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Currently Spain is leading the way with its solar energy policy; from now on all new and renovated buildings must include solar power systems to harness the energy of the Spanish sun, which makes an appearance on most days of the year.

On Sunday the 23rd October I was in Tangier visiting a foster home called Al-Amal (Hope) which is run by an incredible woman, Mari Almendros, Spanish from Estepona but born in Tangier. Al-Amal is an NGO legally registered in Spain and in Morocco and it had the support of several funds (among which was one from the Extremadura government) which disappeared when the crisis began. It is home to boys ranging from 8 to 18 years of age who were found on the streets.

You may normally think of hot water geysers like ‘Old Faithful’ in Yellowstone National Park when you hear talk of geothermal energy, but have no fear, geothermal heating for homes does not involve anything quite as messy as that.

In the more than 35 years that Melvin Villarroel worked in Marbella, he built up a reputation second to none that was kick-started by the design of the iconic Puente Romano hotel.

The Cadastral Value is an administrative value which is used by the Authorities as a reference for fiscal purposes (such as IBI – ‘the rates’ Personal Income Tax, Wealth Tax…) and for other administrative purposes (such us expropriations, public subsidies, concessions…). Therefore, it will mainly affect any liquidation of taxes based on that value.