Christmas & New Year Incredible Weather in Alicante Area

by | 3/01/23 | News & Views

Incredible Weather in Alicante Area Over Christmas & New Year

In short sleeves and on the beach, as the year came to an end in the Alicante Province. This was how many people said goodbye to 2022 with more than pleasant temperatures, inappropriate for the time of the year, well in excess of twenty degrees, with the Climatology Laboratory of the University of Alicante confirming figures that are well above the average for recent years.

” We appear to be witnessing fewer and fewer cold spells at Christmas,” says climatologist Jorge Olcina, who said that “the end-of-year temperatures over the last two years are between five and six degrees above the average maximum temperature for December in the Alicante Province”.

The data confirms what we all know of course, a sensation shared by the people of Alicante where coats, at least during the day, became an accessory, carried in the back of the car, ‘just in case’.

The year 2022 has seen one of the highest temperatures in the last week of the year in Alicante , close to 22 degrees (21.6), which has only been exceeded on three previous occasions (2015, with 22 .2 degrees; in 2017, with 23 degrees, and in 2021, with 23.9 degrees), temperatures that are far removed from the coldest year in recent times in the Alicante capital, where, in 2013 the mercury was below 15 degrees.

As Olcina points out, “in the last ten years there has been a tendency towards a predominance of anticyclonic situations with maximum temperatures above the average”. “This has a clearly positive effect on tourist activity in the province,” he added, alluding to the sector that benefits the most when temperatures are pleasant.

Historically, according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), the mercury reached 23.6 degrees at the end of the year in 1996. On New Years Day, however, we saw a maximum of 21 degrees and a minimum of ten degrees, temperatures that they would ‘cry out for’ in the UK and Ireland.

Unfortunately, though, it will now start to go downhill as, in general, temperatures are expected to drop gradually at the start of 2023, up to a 17 maximum and 6 minimum forecast for the night of The Three Kings.

This article was written by Kevin Reardon https://www.theleader.info/

 

Sales of Homes Rose by 26%

by | 24/01/22 | Alenda Golf Apartments, Blog, Uncategorised

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The sale of homes rose 26.7% in the Valencia region in November in relation to the same month of 2020, to add 7,529 operations, as reported this Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

As for the total number of rural plots transferred in the records of the autonomy, they were 26,345 in November, which represents an annual increase of 19%.

Meanwhile, in Spain as a whole, the sale of homes soared 24.4% year-on-year, to add 49,895 operations in November, its highest figure in this month since 2007, when it exceeded 56,000 transactions.

With the interannual advance of November 2021, the sale of homes has chained nine consecutive months of positive rates after the increases of 32.4% and 65.9% registered in March and April, respectively, of 107.6% in May, 73.5% in June, 53.5% in July, 57.9% in August, 40.6% in September and 22.2% in October.

The year-on-year rise in home sales in November was a consequence of the increase in operations on new homes, which grew by 30.5%, to 10,341 operations, as well as the increase in the sale of used flats by 22.9%, up to 39,554 transactions.

In monthly terms (November 2021 over October of the same year), the sale of homes increased by 7.9%, its greatest advance in a month of November since 2017.

In the first eleven months of last year, the sale of homes accumulated a rise of 34.7%, with increases of 38.4% in operations on new homes and 33.8% in the case of second-hand.

In November, the highest number of Spanish property sales per 100,000 inhabitants occurred in Comunitat Valenciana (188), La Rioja (186) and Cantabria (169).

In absolute values, Andalusia was the region that carried out the most home transactions during the penultimate month of last year, with 11,075 purchases, followed by Comunitat Valenciana (7,529), Cataluña (7,431) and Madrid (6,094).

Kevin Reardon

https://www.theleader.info/

 

Britons flock to Spain to buy second homes

by | 18/01/22 | Blog, Uncategorised

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As demand for vacation homes in the sun soars, Britons are flocking to Spain to buy second homes.

Taylor Wimpey, a housebuilder, has reported “excellent” results for 2021, citing rising demand in Spain.

The developer expects strong demand for homes in 2021, thanks to low mortgage rates and the stamp duty holiday.

The relaxation of travel restrictions in Spain has resulted in a surge in prospective buyers looking for a second home in the sun.

According to Taylor Wimpey, demand has increased, particularly in the second half of 2021, and the company is now planning to increase construction as property prices in the country rise.

Taylor Wimpey completed 215 homes in 2021, with an average selling price of £348,000 (€417,000), up from 190 in 2020, when the average selling price was £313,000 (€375,000).

Its order book stood at 324 homes at the end of 2021.

The company’s Spanish arm recently announced that some months in the second half of 2021 saw reservation numbers unprecedented in the 64 years the company has been building in Spain.

With Taylor Wimpey ramping up production, demand in the UK has remained high.

In 2021, home completions in the United Kingdom increased by 47%, with 18% of new homes being affordable.

During this time, average selling prices increased by 3%, fully offsetting rising construction costs, according to the firms.

However, this is still less than the increase in house prices in many parts of the country, with the UK House Price Index indicating a 10.2 percent increase nationally in 2021.

Pete Redfern, Taylor Wimpey’s Chief Executive, stated, “Looking ahead, we are well positioned to deliver against our targets.”

“The future looks bright, and Taylor Wimpey is in a particularly strong position.”

“Over the long term, we remain laser-focused on delivering sustainable growth, strong profitability, and increased cash returns to shareholders.”

The company is now looking to return cash to shareholders, possibly through a share buyback, in which it would buy its own shares and increase the value of those still held by investors.

A tougher Government stance on the cladding crisis has presented a recent challenge to UK housebuilders, with Housing Secretary Michael Gove warning developers that they will have to pay to fix issues.

Mr Gove has set a deadline of early March for the industry to agree on a fully-funded plan to repair the unsafe cladding on the affected buildings.

Taylor Wimpey said in a trading statement.

BY PASCAL NALAT ON JANUARY 17, 2022 Brinkwire

Alenda Golf Practise Area

by | 15/01/22 | Blog, Uncategorised

Alenda Golf Practise Area

Tokens to get buckets of balls can be purchased in the Pro Shop, they also have clubs to hire should you need to. Alenda Golf has a full driving range that allows full drives from the 25 placement mats, there is also a Bunker and pitch & putt practice area.

Tokens for Buckets of Balls can be purchased in the Pro shop along with some golf clubs should you need to hire some.

The Driving Range is illuminated and allows you to practice up until 22:00 h.

There is also an excellent practice area which consists of 6 tees of various distances that all converge on to the same large green, that has three holes cut.

Some of the tees are a real test of golf, as you have to go over the lake which can be very daunting for a high handicap player and very difficult for beginners.

However, it is an ideal practice ground for beginners and for those experts who want to improve the short game.

At Alenda Golf there is also an Olympic styled full gym where you can train to improve your swing.

Alenda Golf Practise Area
Alenda Golf Practise Area
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