Iznalloz, Granada, Andalucia;

The full service town with the cheap property!

Iznalloz is the main town of Los Montes Orientales, which comprises about 17 towns and villages spread over the north of the province of Granada.  As such it has a number of banks, small shops and a major supermarket as well as both primary and secondary schools and excellent sports facilities including a municipal swimming pool.

Public transport links are good with the town having a railway station connecting to Granada city and regular bus services  to a wide range of destinations either direct, or with a change in Granada or Jaen.

Motorway access is also good with the A44 motorway running just to the West of the town and connecting with Granada (25 min.), Malaga (1½ hours)  Jaen, Cordoba and Madrid. The nearest airports are in Granada and Malaga.

Iznalloz is a hill town with plenty of ups and downs and many houses are arranged on different levels so there can be street entrances on ground and upper stories!

Things to see include

16th century church of Ntra. Sra. de los Remedios (16th century) and the ruins of an old Moorish castle,

The Roman Bridge over the Cubillas River.

Castillo de los almendros, remains, including two towers, of a Moorish fortress.

Cueva del agua, a group of Jurassic caves where numerous findings from the stone age have been found


Fiestas

15 May is la Romería del Patrón de Iznalloz, with lots of decorated carts and stalls.

The penultimate week of August is the town fiesta, ostesibly in honour of the town's patron Nuestra Señora de los Remedios

Antes se celebraban del 31 de Agosto de al 4 Septiembre

Golf

There are 3 courses within easy reach with the nearest being about 15 minutes.

Skiing,

The ski station of the Sierra Nevada is about 45 minutes by car and provides accommodation, restaurants, equipment for purchase or hire, ski instruction and a variety of pistes.

Beach.

Salobrena is under the hour and is a beautiful old town that hasn't quite been spoiled by development. Good beach, several excellent restaurants.

We have a wide selection of homes for sale in the town. The recent recession saw all of the estate agents that serviced the area close and there are now a lot of eager sellers offering incredible bargains. See the town, enjoy the life and get yourself a bargain!

If you know Iznalloz and would like to add your comments please feel free to do so. Drop me a line anytime  all contributions welcome!


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Valuations in Spain

I am often asked to value properties for owners looking to sell and I have to tell them that valuations in Spain are a very inexact science! I worked for a time as a valuer in the UK, many years ago, and when you sweep the smokescreen away it’s quite straight forward. In any street the houses are broadly similar so it’s easy to get an idea of what they are worth. If the average price is X any house will be worth x+ or x- depending on condition, facilities (new kitchen, bathrooms) and the garden size etc, etc. Add to this that even in a recession people are buying houses because everyone NEEDS somewhere to live.

 In Spain it is more difficult! No two houses are the same so you have little to compare them with, fashion makes a huge impact (this week everyone wants to be in Almeria, next week Granada is the chosen place). More importantly however is that a home in Spain for most people is a luxury purchase. They want one but they don’t have to have one. If they can’t get what they want in Spain they can go to Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece or the USA or Brazil. Or they can simply stay in the UK.

 Most Spanish valuers doing mortgage valuations simply multiply the built area of the property by a building cost (say 1,000 Euros per m2). This gives some absolutely ridiculous results like the immaculately maintained country house with 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, pool, 5,000m2 land, views, easy access and all 35 minutes from Malaga airport that was valued at 165,000 Euros during a boom period!

 

At the end of the day whilst a formal valuation may be difficult common sense gives a general feel of correct pricing. And then it is down to negotiation! Buyers know what they can afford to pay, sellers what they can afford to take and the figure they come to is the only real valuation!

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