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21Dec By Sonja MeyneNo Comments

Event, Mallorca, Real Estate

With passion to record sales

Porta Mallorquina presented itself at the international partner meeting of the agency group with a new brand slogan and impressive turnover figures. In November the franchise partners and office managers from Mallorca, Teneriffa and Germany met at the international yearly conference of the Porta Mondial Group. In the finca hotel ''Sa Bassa Rotja'' CEO Joachim Semrau presented the around 40 participants the new company structure of the group. In the future under the new umbrella brand-name ''Homes and Holiday AG'', based in Munich, the business areas real estate brokerage and holiday renting will be managed together. The Mallorcan master-partner Porta Mallorquina impressed at the meeting with a record turnover. In the month of October real estate to the value of over 16 million eu...

20Oct By Sonja MeyneNo Comments

Mallorca, News

Moving to Mallorca – How to become a resident

Those who wish to live and work in Mallorca can not avoid a few bureaucratic steps. We will show you the way. A dream comes true: You have decided to enjoy the island the whole year round and want to make it the central part of your life, which means that you will spend over 183 days a year there. Taking the step of moving your life, and possibly also that of your family, to sunny Mallorca should be well thought out and carefully planned. What must I do? The first step is, if appropriate, to de-register from your country of residence assuming that you want to permanently move to Spain. In Germany there has been, since 2015, a statutory deregistration law if you give up your domicile and do not have another. It is, however, not important for the registration in Spain whether you h...

26Aug By Porta Mallorquina2 Comments

Mallorca

International schools in Mallorca

Do you want to live in Mallorca, but have school-age children? No problem, as the international schools in Mallorca guarantee your children an excellent education. The big plus of private international schools that are concentrated in Palma and the southwest of the island, is that global languages English and Spanish are taught, contrasting with public schools where Catalan dominates. The children will enjoy a multi-lingual education at the highest level which is also recognised in GB. Coveted school places Most of the international schools have an integrated kindergarten so that children attend the same school from the start until their final exams. Care should be taken, however, to insure that children are registered for a school place in good time as many schools have waiting lists...

24Feb By Porta MallorquinaNo Comments

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Discover Mallorca by bycicle: The most popular tours

From early autumn to late spring the island belongs to cyclists. Especially from winter into the spring period cyclists can enjoy the green landscape of Mallorca. The cyclists enjoy an excellent, well-signposted cycle network of 1,250 kilometres in total, with about 20 percent of the roads formed from mountain ranges and almost 700 kilometres secondary roads and paths with little traffic. For a long time the island has been a popular destination for training for professional teams. But for all other needs and desires, there are suitable paths and routes. Four of the best tours of all different levels of difficulty are presented here: Over the countryside to the monastery of Randa A moderately difficult, slightly hilly tour through the island’s interior, which is...

3Jan By Sonja MeyneNo Comments

Event, Mallorca

Lots to celebrate on the Balearic Islands

The island is abundantly blessed with public holidays, particularly in January and the summer months. We have compiled a small overview for you so that you will know when you will be standing in front of closed shop doors, when it is time to be devout, and when it is time to celebrate. In January the New Year starts on the island with numerous festivals. It goes without saying that January 1st (New Year's day) is also an official holiday to enable, in Mallorca as elsewhere, recovery from the New Year's eve celebrations. The 6th of January is a particularly important holiday in Spain and is awaited especially by children as on this day the Three Kings come! Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, beautifully costumed and accompanied by a magnificent escort, arrive on the 5th Ja...

2Oct By Sonja MeyneNo Comments

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Which Mallorca type are you? -Blogseries Part 2 – The commuter

Mallorca attracts a wide variety of people who want a second home on the island, or even wish to settle here. We have placed the various personalities and their characteristics under the microscope and divided them into sections called "archetypes". These types we have then fitted into established areas and places on the island where they can feel especially comfortable and which are beneficial for them. The second part of our little series is concerned - after the "quiet connoisseurs" - with an archetype which is currently more frequently encountered on the island: The commuter There is no doubt that Mallorca is more popular than ever, and commuters benefit as more and more flights are available throughout the year. No matter which city in Germany is the destination, it is no more t...

1Sep By Sonja MeyneNo Comments

Mallorca, Porta Mallorquina

Mallorca archetypes and their places

If characterizing the island in one word, "versatile" would probably be the the most fitting. Mallorca offers something for everyone, no matter what you expect from the island or what your preferences are. Which Mallorca type are you? We have looked at the specific "archetypes", that is, which areas and places best suit which type of Mallorca-fan, and have chosen a few examples with explanations of why they were selected. Now you just have to decide to which type you belong. We begin our small series with the type from the category "the quiet connoisseurs". The quiet connoisseur What distinguishes him? This Mallorca-aficionado expects a beautiful, natural environment and a sophisticated lifestyle. He loves the traditional, quiet Mallorca but without compromising on comfort. He wor...

7Jul By Sonja MeyneNo Comments

Mallorca, News, Real Estate

Estate agent in Mallorca – a dream job swimming with the sharks

Interview with Porta Mallorquina CEO Joachim Semrau, published in Bellevue, Europe's largest real estate magazine, issue 4/2016. Bellevue: Mr. Semrau, estate agent in Mallorca is for many the dream job par excellence. But how does it look in reality? Joachim Semrau: "Actually, some people have totally false ideas about our profession here. Anyone who thinks it is enough to show luxury, high-priced villas by the sea a few times and make a few sales to secure their annual income is way out of place here. The property market in Mallorca is a shark tank, many brokers compete for the same customers and the successful ones are those who score points through competence, diligence and above average service orientation. Newcomers, particularly, need to be able to hold their breathe ...

24May By Sonja MeyneNo Comments

Mallorca, News, Porta Mallorquina, Real Estate

Market Survey Mallorca Holiday Property 2016

+++Newsticker+++: according to the Spanish office of statistics (INE) 10.605 properties were sold in the Balearic islands in 2015, an increase of 14.6%. Representative Market Research For the second time scientists of the Steinbeis Institute Center for Real Estate Studies, commissioned by real estate agent Porta Mallorquina Real Estate, investigated the vacation property market in Mallorca. What are the current price engines for vacation property in Mallorca? Are there particular location characteristics which affect the price of the property, or at least a great sea view? In addition, many buyers will ask themselves how secure their sales possibilities will be in the future. To help analyse the underlying structural components the following study from the STI Center fo...

7Jan By Sonja MeyneNo Comments

Mallorca, News, Taxes

New taxes for Mallorcan properties 2016: what buyers and owners need to know

Those who are living on the island for quite some time know: at the turn of the year, there will be some „famous” taxes changes in the Balearic Islands. Starting the year, the islands also have a new government and consequently many things will change that are especially interesting for buyers and sellers of properties. In our interview, Mr. Arne Seeger from the law office Dr. Früheck Abogados S.L.P. explains the most important changes that concern you as a resident or a non-resident, especially if you own a property or want to sell it. Mr. Seeger, please tell us what will change for taxpayers as from 2016? First of all, there is a change in the income tax, the so-called IRPF (Impuesto sobre la Renta de Personas Físicas). We have to distinguish between residents and ...