Some Springtime Sunshine For You

Published: Fri, 04/01/22

After the worst March ever for weather in Valencia, yes the worst, the lowest number of hours of sunshine ever for a whole month, we move into April where temeratures are staying low for another week until we burst into Spring with 23 degrees in ten days time. Can't wait.

The property market is a lot hotter than the weather currently with full priced offers being the norm in the city and the saying "If you snooze you lose" being the maxim. Three clients last week were told that the place they liked in the morning was reserved by the next day. It happens. It's annoying.

So today we thought we would brighten up your day with some great properties and descriptions, a new podcast episode all about our orientation days and an article from last week all about Golden Visas and the potential changes to the process and system. Again the snooze and lose saying might become applicable.

Enjoy. And we look forward to hearing from you on our mail

The View From The Balcony Villa

As I write we are on the last day of the wettest and dullest March on record here in Valencia. A reminder for some of us what it was like to grow up in a climate where grey skies were normal, and a good day was a day it didn't rain all day.

But now summer is around the corner, and the Spanish have a beautiful saying for this time of year:-

'Hasta que un ingles se tire del balcon,
no te quites el chaqueton'

I won't translate it, I wouldn't do it justice , but it means be careful thinking the summer has come when there's still a couple of April showers to watch out for.

However its hard not to imagine lazy summer days and long warm evenings when you look at a property like this. In El Bosque, about 30 minutes from Valencia, similar to the beach and less to the airport.

Amazing views from the heated pool and sundeck across the countryside, inside is just as stunning. An impressive 7 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, plenty of room no matter how many friends and family come out of the woodwork when they find out you have a Mediterranean villa now.

Bright throughout, a glass ceiling bringing the sunshine into the centre of the house, and large terraces. Can you see yourself on that upstairs balcony, looking out over the hills, and over that inviting pool. The cool, blue water calling to you. You know, I bet if you just got a small run-up you'd probably make it....

Ah yes, summer's coming.

Your Orientation Day in Valencia

The 13th episode of the Valencia Property podcast is here and it's a shorter one this week as there are no interviews. All pure content goodness. This week we talk about Orientation Days, what they are and what they involve. Have a listen and check out the links we talk about in the podcast below.

Recommended Articles:

Our latest article about changes possibly coming to the golden visa https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/03/28/get-your-golden-visa-quickly-just-in-case/ It might be useful to get it done now just in case

All about orientation days you can find here https://valencia-property.com/new/2018/03/02/how-we-organise-your-orientation-day-in-valencia/

Recommended Property:

Small but perfectly formed, well located, and what do we say about location, this penthouse apartment in central Valencia ticks a whole lot of boxes https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-city/fantastic-investment-opportunity-1833.php

Large Newly Renovated Apartment

We often push these newly renovated apartments as investment-for-rental places, because when you invest you want to start getting income as soon as possible.

But actually, this is a big enough place that you could also consider it for yourself. 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, and one hundred m2 in size. It is located in the Arrancapins district, just a little outside the city centre and an area full of metro stops, supermarkets, bars and restaurants, everything you would expect in a bustling modern city.

It is an interior apartment, but the advantage of that is a little outdoor terrace, and a bit more peace and quiet as you are not facing the road. At a time when every decent apartment in the city is being bought overnight, get in touch fast to see it while you can.

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Get Your Golden Visa Now (Maybe)

The European Union wants to crack down on Golden Visa programmes. The War and the perceived abuse of the system by Russians (and also other country’s citizens) bearing in mind the current situation in the Ukraine, means that the EU has decided that now might be the time to tone down the Golden Visa process.

We have been dealing with people getting the Spanish Golden Visa for years now and the vast majority of our clients being granted the Golden Visa are from North America and latterly the UK. However, the crackdown may be more general rather than on individual countries. Only this week a block was put on applications from Russians looking for the Golden Visa in Spain.

So to all of our American, Canadian and British clients looking to get their Golden Visas sorted in the next year it might be worth speeding up the process just in case!