t arrange that experience for yourself, then two classic cognac cocktails to enjoy anywhere are the Sidecar (cognac, Cointreau, lemon juice) and the Old Fashioned (cognac with brown sugar and bitters). Discovering cognac This article, by Rémy Martin, is about the flavours, traditions and hidden depths of cognac. Family firm Rémy Martin was founded more than 300 years ago on a small terroir which provides the perfect conditions for producing high-quality cognac. Visit www. remymartin.com to find out about the full range. With work days ending at 8pm, Spaniards save their social lives for the late hours became 2pm lunches, and they were suddenly eating their 8pm dinners at 9pm. After World War II ended, the clocks were never changed back. However, in 2016, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced that the government was working on a plan to implement a new workday schedule ending at 6pm as opposed to 8pm. One important element of

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40 40 The CBPG Magazine 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides the plan was evaluating the possibility of changing Spain s time zone from CET to GMT something that has sparked a heated discussion throughout the country. The time difference results in long summer evenings and 10pm sunsets Being 60 minutes behind the correct time zone means the sun rises later and sets later, bestowing Spain with gloriously long summer evenings and 10pm sunsets. Those who run Spain s tourist resorts believe that more sunlight is a large draw for visitors. The regional government of the Balearic Islands which include Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza is strongly against returning to GMT and has even campaigned to maintain year-round summer time (CET+1) to allow visitors to take full advantage of the region s mild winter climate. But for many Spaniards, living in the wrong time zone has resulted in sleep deprivation and decreased productivity. The typical Spanish work day begins at 9am; after a two-hour lunch break between 2 and 4pm, employees return to work, ending their day around 8pm. The later working hours force Spaniards to save their social lives for the late hours. Prime-time television doesn t start until 10:30pm. Meanwhile, in the north western region of Galicia, the sun doesn t rise until after 9am in winter, meaning that residents are starting their day in the dark. The fact that the time in Spain doesn t correspond to the sun affects health, especially sleep, said José Luis Casero, president of the National Commission for the Rationalization of Spanish Schedules, an organisation that has been campaigning for Spain to return to the correct time zone since If we changed time zones, the sun would rise one hour earlier and we d wake up more naturally, meal times would be one hour earlier and we d get an extra hour s sleep. Spaniards have traditionally coped with their late nights by taking a mid-morning coffee break and a two-hour lunch break, giving them the opportunity to enjoy one of the country s most famous traditions: the siesta. It doesn t fit with reality. Changing the workday would threaten Spaniards customary naptime, although whether or not citizens would mind is still up for debate. A January 2017 study by research company Simple Lógica found that less than 18% of Spaniards nap regularly, while nearly 60% never take a siesta. In fact, business owners in many of the country s major cities and holiday resorts remain open during the midday break to cater to tourists. Changing the workday would threaten Spaniards customary siesta Meanwhile, those who do nap express frustration when changes in their daily routine prevent them from sleeping mid-day. We should really banish the siesta in Spain because it doesn t fit with reality, Casero said. And with the change of time zone bringing meal times forward and giving us an extra hour of sleep, there would be less need for a rest at midday. When it comes down to it, economist Nuria Chinchilla, an expert in work-life balance at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa business school in Barcelona, feels that quality of life for Spaniards is more pressing than preserving an extra hour or two of evening light for tourists. We have continuous jetlag, she said. Tourism will always be there and tourists don t care. The number of hours of sunlight will be the same, whether it is an extra hour in the morning or in the evening. Can we cheat ageing? By Diego Arguedaz Ortiz, Beth Sagar Fenton and Helena Merriman All around the world, scientists are trying to beat the most debilitating condition known to humans: ageing. Here is how worms and 3D printers can help. As she headed to her lab one sunny Texan morning, molecular biologist Meng Wang couldn t yet guess what would be waiting for her when she arrived: tens of thousands of worms, wriggling around in different boxes. As she peered into each box, slowly it dawned on her. What she saw could cure the most debilitating condition known to humanity: ageing. Diseases related to ageing like cancer, rheumatism and Alzheimer s kill 100,000 people every day around the world. But a growing number of scientists say it doesn t have to be this way. BBC World Service podcast The Inquiry quizzed some of the world s leading researchers about the nature of ageing and about the cuttingedge science that could cure it, from the role of microbiomes to 3D-printed organs. More and more scientists are saying that we can beat ageing-related diseases Long tooth What exactly is ageing? If you could zoom into the molecular level, you would see small, incremental amounts of damage that spreads to the cells, the tissue and the organs. Eventually, the whole organism starts to suffer from this ongoing Russian-doll style accumulation of damage. Then when we can t keep up with the repairing, the ageing starts explains Danish physician Kaare Christensen. Christensen worked as a doctor for many years until one day he decided he d had enough of treating sick people. He now runs the Danish Aging Research Centre where he s trying to stop people getting ill in the first place. He points out that we ve seen some progress. In the mid-1800s life expectancy was around 40 years in most of the world, he says, while now some countries of Northern Europe are nearing 80 years and the rest of the planet is catching up. This was largely because of the reduction in infant and child mortality, not because the human life span itself increased. Even so, there has been another, promising change at the same time. People arrive at higher ages in better shape now, says Christensen. One easy thing to observe is, for instance, teeth. You can see that the teeth of elderly people are getting better and better for every decade. Teeth are a sort of barometer of general health, he says. Their condition directly affects our ability to eat properly and gain nourishment. Their fitness can also indicate whether other parts of the body are in good shape. Christensen says that people are not only reaching old age with better teeth, but also with higher results in IQ tests, which he links to improved livelihoods around the world. That s the whole package of better living conditions, better schooling and what kind of work you have had, he says. He believes that this progress will continue. But for how long? People arrive at higher ages healthier now and their teeth show it The record for the world s longest recorded lifespan currently belongs to Frenchwoman Jeanne Louise Calment, who reached 122 years of age. What s interesting is that she died in 1997 more than 20 years ago. Many things have happened since. Organ printing Biophysicist Tuhin Bhowmick comes from a family of medics in Bangalore, India, and remembers dinner conversations about patients his father or uncles could not save. Whenever he asked why they were not able to prevent a death, his father would reply they had run out of tricks up their sleeve. Medicine, after all, had its limits. I was like, Okay, then I won t become a doctor, but I ll become somebody who makes the medicine, remembers Bhowmick. He says death by old age often relates to malfunctions with vital organs like the heart, the

