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Is Marbella’s the lifestyle you’ve been seeking?

Gecko Towers In recent months, particularly following the return in the Summer of direct flights from Newark (NJ) to Malaga, (The Bird Has Landed) we are seeing increased interest from particularly, North Americans, keen to explore the idea of a vacation property or even a wholesale lifestyle change to settle in the Marbella region. Marbella […]

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Marbella – an Entrepreneur’s Paradise.

Gecko Towers Update 09.04.24: An announcement has been made by the leader of the Socialist Government in Spain, that his government plans to amend or repeal the “Golden Visa” legislation. Currently no timetable for these changes has been suggested and there is opposition to any revision. That said, this discourse, that started in May 2023, […]

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In Marbella, money is only part of the solution!

Gecko Towers Over the last week certain of the UK’s right wing/red-top “news” outlets have been advising tourists, planning to visit the Costa del Sol over Easter, that they should be cautioned to pack a bullet-proof vest along with their factor 30 SPF. Since the rationale seems to be “bad news sells newspapers” the toxicity […]

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Costa del Soul

Gecko Towers Popular wisdom has it that interest in formal organized religion is waning. Not necessarily are we becoming more secular nor is our interest in the Devine less relevant, for me its more about the simple notion of “self”. This has caused us to be less likely to reach out for the spiritual guidance […]

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Is Marbella Cool Enough For You?

Gecko Towers Last week, I attended an online webinar about client generation funnels, truly fascinating and quite inspirational. It certainly got me thinking. A comment was made by the UK-based presenter, that the participants may be increasingly able to choose from where they’d run their businesses. He felt that not everyone would want to run […]

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The Marbella Paradox

Gecko Towers STOP PRESS 10.03.24 – Excellent news, the level of our Marbella neighborhood reservoir called Embalse de la Concepción, has, as a result of this weekends downpour, risen by 4% to just over 30% of full capacity. It is likely to rise more as the inland rivers and streams feed into the reservoir. We […]

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Would you like a Spanish Mortgage?

Gecko Towers STOP PRESS – Updated 6th March 2024: 1. Following discussions with our bank connections I have some exciting news for those seeking higher value properties where for a variety of reasons, including Wealth and Inheritance tax considerations, you may be best advised to consider the purchase of such a property using a Spanish […]

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Marbella – Lacks Just One Thing.

Gecko Towers UPDATE (25.03.24) Along with the already underway improvements at the Desalination Plant on the Istán Road outside Marbella, comes an exciting announcement from Acosol – the publicly owned water management company. The Junta de Andalucia has given the green light to an investment valued at €35m with work (now being subject to tender) […]

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North Americans find new lives in Marbella.

Gecko Towers Update 09.04.24: An announcement has been made by the leader of the Socialist Government in Spain, that his government plans to amend or repeal the “Golden Visa” legislation. Currently no timetable for these changes has been suggested and there is opposition to any revision. That said, this discourse, that started in May 2023, […]

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Marbella’s AP-7 – Taking Its Toll

Gecko Towers Stop Press 23.03.24: 1. No further news to report on the discussions, understood to be ongoing, in relation to the idea of rebating the tolls for a period to ease congestion on the roads running through Marbella. 2. What we are able to report, according to the Sur in English, an excellent local […]

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