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HOUSES WITH 'ENERGY CERTIFICATES'

Barcelona real estate Blog

Wednesday, 28 November 2012 12:08

European countries have their own priorities almost about every matter and when it comes to the environment and energy-saving, it is an issue that cannot be missed out. Since 2002, promoting energy efficiency in buildings is a part of European life. This standard was put into practice in Spain in the year 2007 and with the modifications in 2010 has brought new requirements meaning that energy efficiency will also be promoted for the existing buildings and houses.

Learning Spanish in Barcelona.

Barcelona real estate Blog

Friday, 23 November 2012 11:26

When you move to another country you need to get adapted to the new environment, and one important thing is of course, the language.

According to the most recent linguistic census held by the Government of Catalonia as of 2009, a plurality claims Spanish as "their own language" (46.53% Spanish compared to 37.26% Catalan).

There is a significant difference between the Barcelona metropolitan area (and, to a lesser extent, the Tarragona area), where Spanish is more spoken than Catalan, and the rest of Catalonia, where Catalan clearly prevails over Spanish.

Barcelona has great resources to learn Spanish, in the city you can find a lot of schools teaching Spanish to foreigners like:

Ih international house Barcelona: was founded in 1972 and has since grown into a major centre for language teaching, teacher training, study tours and related activities. There are five main areas of activity in the school: 

• Teaching Spanish to students from all over the world.

• Training teachers of Spanish and English.

• Translation courses (as well as a translation service).

• Sending students from Spain to study languages abroad.

More than 3,000 students learnt Spanish with us last year, on the different courses that we offer. As we also have a large out-going programme, (we send more than 200 students to study language courses in different countries each year), we know from experience what sort of issues tend to concern students most, and this helps us to ensure that the students who come to study Spanish with us are given the necessary help, care and attention.

Location: Trafalgar 14 08010 Barcelona, Spain.

Web site:http://www.ihes.com/bcn/index.html

Go to Ed: Spanish language courses in Barcelona.

Accredited school by the Instituto Cervantes. School recognized  by the Universidad de Alcala. All year round with a Wide range of accommodation provided teaching all levels, starting any Monday, own six-storey building in central Barcelona.With 150 students every week, of all nationalities .

Location: Guillem Tell 27 08006 Barcelona, Spain.

Web site: http://www.gotoed.org/spanish/profile/ambricol.php

Estudio Hispanico: Our schools are located in the very centre of each city within easy walking distance of many places of interest.

You can study Spanish at just one of our centers, or divide your stay between several of our language schools, thus experiencing very different parts of Spain. Our Students come from all over the world, from a wide range of nationalities, with different needs and interests.

For this reason, at each of our schools we offer a wide range of coursesand study levels.

Location: Ronda Universidad 17, 2º 4 08007 Barcelona, Spain.

Web site: http://www.estudiohispanico.com/index-barcelona.html

Babylon-idiomas : Where better to learn Spanish than in the country where it is spoken? More than just a Spanish course in Spain, you will also discover beautiful cities, stunning nature, friendly people, a great cuisine, art and history.

At any of our language schools in Spain you can learn Spanish for as long as you want between 1 and 52 weeks with a new Spanish course starting every Monday.

Location: Carrer Bruc 65, 08009 Barcelona.
Web site:  http://www.babylon-idiomas.com/en/learn-spanish-barcelona-school.htm

Don Quijote:  The don Quijote's Spanish school in Barcelona building is spacious, with 2600 square meters generously spread over the 3 lower floors of a modern building. The school offers more than 55 bright and airy classrooms with a total surface area of 2000 square meters. The school also offers 600 square meters of common areas, including a large interior patio, which looks out through a glass wall onto the school's expansive private garden, complete with trees and terrace.

Location: Carrer de Mallorca, 27, 08029, Barcelona, Spain

Web site: http://www.donquijote.org/english/barcelona.asp

For a complete list of schools, check here: http://www.europa-pages.com/spain/spanish-schools-Barcelona.