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42 42 The CBPG Magazine 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides A new organ can give people a second lease on life lungs or the liver. If the patient is able to receive a functional organ from a donor, medics like Bhowmick s father can give people a second lease of life. But that s not always the case. The problem is that there are more people in need of organs than donors able to give them. Elderly people all over the world are in long queues for new kidneys or hearts, but exact matches have to be found. In many cases, the person dies waiting. Instead of holding out for a donor organ, Bhowmick thought, what if you could make one? This question kick started his quest to print a functioning organ that patients bodies would not reject. Let s say you need a liver and you have CT scan or you have MRI which shows exact size and shape of your organ in the computer, he says. You could feed that mould to a 3D printer and print an artificial one in exactly the same size and shape. Instead of using an ink cartridge, though, Bhowmick s devices use ink made up of protein and cells and not just any cells, but the patient s own cells. This means there is very little chance that the body would reject the new organ. His team already has made India s first artificial human liver tissue; the next step is to scale it up, making a miniature external liver, a checkpoint that he estimates might be five years away. Bhowmick imagines this external organ as a small and portable out-of-the-body device, so users can move around with it. In eight to 10 years, he expects to reach the promised land: a point where he can make a fully functioning liver that can be transplanted inside a body. But if a person has got a failing organ, does that indicate that perhaps they re coming to the end of a natural lifespan? What if the heart and lungs also fail? Bhowmick believes each case is different. If you replace an organ which has been the primary cause of the patient s death, that patient could have lived for 20 more years because maybe that person s liver was failing, but not the same with the brain or the heart, he says. One scientist estimates that millennials could live to 135 His bet for how long we can live? With these types of innovations, he says, if you are a millennial or younger born by 1981 or later you could have a good shot at lifespan of 135 years. Worm wisdom Meng Wang s grandmother passed away when she was aged 100; she was healthy and active to the end of her life. Watching her grow older, all while remaining sound, made Wang wonder about the secrets of ageing. Wang is now a professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine in the US, where she s been carrying out experiments into one of the most exciting new areas of medicine our microbiome. Those are the little microorganisms living together with us, from the digestive tract inside our body to the skin outside our body, she says. So, they re everywhere. You can t see it with the naked eye, but our microbiome is all over (and inside of) us. Most of it is bacteria, but it also contains fungi, viruses and other microbes, too. In the past, scientists haven t given it much attention. But we now know it has a profound effect on our body. Recent studies show that our microbiome is as relevant to us as an additional organ might be. It can influence how we behave and even how well we respond to different medications. Sometimes [our microbiomes] make us sick, but on the other hand, they also play a very important role to keep us healthy, says Wang. She wanted to know whether our microbiome could affect ageing. To test it, she decided to work with a particular kind of worm that lives only two to three weeks a lifespan short enough to conduct a life-long experiment on ageing. Her question was what would happen if you altered a worm s microbiome. Would the Could our microbiome be the key to ageing? worm live longer? Wang chose one of the kinds of bacteria that lives inside a worm s gut, tweaked its genes to make different varieties, and then fed the bacteria to separate groups of worms. Three weeks later by the time they should have all died she checked on Some research suggests that tweaking our microbiome could keep us active longer in life them. I was so excited because we found in a few cases the animals were not dead, she remembers. They were still alive when we checked them. I was jumping up and down because it was totally unexpected. Older worms usually show a decline in physical activity, but the ones with the new microbiome not only wriggled around more quickly in their old age, but were less susceptible to disease too. Wang is now carrying out tests on mice to see whether changing their microbiome extends their lives in a similar way. There s a chance that one day doctors might be able to prescribe pills which do the same for us. How long could that make us live? Some of my colleagues say, Okay, you know, I think people can live to 200, 300 years, says Wang. Personally, I think, you know, 100 is already a good number. Cell-by date Something odd happens when you age. As cells gets older, they divide to replace cells that are dying or getting worn out, but this is not a perfect process. The more times a cell divides, the greater it s chance of becoming what we would call senescent. Senescence comes from the Latin word senescere to grow old. And that s exactly what s happened to these cells they ve grown old and come to the end of their lifecycle. But instead of dying, they hang around, acting in a destructive manner and communicating with cells around them. That can cause a lot of trouble. It s almost like the cell saying I m an old cell and you guys have been around here about the same sort of amount of time as I have, so you must be old too, says Lorna Harries, professor of molecular genetics at England s University of Exeter. These senescent cells are almost contaminating other cells with age and as we grow older, more and more of our cells become senescent until our body is overwhelmed. In her lab, Harries might have found a way to deal with these ageing hooligans. Some time ago, Harries suggested that a new researcher she was working with try putting some chemicals on old skin cells to see what would happen. To test the skin cell s age when the experiment ran its course, they applied a particular dye that would turn cells blue if they were senescent. What I was expecting to see is that the cells would be still blue and still looking old, says Harries. And actually they weren t they had gone back to looking more like young cells. She didn t believe the result, so she asked the student to repeat the experiment. Again and again, she came back with the same result and again Harries sent her back to redo the process. The researcher repeated it about nine times, Harries As we age, more of our cells signal to other cells that they, too, should get older One recent experiment effectively reversed ageing in human cells recalls. Finally, I kind of looked at it and thought Actually, maybe you re onto something here. The experiment effectively rejuvenated old cells and turned them into young cells, making hers the first experiment ever to have reversed ageing in human cells. Some think the discovery could be the secret to a much longer life. Harries started receiving phone calls from investors and scientists around the world. But Harries still isn t very bullish about how long could we live; she believes humans have a natural maximum lifespan. Even so, she hopes her line of research ends up in a new generation of antidegenerative drugs for things like dementia and cardiovascular disease. What I m hoping is that this will allow us one treatment which will address several of those at once, so that people who would have died early will then go on to live their natural allotted lifespan, says Harries. So back to the question: how long could we live? Perhaps one day we will be able to replace our damaged organs, take supplements that give us a youthful microbiome and stop our cells from ageing. How many years could all this add on? If we go by Tuhin Bhowmick s prediction, if you re a millennial, you may be able to get to 135. And by the time we re there in 2116, if you were born in 1981 who knows what else will be possible?

