Royal Estates . LUXE
Journal Volume I · MMXXVI

Market commentary on what actually matters.

13 May 2026 Market

Marbella's €5M+ market: what the data actually shows.

The narrative says the Costa del Sol is overheating. The data on the €5 million-plus segment shows something different — fewer transactions, longer holds, and rising private placement off the public market. A read of the last three quarters.

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10 May 2026 Practice

Cross-border acquisition: three things foreign buyers overlook.

A Spanish villa is not the same legal object to a UK buyer as it is to a Swiss one. Notary timing, Hacienda reporting, structuring jurisdiction — three places where deals quietly cost their buyers another five per cent. How we head them off.

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06 May 2026 Insight

Off-market: why the best Costa del Sol deals never reach a portal.

A quiet rule of the trade: the more rare the property, the more silent its sale. Where the genuinely outstanding €10M+ estates go before they would ever appear on a public listing — and how a buyer is placed there.

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