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Amazing isn´t it. A husband and wife, both regarded as Russian oligarchs are about to construct the largest property in London second only to Buckingham Palace, at an approximate total cost of £100m. The already massive house of Witanhurst, purchased for a mere £50m will be reformed, encorporating an underground network of rooms and will therefore be one of the largest basements in the UK. Although the purchase of the house was through a British Virgin Islands company, The Times newspaper ... Read Full Post

Troon Golf, the market premier in top level golf course development, management and marketing has recently announced that La Zagaleta is now a new client of theirs, adding this private development to the firms list of illustrious golf resorts. The estate recently spent over €20 million on the development of their second golf course, Los Barrancos whose fairways present a massive challenge to even the most seasoned of golfers. The club president revealed that Troons long standing reputation ... Read Full Post

Occasionally a deal comes up that you really have to shout about, guess what I´m shouting! La Alcazaba Puerto Banus is what you would describe as well located. In fact Puerto Banus marina is five minutes walk away from this development. The main benefit of this complex other than its location is its maturity, gardens have had time to develop and holiday makers love it, in fact its a well known rental favourite here on the Costa Del Sol. This two bedroom two bathroom apartment is a bank repos... Read Full Post

Alicate Playa is a beachfront development in the Marbella area, close to Los Monteros and Palm Beach, prestigeous locations indeed. Antonio Banderas has his home pretty close by and some of the beachfront apartments in this area can be up to €4,000,000 in developments such as La Morera and Los Monteros Playa. The difference with the apartments within Alicate Playa is the price, given the area it is situated in and the ammenities readily available on site. Buildings with similar architecture... Read Full Post

We have just added a really interesting plot to our portfolio that offers great possibilties and interesting investment potential. Covering 3316 m² and with South West Orientation this tranche of land has great golf and mountain views. The exciting part is the project that would be attached to this plot and the prospective saving to be made on purchasing a completed villa of similar size and quality. The project in place would facilitate the building of a five bedroom and six bathroom house ... Read Full Post

We have listed a property within the La Zagaleta golf and Club that occupies the most desireable plot in the entire development. This house is perched on top of a hill and therefore has unbelievable 360 degree views of the whole Benahavis/Marbella area. Above you can see a photo demonstrating views from the property at night, with Puerto Banus and the sea clearly visible. The house itself has an internal area of 1850m2 and the plot is a massive 18000 m2. The property was built in the year 200... Read Full Post

Further to my recent REW blog bost regarding our new plot listings within La Zagaleta, I thought I would give a simplistic example of how construction of your own property within this estate could prove a wise mid to long term investment. Our latest listing is a 5300m2 plot that has clear sea views, importantly it has had the access improved and been partially flattened. One of the most saleable points this plot has to offer is its total privacy, absolutely nobody can overlook your house when... Read Full Post

Our company has managed to source some excellent plots on the La Zagaleta Golf and Country Club estate. This will allow interested parties to construct their own specifiacion villas on prime locations, enabling a saving on the purchase of a key ready villa. Many of the plots we are about to add to our portfolio have sea views and have had some work done to facilitate easier access. Our company believe that each plot will provide a solid long term investment for the prospective buyer over the ... Read Full Post

First Property Choice are pleased to announce the addition of Sierra Blanca villas to our porfolio of luxury homes on the Costa Del Sol. Over the next few days we will be adding some high level houses from this estate with prices ranging from €2,500,000 to €18,000,000. For the unitiated Sierra Blanca is just behind Marbella town centre and is actually set within the foothills of the La Concha mountain. This area is widely known as the "Golden Mile" ostensibly because of its perceived desi... Read Full Post

The current economic turmoil has changed the positioning of top performing real estate markets globally and the results are pretty shocking. Knight Frank produces the Global House Price Index and it is seen as the bible for overseas property investors, who often aggregate the information provided and invest accordingly. Amazingly in this index Israel comes out on top with a yearly growth of 12.5% and is the only place to demonstrate double digit growth. Norway is also showing some resilience ... Read Full Post