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44 44 The CBPG Magazine 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Yanxi Palace: The most Googled show on Earth It has love but also hatred, intrigue, revenge, poisoning rivals and even killing babies. The Chinese drama Story of Yanxi Palace is the most Googled TV show of 2018 globally, despite Google being largely blocked in the country. The search engine s analytics suggested that the top interest in the drama has come from Asian regions like Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Hong Kong, but its popularity in mainland China has been overwhelming as well. The series has been streamed more than 15 billion times on iqiyi, China s Netflixlike site where the show premiered in July before it reached domestic TV channels and more than 70 markets abroad. It was the most watched online drama in China for 39 consecutive days over the summer. The 70-episode Story of Yanxi Palace fictionalised the power struggles among the concubines of The Story of Yanxi Palace revolves around its female protagonist, Wei Yingluo Emperor Qianlong in the 1700s. The protagonist, a smart girl with a humble background, manages to rise through the ranks among the harem and wins both love and respect from the emperor. Its theme may be likened to a Cinderella tale or Netflix s The Crown that chronicles the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. But its own uniqueness has made it the undisputed entertainment sensation of the year. Here s how it took over China and its neighbouring regions. It catches up with a trend of feminist shows The heroine of the show, Wei Yingluo, is unlike most traditional Chinese female characters who are taught to be tolerant, submissive and fragile. Inspired by the actual real-life consort of Emperor Qianlong, the story follows Yingluo as a woman of Chinese Han ethnicity in the Qing dynasty - the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by the Manchurian ethnicity that suppressed the Han people. But her intelligence, determination and appropriate ferocity meant she was eventually granted her the title of imperial noble consort, the highest possible position for a Han person at that time. Yingluo s most famous line from the show goes like this : I, Wei Yingluo, am naturally hottempered and not to be pushed around. Whoever keeps talking [nonsense], I have all kinds of methods to go against her. The woman she is based on - Xiaoyichun - was posthumously given the title of empress, making her the only By Kelly Grovier EIGHT ODD DETAILS HIDDEN IN MASTERPIECES Great works of art contain touches of strangeness that, once seen, unlock deeper meaning. Kelly Grovier reveals eight examples from paintings including The Scream and The Kiss. What do the greatest paintings and sculptures in cultural history from Girl with a Pearl Earring to Picasso s Guernica, from the Terracotta Army to Edvard Munch s The Scream have in common? Each is hardwired with an underappreciated, indeed often overlooked, detail that ignites its meaning from deep inside. That, at least, is the premise of my new book, A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works, a study that invites readers to reconnect with works that are so familiar we no longer really see them. Taking as my starting point the most revered images in all of human history (from Trajan s Column to American Gothic, the Elgin Marbles to Matisse s The Dance), Han empress during the Manchu-reigned dynasty. The show comes as the latest example of how feminist-themed soap operas have captured Chinese audiences. Other shows like The Legend of Zhenhuan - another imperial risingup-the-ranks story bought by Netflix - and The Empress of China, that tells the story of the only female emperor in Chinese history, have also taken off in China. It didn t face much censorship Before the show aired on TV screens, it was Wei Yingluo started off as a servant in the palace but slowly worked her way up shown online. The coproducer and initial distributor of the series, iqiyi, is one of China s most popular online video platforms - helping the show gain large traffic and, more importantly, easier regulatory scrutiny for its debut. In China, the National Radio and I went looking for what makes great art great why some works continue to vibrate in popular imagination century after century, while the vast majority of artistic creations slip our consciousness almost as quickly as we encounter them. Combing the surface of these works, I was surprised to discover that each contains a flourish of strangeness which, once spotted, unlocks exciting new readings and changes forever the way we engage with these masterpieces. As these remarkable details began to reveal themselves, from a ghostly finger fidgeting on Mona Lisa s right hand to a tarot symbol for fortitude hiding in plain sight in one of Frida Kahlo s most mysterious The detailed costumes and intricate sets won over audiences Television Administration oversees all content on radio and television. A TV project has to obtain the go-ahead from it even before shooting starts. When video sites emerged a few years ago, they could publish anything as long as they thought it was within the regulator s rules. In 2016, an online series featuring gay love went viral but was taken off in the middle of the streaming season. A year later, a a ban on homosexual content was issued. Online video platforms can t broadcast shows at will but the censorship they go through is much lighter than TV channels, which are mostly owned by the government. Low-cost cast, highquality production No actor in the show is very famous, except for one Hong Kong actress, Charmaine Sheh, who was willing to play a supporting role. Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iqiyi, said the company had deliberately cast self-portraits, I was reminded of a remark by Charles Baudelaire. Beauty, the French poet and critic wrote in 1859, always contains a touch of strangeness, of simple, unpremeditated and unconscious strangeness. What follows is a brief digest of some of the more extraordinary details touches of strangeness that invigorate, often subliminally, many of the most recognisable images in art history. The Bayeux Tapestry (c or after) lesser known actors... rejecting recent trends in the Chinese industry that put too much emphasis of the celebrity appeal of actors in their productions. It came at an essential time when Chinese celebrities high income and ambiguous tax practices had caught the attention of the authorities. Total spending on the show s cast didn t even reach one tenth of the total production cost, according to Chinese magazine Portrait citing series producer Yu Zheng, who added that the rest of the money was mainly spent on things like costume and make-up. The well-built sets, elaborate costumes, make-up and attention to detail have won viewers love. For example, concubines in the show wear three earrings on each side, as was the tradition of Manchu women at that time. So if you ve never heard of Yanxi Palace, you could try Googling it - you wouldn t be the first! The forgotten women who, a millennium ago, embroidered the 70m of cloth on which the Bayeux Tapestry chronicles the events that led to the Norman Conquest, were not just exquisite seamstresses, they were exceptional storytellers. The arrow that pierces the eye of King Harold in a climactic scene near the end of the visual epic is a meta-narrative device that doubles as the very needle with which the history has been intricately woven. By grabbing the arrow, the wounded Harold blurs his own identity into those of both the artist and the observer, whose own eye has been pulled forward, scene by scene. With a single stitch, our eye, Harold s, and that of the seamstress s needle collapse into one.

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46 46 The CBPG Magazine 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus (1482-5) A wind-spun spiral of golden hair suspended on the goddess s right shoulder in Sandro Botticelli s Renaissance masterpiece The Birth of Venus whirs like a miniature motor on the vertical axis of the painting, propelling it forward into our imagination. A perfect logarithmic curl, this is no incidental ornament or accident of brushwork. The same spinning vector, observable in the plunge of raptor birds and the twist of nautilus shells, has hypnotised thinkers since antiquity. In the 17th Century, a Swiss mathematician, Jacob Bernoulli, would eventually christen the curl spira mirabilis, or marvellous spiral. In Botticelli s painting a work that celebrates timeless elegance the inscrutable spiral whispers into Venus s right ear, divulging to her the very secrets of truth and beauty. Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights ( ) That an egg lies hidden in plain sight at the dead centre of Hieronymus Bosch s carnival of fleshly shenanigans (balanced atop a horseman s head) is well enough known by critics and casual admirers of the painting alike. But how does that delicate detail unlock the work s truest meaning? If we swing shut the triptych s side panels to reveal the work s outer shell and the ghostly ovoid of a fragile world that Bosch has depicted on the work s exterior a translucent orb floating in the ether we discover that he conceived his painting as a kind of egg endlessly to be cracked and uncracked every time we engage with the complex work. By opening and closing Bosch s painting, we alternately set a fledgling world in motion or turn the hand of time back to before the beginning, before our innocence was lost. Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring (c. 1665) Think you see a pearl dangling lustrously in Vermeer s famous portrait of a girl endlessly turning towards or away from us? Think again. The swollen bauble around which the painting s mystery spins is just a pigment of your imagination. With a flick of the wrist and two deft dabs of white paint, the artist has tricked the primary visual cortices of our brains occipital lobes into magicking a pearl from the thinnest of air. Squint as tight as you wish and there is no loop that links the ornament to her ear. Its very sphericity is a hoax. We ve willed the earring into weightless suspension from the puniest of white apostrophes. Vermeer s precious gem is an opulent optical illusion, one that reflects back on our own illusory presence in the world. JMW Turner, Rain, Steam, and Speed The Great Western Railway (1844) It s no secret that Turner secreted a sprinting hare in the murky path of the approaching locomotive. The artist himself pointed it out to a little boy who visited the Royal Academy on varnishing day just as the work was about to go on show. But how does this tiny detail ignite the meaning of Turner s huge meditation on encroaching technology? Why did he feel compelled to point it out? Since antiquity the hare has symbolised rebirth and hope. The emotions of visitors who saw the painting when it was first exhibited in 1844 were still raw with the horror of a tragedy that had occurred on Christmas Eve two and a half years earlier, when a train derailed 10 miles from the bridge depicted in the painting an accident that killed nine third-class commuters and maimed another 16. By going small in the emblem of the hare, an artist famous for going big transforms his painting into a poignant tribute and meditation on the fragility of life. Georges Seurat, Bathers at Asnières (1884) The large painting of Parisians whiling away a lazy lunch hour on the banks of the river Seine, the first work ever exhibited by Seurat, was initially finished in It was then touched up by the artist years later, after he had begun to perfect his signature technique of applying small distinct dots that cohere in the eye of the observer when seen at a distance. The colour theory that underpins Seurat s more mature pointillist style owes its origin in part to the ideas of a French chemist, Michel Eugène Chevreul, who explained how the juxtaposition of hues can generate a persistence of tone in our imagination. In the hazy distance of Seurat s painting, a row of smokestacks rise from a factory that produced candles according to an industrial innovation for which Chevreul was also responsible. These chimneys, which seem more like paintbrushes daubing the work into existence, are a tribute to the thinker without whom Seurat s resplendent vision would not have been possible. Edvard Munch, The Scream (1893) It has long been assumed that the howling figure in Edvard Munch s The Scream an archetype of angst that still flickers above the popular imagination more than a century after it was created was indebted chiefly to the aghast expression frozen on the face of a Peruvian mummy that the artist encountered at the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris. But Munch was an artist concerned more about the future than the past, and especially anxious about the pace of technology. Surely he would have been even more deeply impressed Rolls-Royce boasts an impressive history of innovation in the aerospace industry, and central to its continued propulsion in this area is the evolution of the jet engine. But what is a jet engine, and how exactly does it work? In basic terms, it is a type of reaction