News In English or related to the UK

2011/03/28 Sorry senor, but we want you to cut 19ft off your property DAILY MAIL

2011/02/27 The beginning of the end of the Spanish Coastal Law EL PAIS
2011/02/16 Environment Ministry gives way to the Xunta over Coastal Law in Galicia TYPICALLY SPANISH
2010/02/10 Spanish Senate votes to reform the Ley de Costas Coastal Law
2011/02/04 I have been asked by ITV in the UK to try and find some people affected by the LEY DE COSTAS.

2011

2010/01/27 Spanish coastal law Question in European Parliament
2010/01/26Marta fights for UK homeowners in Spain UKIP
2010/01/20 VIDEO Marta Andreasen presses Zapatero on demolition of coastal houses in Spain UKIPmeps
2010/01/15 Open Letter from Michael Cashman MEP to the President of Spain, 15th January 2010 ALMANZORA-AU
2010/01/12 British ex-pats take to the streets in Spain to protest against plans to bulldoze their illegally built homes EYE ON SPAIN.COM
2010/01/05 Spain's property shame TELEGRAPH

2010

2009/11/25 /No demolitions in Murcia under "Coastal Law" in coming months CASA BILL.COM
2009/11/23 The pain in Spain INVESTORS CHRONICLE.CO.UK
2009/11/11 They’ve bottled it! THE OLIVE PRESS
2009/11/07 Justice plea by Britons caught up in Spanish homes scamTHE SCOTSMAN
2009/10/29 House today, gone tomorrow TELEGRAPH
2009/10/28 Not our problem! THE OLIVE PRESS.ES
2009/10/06 Costa Blanca Visit By Margrete Auken AMLASPAIN.COM

2009/09/30 Margrete Auken MEP Condemns LRAU... ROUNDTOWN NEWS
2009/09/24 Safe as Houses ROUNDTOWN NEWS
2009/09/12 Coastal Homes Under Siege ROUNDTOWN NEWS

2009/07/10 New coastal boundary creates problems for villa owners near Javea SPANISH PROPERTY NEWS

2009/06/01 Campaigners warn of threat to one of Spain's last pristine beaches THE GUARDIAN

2009/05/30 Battle Plan ROUND TOWN NEWS
2009/05/20 VIDEO proposal to change Spanish coastal law PNALC
2009/05/15 Duchess of Alba may lose home to Spain’s land-grabbing coastal law TIMESONLINE.COM

2009/04/30 Bulldozers move in to demolish coastal properties in Cantabria, Spain TYPICALLY SPANISH
2009/04/25 Sam Dunn: 'Is now the time to gamble on the Spanish property market?' THE INDEPENDANT
2009/04/19 Spain faces massive demolition along coastline RADIO NETHERLANDS
2009/04/16 Demolished homeowners (Len & Helen Prior) can rebuild their lives .......... THE OLIVE PRESS

2009/03/26 European Parliament votes in favour of the Auken report which calls for EU funds to Spain to be frozen until real estate abuses are corrected TYPICALLY SPANISH
2009/03/26 EU Parliament finds Spain guilty of widespread property abusesSPANISH PROPERTY INSIGHT Mark Stuklin
2009/03/22 Too close to the edge THE SUNDAY TIMES Mark Stucklin

2009/02/16 Petition seeks British PM support for expats in Spain INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
2009/02/12 Petitions Committee criticises "extensive urbanisation" practices in Spain EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
2009/02/06 Government U-turn on coastal property law COSTA ALMERIA NEWS
2009/02/04 Brits fall foul of Coast Law COSTA BLANCA NEWS
2009/02/02 Government moves to ease controversial Coastal Law EL PAIS

2009/01/23 Spain told to put house in order COSTA BLANCA NEWS
2009/01/22 Spanish MEPs close ranks in response to EU criticism SPANISH PROPERTY INSIGHT

2009

2008/12/27 Ley de Costas causing “dramatic economic problems” for affected owners SPANISH PROPERTY INSIGHT
2008/12/12 VIDEO Priors Demolition in Vera
2008/12/10 EU call for action against Spain

2008/11/13 VIDEO Spanish Coastal Law = COASTAL LAND GRAB. ITV News UK

2008/10/28 The governments of Britain and Germany are asking Spain to explain what they consider to be unfair expropriations EXPATS
2008/10/20 El País highlights foreigners affected by the Spanish Coastal Law TYPICALLYSPANISH.COM
2008/10/09 Tenerife village demolished under coastal law DAILY TELEGRAPH
2008/10/08 Bulldozers start to demolish illegal homes in Tenerife SPANISH PROPERTY INSIGHT

2008/09/30 Valencian developer to pay buyers 3 million Euros in compensation for misleading marketing
2008/09/16 ARE YOU A BRIT WITH A STORY TO TELL ABOUT SPAIN?
2008/09/01 South Of Watford La Ley De Costas

2008/08/26 Boost for British expatriates who lost land in Spain
2008/08/03 What’s going on in the Spanish property market? Q2 2008 report
2008/08/03 Farewell Benidorm, as sun, sea and sangria lose their charm
2008/08/01 In praise of ... Spain (stretches of coastline laid waste by the bulldozer )

2008/07/29 Clouds over costas as Spanish housing slumps
2008/07/28 Spanish house sales dive by 34%
2008/07/20 Special 20th aniversary report on -Ley de Costas- by Alfredo Maso in Arenales del Sol
2008/07/10 four key legal issues surrounding the safe purchase of Spanish property,inc.Ley De Costas
2008/07/06 Spain: Dark days for Brits who sought a life in the sun

2008/06/15 Built too close to the sea IBIZA A-Z.COM
2008/06/08 La crisis arruina a los jubilados britanicos que se instararon en España

2008/05/01 Foreign owners affected by the ‘coastal law’ fight back SPANISH PROPERTY INSIGHT

2008/04/21 Spain kicking villas, apartments off its coastline:- HONOLULU ADVERTISER
2008/04/20 Spanish push for clean beaches targets beloved seaside villas:- Ciaran Giles TAIPEI TIMES
2008/04/19 Spain cleanup jolts property owners HERALD TRIBUNE
2008/04/18 Cleanup Jolts Property Owners In SpainCiaran Giles AP
2008/04/07 Couple's home nightmare in Spanish property grab Mark Summers NORTHERN ECHO

2008/03/30 Government reiterates coast battle
2008/03/27 New threat to demolish Britons' Costa homes Fiona Govan TELEGRAPH
2008/03/21 Britons owning houses on the Spanish coast will have their homes demolished, it was claimed yesterday.
2008/03/20 Thousands of Britons face destruction of their Costa homes in Spanish government crackdown Tom Worden DAILY MAIL
2008/03/18 Lanzarote hotels facing demolition Graham Keeley OBSERVER

2008/02/29 British Shun Buying Homes in Spain
2008/02/03 Battle of the bulldozers leads Brits to shun Spain Tom Worden OBSERVER
2008/01/11 Thousands could lose place in the sun Tom Catan THE TIMES

2008

2007/11/04 Too close for comfort Is the wrecking ball about to smash into swathes of properties built too near the beach? Mark Stucklin THE TIMES

2007

2006/09/04 La piscina d'Espanya (version in English at bottom of page)

2006