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SPANISH PLANNING SCANDAL LATEST
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### [Expat heralds a new dawn in Spanish politics][1]
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Jessica Simpson has become the first expat politician to lead a political
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party and win a seat in Spanish government following her success in the
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regional and local elections on May 22.
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25 May 2011
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### [Spanish courts rule in favour of minister accused of defaming
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Britons][2]
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[![Apartment complex in Spain's Almeria][3] ][2]
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A Spanish appeal court has dismissed a case brought by British expats against
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a government minister accused of defamation.
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17 May 2011
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### [How much of a bargain is real estate in Spain?][4]
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[![Unfinished apartments on the Costa del Sol, Spain][5] ][4]
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Last week members of the Spanish government came to London to present Spain as
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an attractive destination for property investment. Sean O'Hare finds out what
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the audience thought.
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12 May 2011
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### [Spanish minister claims property is safe to buy][6]
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[![A family look at half-built home][7] ][6]
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Unperturbed by British investors protesting outside, Spain's development
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minister today explained to businessmen at the Spanish Embassy in London why
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now is the time to invest in Spain's 700,000 unsold holiday homes.
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04 May 2011
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### [Expat anger as Spanish ministers seek new UK property investors][8]
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[![Spanish homes][9] ][8]
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Spanish government ministers are heading to London to lure back British buyers
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at a roadshow, much to the disbelief of thousands of expats caught up in
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Spain's illegal property fiasco.
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28 Apr 2011
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### [MEP demands freeze on funding until Spain solves illegal homes row][10]
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EU funding to parts of Spain caught up in the illegal homes row should be
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blocked until a solution to the problem has been found, a British MEP has
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demanded.
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21 Apr 2011
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### [British interest in Spanish property surges][11]
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Unperturbed by expat horror stories about illegal homes and urban corruption,
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the number of Britons looking to take advantage of Spain's economic crisis by
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buying up cheap property has surged, according to a survey.
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20 Apr 2011
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### [Disillusioned expats take property battle to EU Petitions Committee][12]
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An expat action group's petition against urban planning abuse in Spain is to
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be heard by the EU Petitions Committee this Thursday in Brussels.
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12 Apr 2011
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### [Expats sue Spanish councillor for alleged discrimination][13]
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The councillor charged with resolving the illegal homes issue affecting expats
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in Spain's Almanzora Valley is being sued by British homeowners.
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04 Apr 2011
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### [Expats in Spain 'sceptical' that properties will not be demolished][14]
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Around a thousand expat homeowners in the town of Zurgena, Spain, have been
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assured that their properties are legal and will not be demolished - but they
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are far from convinced.
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24 Feb 2011
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### [Landmark ruling gives hope to victims of Spanish property scams][15]
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A landmark ruling in a Spanish court has given hope to thousands of expats
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hoping to claw back deposits lost in sham property developments.
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23 Dec 2010
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### [British government intervenes to help expats caught in Spanish property
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scams][16]
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The UK government is currently dealing with more than a dozen different action
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groups made up of disenchanted expats who have lost hundreds of millions in
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property scams throughout Spain.
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16 Dec 2010
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### [Demolition of expats' villa was illegal, Spanish court rules][17]
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A British couple who were forced to live in their garage when the Spanish
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government knocked their £600,000 Spanish villa over supposed building
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irregularities have been told the demolition was illegal.
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23 Apr 2009
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[More stories from this section][18]
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In Spanish Planning Scandal
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[![Expat blogger Anna Nicholas][19]][20]
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### [Anna Nicholas: put your houses in order][20]
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[![John and Muriel Burns][21] ][22]
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### [Bulldozing expats will hurt Spain, Foreign Office minister cautions][22]
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[![Maura Hillen & husband John ][23] ][24]
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### [Expats fear the arrival of Spain's fast-track demolition][24]
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[![][25] ][26]
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### [Britons lose millions on the Costa homes that never existed][26]
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## [EXPAT HOME »][27]
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[![Telegraph Expat: news, features and advice for expatriates around the
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world, including offshore finance, property, education, health and the Expat
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Directory ][28]][29]
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[MyExpat][30]
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[Expat Life][31]
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[Offshore Finance][32]
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[Expat Property][33]
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[Expat Health][34]
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[Expat Education][35]
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[Expat email bulletin][36]
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[Expat Directory][37]
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Advertisement
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[INTERNATIONAL CAR HIRE »][38]
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[![][39]][38]
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[Spanish planning scandal campaign »][40]
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[![An unfinished house in Spain][41]][40]
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* [Property][42]
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* [Overseas Jobs][43]
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* [Travel][44]
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