engine that generates thrust by jet propulsion, says Bethany Hall, one of the engineering giant s new electrical engineering graduates who is currently driving internal innovation activities for electrification. Rolls-Royce launched the Welland, the first production jet engine in Britain, in the early 1940s; but the organisation had been making piston by the breath-taking spectacle of an enormous lightbulb filled with 20,000 smaller bulbs that stood on a pedestal and towered over the pavilion in the same Exposition? A tribute to the ideas of Thomas Edison, the sculpture rose like a crystalline god heralding a new idolatry, flipping a switch in Munch s mind. The contours of The Scream s yowling face reflect with extraordinary precision the drooping jaw and bulbous cranium of Edison s terrifying electric totem. Gustav Klimt, The Kiss (1907) Surely love and passion stand at the furthest extreme from the long white lab coats and microscopic slides of scientific testing. Not according to Gustav Klimt s painting The Kiss. The year he painted his work, Vienna was alive with the language of platelets and blood cells, especially around the University of Vienna where Klimt himself had, years earlier, been invited to create paintings based on medical themes. Karl Landsteiner, a pioneering immunologist at the University (the scientist who first distinguished blood groups) was hard at work attempting to make blood transfusions succeed. Look closer at the curious patterns that throb on the woman s frock in Klimt s painting and one suddenly sees them for what they are: Petri dishes pulsing with cells as if the artist has offered us a scan of her soul. The Kiss is Klimt s luminous biopsy of eternal love. How does a jet engine work? Take a look at the inner workings of one of the most ingenious engineering inventions the jet engine. Bethany Hall, Rolls-Royce electrical engineering graduate engines some 40 years before then. In the past 70 years or so, we have been constantly making incremental improvements to this technology, and producing jet engines Up close: a fascinating look at how jet engines work By Oliver Pickup for both commercial and defence aircraft. Ms Hall completed her first-class Master of Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree at Imperial College London only last year, before taking up her role at Rolls-Royce in September And as she explains, there is in fact a variety of jet engines. At Rolls-Royce, we focus on four main types: turbojet, turboprop, turboshaft and the turbofan, she says. Turbofan, which is all about efficiency and using lots of the bypass

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48 48 The CBPG Magazine 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides air for thrust because it s quieter and cleaner, is the standard type used in civil aviation. The turbojet is utilised in military aircraft, because it is less about efficiency and more about going very fast. A turboprop has a large propeller driven by the gas turbine, so you generate the thrust from the rotation of the propeller. And then you have a turboshaft, which can be used to power an electrical generator or helicopter rotors. Jet engines explained Air is sucked into the engine by the big fan blades that you see at the front, explains Ms Hall. The air that s sucked in can go one of two ways some of the air goes through the core engine, whereas most of it is bypassed around the core to provide part of the engine s thrust. The air that goes into How much can a misplaced comma cost you? If you re texting a loved one or dashing off an to a colleague, the cost of misplacing a piece of punctuation will be at worst a red face and a minor mix-up. But for some, contentious commas can be a path to the poor house. A dairy company in the US city of Portland, Maine settled a court case for $5m earlier this year because of a missing comma. Three lorry drivers for Oakhurst Dairy claimed that they were owed years of unpaid overtime wages, all because of the way commas were used in legislation governing overtime payments. The state s laws declared that overtime wasn t due for workers involved in the canning, processing, the core is then squeezed. The compressor is used to increase the pressure of this air, by squeezing it, and then that really high-pressure air has fuel injected into it. It is ignited in the combustor and this produces high-pressure hot gases, which are then recombined with the bypassed air and blown out the back of the engine to produce thrust. As well as this, these hot gases power the turbines which directly drive the fans and compressors. The future is electric Ms Hall, who enjoyed two internships as part of the IET Power Academy Scholarship Programme with Rolls-Royce during her university holidays, says there are six jet engine-design criteria used by Rolls-Royce: provide the required thrust; minimise cost; minimise engine weight; minimise fuel consumption; reduce preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of: 1) agricultural produce; 2) meat and fish products; and 3) perishable foods. The drivers managed to successfully argue that because there was no comma after shipment and before or distribution, they were owed overtime pay. If a comma had been there, the law would have explicitly ruled out those who distribute perishable foods. Because there was confusion, the US Court of Appeals ruled in their favour, benefiting around 120 of the firm s drivers. David Webbert, the lawyer who helped bring the case against the company, told emissions; and meet the required timescales. Even today, challenges remain across the industry to make traditional jet engines more energyefficient and sustainable. There is pressure, including from the European Union-backed Clean Sky programme, to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions the target for 2030 is a 75pc reduction across the aircraft as a whole, while aiming for a 30pc reduction in engine fuel, continues Ms Hall. A reduction in noise pollution is also a key driver. All the while, there is also a massive increase in demand for air travel. From 2015 to 2030, there is expected to be a 60pc rise in the number of people that are travelling in the sky, says Ms Hall. This is why it is becoming imperative to switch to electrification, to make air travel cleaner, safer and more efficient. The commas that cost companies millions By Chris Stokel-Walker For most people, a stray comma isn t the end of the world. But in some cases, the exact placement of a punctuation mark can cost huge sums of money. Workers load milk onto trucks at the Oakhurst dairy plant in 2013 reporters at the time