If you are thinking of buying a property in Barcelona and want to learn Spanish, don´t hesitate to contact us :

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Residence Permit for foreigners that buy houses in Spain- latest news

Barcelona real estate Blog

Thursday, 22 November 2012 09:36

The Secretary of State for Trade, Jaime García-Legaz, announced on Monday that the government is considering changing the law to grant a residence permit to foreigners who purchase property in Spain amounting to more than 160,000 Euros.

Speaking at a breakfast briefing organized by The Economist, Legaz Garcia explained that this initiative is specifically targeted at Russian and Chinese market, where it already detected “a significant demand for housing in Spain” and that the policy change will start in "a few weeks".

Regarding the minimum price of 160,000 Euros, he said that it is a "balanced level" for "not give rise to a massive demand for residence permits" as it has ensured that a lower price could be a "pretext" for residence.

As he explained, there will be a meeting Tuesday with the ministries involved to deal with this regulatory change that the government aims to boost foreign demand for housing at a time when domestic demand is paralyzed and just outputs the surplus unsold flats built.

On this change are working works the Ministries of Economy, Employment, Development, Interior and Foreign Affairs, since last spring.

Competitiveness in the property market:

He assured that there are "lots" of real estate demand outside Spain and has pointed out that the Spanish housing market offers a situation "very attractive" to the considerable fall in prices has had.

Furthermore, we evaluate the competitiveness of the sector by its proximity to other European countries and the political and legal stability that offers foreigners.

"In a few weeks will start the immigration reform decree to boost foreign demand and help reduce the supply of housing stock," he said, after adding that this policy change has also been carried out in Ireland and Portugal and being valued by governments of other European countries.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, moved on already the 14th November in the House of Representatives that the Government is accelerating residence permits for foreigners who buy property in Spain.

The President recalled that, after 17 consecutive months of falling sales, in August and September, they  have improved. "It's a minor detail, but it is positive," he said.Rajoy: you have to sell the stock of housing

According to Rajoy, Spain needs to sell these homes and the construction industry go "forward" because it employs many people, both through direct and indirect.

"Therefore, it is an important sector for the Spanish economy as a whole and I hope he recovers," he considered.

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Enter in your house without keys is already possible.

Barcelona real estate Blog

Wednesday, 21 November 2012 11:16

The company Param Technologies Introduces 24-7XS classroom Barcelona Smart City secure access platform enabled by mobile.

24-7XS  platform is a new company formed as a technology startup based in Barcelona that can revive the real estate sector and facilitate quick and safe access to addresses leaving the key management issues, as reported by the technology company said in a statement.

It is a device that is installed in a property and which remains connected to an application hosted in the cloud through which manages access.

This easy to install system, based on code-operated locks on the mobile phone, allowing remotely open any door and secure.

One of its main applications in the broad property sector offers greater ease to show the story to stakeholders. 

Thus to increase the number of visits to a home, offering a more flexible schedules, optimizing resources and reducing personal expenses keys.

The application of 24-in garages 7XS community also facilitates access of vehicles to the site, eliminating the problems of duplicate keys and remote controls and increasing safety.

A particular level system also allows the entry point of the cleaning staff according to the agreed schedule, without having to provide a copy of the key.

Spain, Foreign start-up destination in Europe:

Barcelona real estate Blog

Tuesday, 20 November 2012 10:26

Now days Spain is considered as a perfect place to run a company, the perfect location for entrepreneurs to reinvent their self and to invest their capitals for several reasons.

First, the quality of life; as the Director of IE Venture lab explains, after many hours of working is important to live in an enjoyable place, better if with sunshine ,good schools and pleasant environment.

Moreover in this crisis period the government is trying to help new companies with co-founding the new businesses.

Also, there are three of the best economic school in the world which mean young professionals that want to improve their self by working in startup companies.

And, above all is in time of crisis like now, that people want to succeed and take advantage of places that are opening up.