A Changing World and Changing Priorities?
Did anyone else see this article from McKinseys? It is about compassionate leadership. The authors talk about awareness, vulnerability, empathy and compassion. I havent heard of vulnerability being portrayed as a positive leadership quality from a company like McKinseys before. We certainly have come along way since the “greed is good” mentality that I rememberContinue reading
A Well Informed Discussion on Climate Change
If you find the IPCC report a little heavy and you would like to listen to a well informed discussion about climate change here is a recording of a dicussion set up by the BBC. Its only 53 minutes. It’s well worth a listen. Here it is. If you want the orginal IPCC report itContinue reading
Comment and Analysis on the Spanish Property Market in Spain January / February 2017
I have picked out these articles with useful comment and analysis and excluded those that contain superficial comment or hype and “creative” journalism only. You have here the headline and link and a brief summary from me and maybe a comment so you can decide whether the article is of interest. You may find itContinue reading
Why Brexit Shouldn’t Matter If You Want to Buy Property In Spain
My conclusion is that if you are buying or building a holiday home that may become a second retirement home, and you do not intend you work in Spain, and intend to return to the UK eventually say in your late 80s or 90s then you don’t have much to worry about. So what isContinue reading
Repeal of the Sun Tax Likely: Thank goodness for common sense!
My wife is Spanish and in the interests of matrimonial harmony we have a rule which is you are never allowed to say “that would never happen in……(Spain / Britain)”. As I am sure you can imagine there are times when we are both challenged by this so please forgive me if I use my blog to let off steam and to say here what I can’t say at home. The sun tax idea is, and I choose my words carefully, the sun tax is ….
Continue readingJohn Wolfendale Co-Author of a Course in Sustainable Development to be delivered in London
John Wolfendale has been involved for many months in preparing a course in Sustainable Development for the commercial property industry in conjunction with Bayfield Training.
Continue reading“The Martians have landed down by the river” Gaucin town hall
Visitors (glampers) will be able to enjoy the beautiful unspoilt nature of this site in a totally sustainable way. There are wild turtles in the river, wild boar running about, and rare flora and ancient olive trees on the site. Glampers will be out in nature yet comfortable in their geodesic pods.
Continue readingStylish Country House in the Lecrin Valley
On behalf of clients we have obtained a building licence for a very stylish country house in the Lecrin Valley. This is a total renovation of an existing cortijo which will be completely re-organised to produce modern accommodation in a stunning location with clear views over lake Beznar.
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