that the inclusion of a comma in the clause would have sunk our ship. (He didn t respond to interview requests from the BBC.) The slightest misstep in punctuating a clause in a contract can have massive unintended consequences The slip-up shows that the slightest misstep in punctuating a clause in a contract can have massive unintended consequences. Punctuation matters, says Ken Adams, author of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting. But not all punctuation is made equal: contractual minefields are not seeded with semicolons or em-dashes (here s one: ) waiting to explode when tripped over. It boils down to commas, says Adams. They matter, and exactly how depends on the context. Delivering definition Commas in contracts link separate clauses in a non-definitive way, leaving their reading open to interpretation. While a full stop is literally that a full and complete stop to one thought or sentence, and the signal of the start of another commas occupy a linguistic middle ground, and one that s often muddled. Commas are a proxy for confusion as to what part of a sentence relates to what, Adams explains. Commas occupy a linguistic middle ground, and one that s often muddled The English language is fluid, evolving and highly subjective. Arguments have been fought over the value of so-called Oxford commas (an optional comma before the word and or or at the end of a list). There might be good arguments on either side of the debate, but this doesn t work for the law because there needs to be a definitive answer: yes or no. In high-stakes legal agreements, how commas are deployed is crucial to their meaning. And in the case of Oakhurst Dairy against its delivery drivers, the Oxford comma is judged to have favoured the latter s meaning. But just because you mean to say something, it doesn t mean that a court will agree with you, says Jeff Nobles, a Texasbased appellate lawyer who was involved in an insurance case that hinged, in part, on the punctuation of a contract. According to Nobles, most US courts will say it doesn t really matter what the parties subjectively intended; it s the objective intent in the An 1872 tiff over tariffs and tropical fruit cost taxpayers $40m all caused by a comma written terms of their contract. Punctuation sometimes will change the meaning of a sentence, he says. Nobles represented an insurance company in a Texas Supreme Court case concerning insurance coverage for a worker who died on the job. Nobles argued successfully that punctuation mattered for a contractual indemnity provision, when the company tried to trigger coverage under its umbrella insurance policy after a subcontracted employee died on the job. It set a precedent in the state s legal system, he believes. He says US courts have become increasingly textual they ve looked more and more at the words on the paper rather than the testimony of the people who used those words on the paper. Yet arguments over commas have been raging for more than a century. An An expensive comma In 1872, an American tariff law including an unwanted comma cost taxpayers nearly $2m (the equivalent of $40m today). The United States Tariff Act, as originally drafted in 1870, allowed fruit plants, tropical and semi-tropical for the purpose of propagation or cultivation to be exempt from import tariffs. For an unknown reason, when revised two years later, a stray comma sneaked in between fruit and plants. Suddenly all tropical and semitropical fruits could be imported without Continued on page 50...

49 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 The CBPG Magazine 49 by Gary and Lynn CYCLOGICAL January 19 from Cyclogical in Quesada LA VUELTA 2019 On Wednesday 19th December, Harry and I were invited guests to the 2019 La Vuelta Presentation in The Auditorium Provincial in the centre of Alicante - the 74th edition of La Vuelta. We arrived at 7pm sharp and presented our passes to the stewards at the door and made our way to the grand foyer where everyone was gathering. After a few handshakes and a picture or two, we made our way into the main auditorium where the presentation started at 7.30pm with a 15 minute video showing all the stages that have taken place in the Costa Blanca region in previous years. There were many speeches from various people including Simon Yates who was last year s winner. It was Simon s first grand tour victory with Spain s Enric Mas finishing second and Columbia s Miguel Lopez in 3rd place. Simon did a really nice talk about his experiences and the stages of last year s event (the only part of the whole evening that was in English!). All of the 21 stages for the 2019 La Vuelta were then revealed - the most important one for us was the start, which will be an 18km Team Time Trial starting at Las Salinas in Torrevieja on Saturday 24th August. The final stage will be 105km from Fuenlabrada to Madrid on Sunday 15th September with 3,272km of racing in between! There are 59 climbs this year - 13 more than last year and a mountainous second stage starts in Benidorm heading back towards Calpe. It was great to hear about, and see all of the stages on the large screen and also to see all the top Spanish riders: Contador, Valverde, Rodriguez and many more all giving speeches (Valverde s team were all there supporting him). It was amazing to see so many people at this event - everyone who has anything to do with cycling was there and fantastic to be invited to this event (poor Harry had to sit and translate for me all evening!). A well organised evening - here s looking forward to a great, well organised 74th Edition La Vuelta 2019! Team Cyclogical meets every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 5.30pm, and Sunday mornings at 8am, and cover between 90 and 120kms at a moderateto-fast pace so, if you fancy a challenge, come along and join us. Looking to improve your fitness, riding ability and speed and also have a new group of friends to train with? Tthen why not come along and give it a try, or call Gary on

