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Investors eye 'magic Murcia'

Murcia is becoming more and more popular with investors seeking the good life in Spain.

One of the main attractions of the city is its intelligent planning laws, which have prevented the over-development that has blighted many other parts of Spain.

Planning laws define different zones ranging from national park to urbanizeable zones in order to protect the pine forested mountain ranges and the vast majority of areas around them.

If developers are looking to build urbanisations there is an abundance of land which is designated for this purpose. This land is typically near to towns, cities and motorways.

As you head towards the stunning national parks the zoning changes to extremely low density so you can only build one property per 5 acres of land.

The idea behind this intelligent approach to planning is to avoid the mistakes made in other parts of Spain, maintain the natural appeal of the region and preserve the beauty and attraction of Murcia for generations to come.

Great opportunities available

Mike Hamilton, MD of Casas de Lorca comments:  "Many developers are missing the very real point that increasingly consumers require environmentally conscious homes with such things as solar power, eco friendly water conservation methods and where the environment into which they are moving will remain unchanged and unspoiled.  

"They want spacious properties with large gardens, they want these properties to be built in areas of outstanding natural beauty and they are not willing to compromise. 

"For the developer astute enough to recognise this demand and sympathetic and intelligent enough to embrace government policies rather than try to avoid them, there is great opportunity to be had in terms of constructing fabulous real estate in an ethical manner that is hugely sought after."