You cannot imagine Madrid without a Sunday morning visit to El Rastro. It is a busy and bustling area, crowded with people and full of colourful stalls. El Rastro has forever been a favourite meeting place on Sunday mornings. Around Plaza de Cascorro you can see collectors, treasure hunters, bargain seekers and many tourists as …
The centre of Madrid is the most sought-after and coveted residential area and therefore, if you have a property there you can regard it as being very valuable. Madrid is a hectic and bustling city which offers a wide range of cultural and social activities. Hence, living in the centre allows you to enjoy them …
You can achieve an original and modern space in a house using decorative vinyl. If you want to alter a room slightly avoiding a radical change, the placing of decorative vinyl is an excellent option. Vinyl has the great advantage that it decorates many surfaces such as walls, doors, furniture and even a staircase. The …
Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales is one of the most stunning buildings in the centre of Madrid. This convent has a church, a cloister, a museum and even a kitchen garden. Its history dates back to the XVI century and it is one of the oldest convents in Madrid. It not only has enormous historical …
Buying a house is one of the greatest decisions you take in your life. We give you some reasons which will help you make this choice. In this blog we have already written about when to put money into housing. We mentioned that the Spanish real estate market is undergoing throughout 2016 important signs of recovery. …
Home Staging is the art of presenting and showing a house in the best way possible and this means taking into consideration every single detail. As a result, when you place your house on the market, its commercialization will be much easier. This real estate sale technique is extremely simple as it only implies enhancing …
An important restoration had to be undertaken in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional (MAN), so as to be able to put up and accommodate its extensively long collection, and this has allowed us to enjoy it to the full. Its history dates back to the reign of Isabel II in 1867. The queen founded this museum …
Years ago, the issue of buying residential property off-plan, was considered wishful thinking and an illusion. However, things have changed in the Spanish real estate market because nowadays, it is possible to buy this kind of option. In the worst years of the economic crisis, residential property off-plan was extremely difficult to sell due to …
Inheriting a house implies a series of obligations that sometimes you do not count on, and which unfortunately, can mean having one headache after another. The heir or heiress of the house finds himself or herself in a very complex situation as a result of the steps involved concerning all the paperwork as well as …
Parque Santander is also known as Parque Canal de Isabel II and it not only has areas full of trees but it also has spaces dedicated to leisure, entertainment and sporting activities. In Estate One we thoroughly enjoy walking along green spaces in Madrid because we think that parks are an essential part of a …
The real estate sector can confirm that the last six months of 2016 are a good time to consider the purchase of a house. In this blog we have already mentioned that mortgages in Spain in 2016, are very attractive, and therefore have increased 16% with regard to the previous year. We can deduce from …
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