50 50 The CBPG Magazine 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 Spanish Property Guides...continued from page 48 any charge. Members of the US Congress debated the issue and the problem was fixed but not before the New York Times bemoaned the use of An Expensive Comma. It wouldn t be the last such error. Contract language is like software code: do it right and everything works smoothly. But make a typo and the whole thing falls apart Contract language is limited and stylised, says Adams. He compares it to software code: do it right and everything works smoothly. But make a typo and the whole thing falls apart. When errors are introduced into legal documents, they re likely to be noticed far more than in any other form of writing, he says. People are more prone to fighting over instances of syntactic ambiguity than in other kinds of writing. Muddying the the waters Of course, in some circumstances, those drafting contracts may want to introduce ambiguities. Getting different countries to sign up to the same principles can be challenging, particularly for climate change agreements. Early climate change conventions included this line: The Parties have a right to, and should, promote sustainable development. The sentence ensures those signing the agreement have the ability to promote sustainable development and should do so. But in its original draft, the second comma was placed after promote, not before it: The Parties have a right to, and should promote, sustainable development. Some countries weren t happy with the original wording because they didn t necessarily want to be locked into promoting sustainable development. Moving the comma kept the naysayers happy while placating those who wanted stronger action. By being slightly creative with punctuation, countries can feel like their interests have been addressed, explains Stephen Cornelius, chief advisor on climate change with the WWF, who has represented the UK and EU at UN climate change negotiations. You re trying to get an agreement that people can substantially agree with. Tricks Tricks of the of the trade trade Such linguistic flexibility happens more often than you d think. In diplomacy, even though you try to have a single agreement, it s very common to change the meaning for different parties, says climate change negotiator Laura Hanning Scarborough. You can use terms like inter alia, or this includes, amongst other things to blur the lines to include anything. You can use commas as part of that, too. There are so many language tricks you use to appease people. For most people, however, making sure that contracts are unambiguous is important. For that reason, it s crucial to test contract language to breaking point by giving it to someone who will test its limits someone who will read it in the most awkward, unhelpful way, says Tiffany Kemp, a commercial contracting trainer for the International Most people try to make contract language as clear as possible but sometimes leaving a bit of ambiguity can help both sides negotiate better Association for Contract and Commercial Management. One of the biggest cases battled over a comma was a dispute between two Canadian telecommunications companies. Rogers Communications and Bell Aliant fought a legal battle worth CAD$1m ($760,000) over a contract to replace utility poles across the country. The argument stemmed from a single sentence: This agreement shall be effective from the date it is made and shall Roger Casement, an Irish nationalist, was hanged in 1916 continue in force for a period of five (5) years from the date it is made, and thereafter for successive five (5) year terms, unless and until terminated by one year prior notice in writing by either party. The two sides argued that the comma after five (5) year terms meant something different: Bell Aliant said that the single year s notice of termination applied at any time, Rogers that it only applied after the first five-year term ended. This was important as Rogers had struck a great deal under their reading of the contract: when they signed a contract to lease the poles from Bell Aliant in 2002, they were paying just CAD$9.60 per pole. By 2004, the cost had nearly doubled. Bell Aliant, understandably, wanted to terminate the contract and renegotiate at the new, higher price. Rogers didn t. Successive courts were equally uncertain about the agreement: Canada s Radio- Television and Telecommunications Commission first declared in favour of Bell Aliant in 2006; a year later, it changed its mind after consulting the French language version of the contract, which didn t include the same ambiguity. This dispute wasn t brought about by wilful ignorance, reckons Kemp. Sometimes there are genuinely different understandings, she explains. That little comma was put in a place that you would put in a place for a breath if you re reading it out loud. Deadly punctuation How do these misplaced or misused commas make their way into complicated contracts that have been drafted by professionals? Part of the problem, says Adams, is technology. Drafting contracts has long been a function of copying and pasting from precedent contracts, and that results in a kind of heedlessness, a detachment from the nitty gritty of how you ve expressed what you want to express in a contract, he says. It s easy to miss this sort of problem. In one extreme example, a misplaced comma was at the heart of a deathpenalty trial In one extreme example, a misplaced comma was at the heart of a death-penalty trial. Roger Casement, an Irish nationalist, was hanged in 1916 under the 1351 Treason Act. He had incited Irish prisoners of war being held in Germany to band together to fight against the British. The debate over whether Casement was guilty hinged on the wording of the 14th Century Treason Act and the use of a comma: with it, Casement s actions in Germany were illegal; without it, he would get away with it. Despite Casement s lead counsel s assertion that crimes should not depend on the significance of breaks or of commas, and if a crime depended on a comma, the matter should be determined in favour of the accused, and not of the Crown, the court ruled that the comma mattered. Casement was found guilty and executed. Though today life and death doesn t hinge on the use of commas but big money, insurance policies and environmental agreements certainly do. For that reason, it s important to carefully check any contracts we sign, the experts say and that means not just dotting the Is and crossing the Ts but also making sure every comma is in the correct place. People sign contracts not because they ve negotiated their meanings, but based on their own understanding of what they re agreeing to, explains Nobles. Contracts written by lawyers on behalf of a business might have a different meaning than what the lay person understands. So it pays to pay attention. If a piece of punctuation seems out of place or introduces ambiguity, speak up. The purpose of a contract is to help people get the outcomes they both expected, and to know what they re supposed to do and get from the other side, says Kemp. If there s a misunderstanding, you owe it to both of you to get it sorted out. Have the argument today, rather than tomorrow. It could prevent a lot of pain in the future.

