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Many people don’t realise, but any building work that you do within your Spanish property requires a building licence of some kind. These must be applied for and are issued by your local Town Hall. For small remedial works within an existing property which doesn’t fundamentally change the nature of the property, for example changing your bathrooms or laying a new floor, you need a licence called “Licencia de Obra Menor”.

Here in Spain, Mark and his team of project managers are definitely seeing a change to what customers are demanding from their buildings. There’s no doubt that sustainability and eco-friendly buildings are growing in popularity here, as well as globally. There is a pressure to build green and minimise waste, environmental impact and reduce energy use.

Construction projects are complex and feature so many aspects which require management and supervision. Red tape must be navigated and suppliers and construction teams kept on track to get the result you want. Even before you start building you will encounter difficult situations and obstacles which are hard to overcome without experienced and skilled project managers working on your behalf.

Once you’ve been assigned a project manager, they will lead you through every step of this process, constantly taking care of your interests and keeping the project on track, removing the stress and pressure from your shoulders.

The townhall in Marbella is offering informative conferences on the matter and consequences of Brexit for residents on the Costa del Sol. The conferences are organised by the Foreign Department of the Townhall and will be held in English and Spanish.

Sales were up 10% according to the www.realestatepress.es The article states that the sales of real-estate in Spain in 20018 were 515,000 units up - the most voluminous since 2008!

In Marbella, Spain the Town Hall Planning department team is still in working  progress in drafting a new PGOU (Plan General de Ordenación Urbanistica) after the Supreme Court ruling in 2015 cancelling the  2010 PGOU.

The recovery in Malaga province seems to continue in an upward trend. Figures issued by the Malaga "Colegio de Arquitectos' (College of Architects) show it had approved 61% more residential properties than the previous year.

With the recent cancellation of the 2010 PGOU official town planning in Marbella it can be difficult to know what to do, what to expect- and how to manage a valid way forwards.