Selected Properties: news for buyers on the Costa del Solhttps://selected.properties/articlesProperty news that matters to buyers from Estepona to Málaga, each item linked to its source.enRents in Málaga province hit a record, and Marbella is the highesthttps://selected.properties/articles/malaga-rents-record-september-2026https://selected.properties/articles/malaga-rents-record-september-2026Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTAsking rents in Marbella reached €23.6 per square metre a month in September 2026. That is 8.7% more than a year earlier, Idealista figures show.Marbella approves its first new general plan since 1986https://selected.properties/articles/marbella-approves-new-general-plan-pgomhttps://selected.properties/articles/marbella-approves-new-general-plan-pgomFri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe town council gave final approval to the new general plan, the PGOM, on 18 September 2026. The detailed plan with the rules for each plot is still to come.Marbella house prices rise as sales fall in the first half of 2026https://selected.properties/articles/marbella-sales-fall-prices-rise-first-half-2026https://selected.properties/articles/marbella-sales-fall-prices-rise-first-half-2026Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTSales in Marbella, Benahavís and Estepona fell by about a fifth in the first half of 2026. The average price recorded by notaries rose by 15.5%.Supreme Court cancels Spain's national holiday rental registerhttps://selected.properties/articles/supreme-court-annuls-national-holiday-rental-registerhttps://selected.properties/articles/supreme-court-annuls-national-holiday-rental-registerTue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTOn 19 May 2026 the Supreme Court annulled the national register of short-term rentals. Regional and town rules, including Andalucía's, still apply.Spain's 100% tax on non-EU buyers has stalledhttps://selected.properties/articles/spain-100-percent-tax-non-eu-buyers-stalledhttps://selected.properties/articles/spain-100-percent-tax-non-eu-buyers-stalledFri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe plan to tax home purchases by non-resident buyers from outside the EU at up to 100% has not passed. Reuters reported in March 2026 that it had stalled.Government says a train from Fuengirola to Marbella is feasiblehttps://selected.properties/articles/coastal-train-fuengirola-marbella-viablehttps://selected.properties/articles/coastal-train-fuengirola-marbella-viableWed, 14 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMTIn January 2026 Spain's government said the first results of its study show a train from Fuengirola to Marbella is feasible. Marbella still has no railway.