51 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 The CBPG Magazine 51 MARIA AND THE PINK LADIES NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 19 HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our followers and supporters! On February 4th at Zenia Boulevard, Maria and the Pink Ladies and Panthers will celebrate International World Cancer Day. The Pink Ladies will be handing out Tulips in a pot (courtesy of the Zenia Boulevard management), and a small donation would be greatly appreciated. There will be live music at the Boulevard provided by some of the top acts on the Costa Blanca, as normal, ably supported by Sunshine FM with Stevie Spitt hosting the entire day. We will also observe a minute s silence at 3.00pm in memory of all those who lost the fight against this awful disease. All monies raised, as usual, will be donated to the AECC to help in the neverending battle against cancer. Maria and some of her Pink Ladies and Panthers NEWSLETTER JANUARY 19 FINCA VILLAMARTIN HAPPY ANIMALES ORIHUELA On the 7th December our Non Profit Charity, Happy Animales Orihuela, organised a Fashion Shown with new and nearly new clothes as well as hand made ones, at Cheers Bar/ Restaurant in Eagles Nest. Preparations for this, our most important Annual Event, started in September and we were overwhelmed by the quality and quantity of the items donated! THANKS to everyone who gave! Fortunately we had lots of volunteers to help: Janet and Alison ran the Tombola; Marleen, Alison, Alla, Yvonne and Sol were models; Pia, Toos and Liliane organised an Accessories stall with handbags, shoes and jewellery, Bieuwkje was helping sorting out the clothes and get the models ready; Diane Westbrook was the Event compere, introducing the various aspects of the Show; and Teresa and Vivian were in charge of welcoming all the supporters with a Bucks Fizz and a tombola ticket for 2, while Mona was making a live video for Facebook. Sol can t thank everybody enough for making the Fashion Show a great success! Also, a BIG THANK YOU to Dawn, Martin, Sue, Rod, Janet and Harvey of Cheers Bar for letting us use the full bar and restaurant! It was a sunny day, the atmosphere was great, everybody enjoyed themselves - and Happy Animales Orihuela raised 583 for the animals at Finca Villamartin! Thanks to all the supporters who came down to help us to raise this amount of money! At Finca Villamartin we currently have 12 horses, 8 goats, 5 pigs, 13 geese, Donald and Daisy Duck, 2 ferrets, the dogs Otto and Lui, and about 20 feral cats. Our volunteers need to feed all these hungry mouths every day if YOU would like to help us, you can become a food sponsor or long term sponsor, Our Volunteers at Cheers Bar/Restaurant or you can help at the Finca. Cake makers and raffle/tombola prizes are always very welcome. If you would like to organise You can make donations directly to our bank, Account No: IBAN ES an event, tombola/raffle or anything else to raise money please contact us! We run an Open Day or Finca Party on the last Saturday of every month, from pm with food, drinks, cake, music and a raffle. For more information and directions, please join our FaceBook page: fincavillamartinhappyanimalesspanien or Call/Whatsapp Mona, on or Sol, on Whenever you come along to see us, you could bring some carrots, apples, lettuces, dog and/or cat food or perhaps make a small donation - every euro counts! The animals and volunteers are always happy to see you!

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53 18th January - 14th February 2019 Issue 27 The CBPG Magazine 53 Money in the Bank or Money in a Bond? Make an informed choice! T he majority of us keep money in a bank account. Why? Because it is easy, relatively secure, and easily accessible. There is also a Deposit Protection Scheme in place which covers the amount in your bank account up to 100,000 or 75,000. So far, so good? The Deposit Protection amount has been reduced from 85,000 which was the previous compensation limit. This means that if a bank or building society cannot meet its obligations and subsequently fails, or becomes insolvent, the maximum compensation you will receive will be 75,000 or 150,000 for a joint account (husband and wife). What about growth on your savings? R eturns are not good, interest rates are hardly inflationbeating and your hard-earned cash is not really being put to work for you. In fact, the average savings account is paying less than 1% per year and some have even reduced to 0.2% or even 0.1%! What is the alternative? - A Spanish Tax Compliant Bond So how does this look in reality? Consider this: 20,000 in an average savings account with a gross interest rate of 1% will pay: 20,000 at 1% pa, equalling 200 each year before tax. S etting up a Spanish tax compliant bond is no more difficult than setting up a bank account, and, once you have invested, you have easy access to your money: regular, or one-off withdrawals, to suit your needs % The returns over the last few years have been: % % % % The growth on a Spanish Tax Compliant Bond is free of tax until a withdrawal is made -even then only the growth is subject to tax. Any tax due is paid directly to the Hacienda and no Modelo 720 declaration is required for holders of this kind of Bond. The Bond can also be held jointly so there should be no liability to Succession Tax on the first death. The Bond is backed by an AA-rated financial institution which is subject to a strict legal and regulatory environment, to European Law, all applicable European directives and regulations and to meet European solvency margins. Under EU law, assets are to be used to repay policyholders should the company be wound up. The growth on a Spanish Tax Compliant Bond is free of tax until a withdrawal is made -even then only the growth is subject to tax. Any tax due is paid directly to the Hacienda and no Modelo 720 declaration is required for holders of this kind of Bond. The Bond can also be held jointly so there should be no liability to Succession Tax on the first death. The Bond is backed by an AA-rated financial institution which is subject to a strict legal and regulatory environment, to European Law, all applicable European directives and regulations and to meet European solvency margins. Under EU law, assets are to be used to repay policyholders should the company be wound up. Sebastian & St James International Financial Advisers Limited: advice based on integrity, trust and experience.

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