Daniel Daggers chooses Charles Gubbins to discover Sotogrande Property and Lifestyle. Daniel Daggers, known internationally as “Mr. Super Prime”, was spending some time on the Costa del Sol when he decided he wanted to visit Sotogrande. And who did he call? Charles Gubbins. As Daniel Daggers put it, Charlie is: “The King of Sotogrande. What a…
Charles Gubbins | Sep 2026
Summary of The Main Landmarks about the Gibraltar Treaty Gibraltar Treaty 2026: Border Fence Removed and Schengen Rules Begin For years, this was a story about negotiations. As of this month, it’s a story about implementation. On 14 July 2026, the European Union and the United Kingdom formally signed the treaty governing Gibraltar’s post-Brexit status,…
Charles Gubbins | Aug 2026
Across Europe, the housing debate has become one of the most politically sensitive issues of our time. Whether we look at Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, Dublin, Amsterdam or London, the same pattern appears again and again: house prices have risen much faster than salaries, new supply has failed to keep pace with demand, and younger generations…
Charles Gubbins | Aug 2026
Every quarter, the Costa del Sol real estate community gathers to analyse what is happening across our markets: Marbella, Málaga City, Benahavís, Estepona, Manilva, and of course, Sotogrande. The Q2 2026 Quarterly Review was one of the most comprehensive yet, with insights from leading agents, legal specialists, mortgage experts, and market analysts. But this quarter,…
Charles Gubbins | Aug 2026
Why Understanding the Sotogrande Rental Market Matters When SGplus invited me to join their roundtable on the Sotogrande rental market, I knew it would be an opportunity to speak honestly about what is really happening here. These encounters matter because they bring together people who live the market daily, people who understand not only the…
Jorge Martí Martí | Jul 2026
The Financial Times recently published an article comparing the Costa del Sol and the Algarve as two of Europe’s leading golf and lifestyle destinations. It is a well-balanced and insightful piece, and certainly worth reading in full. But what stood out most was not just what the article said, it was what it didn’t say….
Charles Gubbins | Jun 2026
Q1 – Q2 Sotogrande Market 2026 Review Why Sotogrande Remains Strong Despite Global Instability in 2026 Sotogrande entered 2026 from a position of strength. The key themes identified in our 2025 market review (limited prime supply, resilient international demand, buyer selectivity, lifestyle-led relocation and the growing importance of high-quality modern homes) remain clearly visible in…
Charles Gubbins | Jun 2026
Valuing a property in Spain is not as simple as looking online, checking a few portals, and choosing a price per square metre. In fact, Spain is a less transparent market than many Northern European countries because individual achieved sale prices are not publicly available. Asking prices are visible, but actual closing prices are not….
Charles Gubbins | Jun 2026
There is a side of Sotogrande that only appears once the day winds down, when the meetings end, the phones quieten and the conversations become more real. It’s in those moments, after hours, that the true character of this place reveals itself. That is exactly where Noll Afterhours was born. A New Format for a…
Charles Gubbins | Jun 2026
A Quarter Shaped by Weather, Global Tensions and Shifting Buyer Behaviour When Alfredo Bloy‑Dawson invites you onto his Quarterly Review, it’s not by accident. Alfredo is one of the most respected analytical voices on the Costa del Sol, a journalist‑researcher who understands this market with unusual depth. His podcast brings together the people who genuinely…
Charles Gubbins | May 2026
A Significant Guest for a Pivotal Moment in Sotogrande Real Estate The latest episode of Charlie in Sotogrande brings a particularly significant guest: Christopher Dyson, a luxury real‑estate broker with two decades of experience in Beverly Hills and Marbella, and co‑founder of the NLS, a new property portal designed to transform how agencies operate in…
Charles Gubbins and Stephanie Noll | May 2026
A local intelligence brief for Buyers, Vendors, and Investors Sotogrande has always occupied a rather particular place within the European luxury property landscape. It has never chased the energy of Marbella, nor tried to emulate the Algarve. Its appeal has traditionally rested on something quieter and more enduring: space, discretion, sport, and an unusually international…
Charles Gubbins | Apr 2026
