Property

Manilva is at the heart of one of the most dynamic property markets in Europe. This market is well serviced by local estate agencies. For a list of agents visit our listings.

New Developments

With all the new development under way, and in the pipeline, Manilva Life will endeavour to keep you up-to-date with the latest projects off-plan or already under construction. With information on location, number of units, facilities and features, as well as price, the list can be found at New Developments with links to each indvidual project.

The Market

Paul Grindrod, independant property consultant, has made his home in Sabinillas, Manilva and this is what he has to say:

The property market has seen significant movement in the Manilva area in the past few years with new developments springing up wherever one looks. Indeed the Spanish national bird (the crane!) has become a semi permanent fixture over our stretch of coast recently and would seem to be with us for a while yet.

Reasons for this include our improving infrastructure, with new coastal and toll roads shrinking those all important airport transfer times, Manilva offers a real alternative to the existing fleshpots of the Costa both for holiday makers and residents alike and provides an easy commute to those working in Gibraltar read more...

2005 UPDATE:

Summer is here on the CDS and the inevitable slowing of property transactions allows for a little reflection. When I first moved here in 2002 I was part of a sales team selling up to100 properties per month yet an ex colleague revealed recently that the much depleted team had only sold 4 properties this year! The main reason for this seemingly catastrophic decline has much to do with the diminishing speculative market that has seen the serious investors move on and as with many fast track economies some of the big sales outfits have become victims of their own success, expanding rapidly and then imploding as sales dwindled. It is hard to believe now that just a couple of years ago buyers outnumbered properties, especially newly built apartments that were ready to move into yet now we appear to be spoilt for choice and a buyers market has returned, or has it? read more...

Buying property in Manilva

Tom Provan, local resident and author of Gone to Spain and Going to Live on The Costa del Sol, gives us some food for thought when looking for that dream home!

Doing your homework is the most important preparation for anyone thinking about buying property - proper preparation will mean that you will buy what you want and need.

Always remember that your estate agent is not in business to do you a favour. He/she is in business to sell property and make commission and commission in Spain is much higher than it is in the UK read more...

Why Manilva?

Shanalle Bacarese-Hamilton from Hamilton Homes gives us some very good reasons for buying in Manilva.

I sip my wine as I sit on the promenade of Sabinillas, looking across the beach in front of me and soaking up the picturesque scenery.

Once a tiny fishing village lost within the Costa del Sol, the town of Sabinillas is now the hub of the municipality of Manilva and one of the fastest growing areas in the South of Spain.

There are so many different features that come together to make this region of Manilva an investor’s haven. Manilva offers considerable diversity – from vineyards to restaurants, from modern apartments to typical fishing village houses, from traditional to new. Read more...