Members of the VIVA team at the inauguration of the Alhaurín el Grande office

Members of the VIVA team at the VIVA Alhaurín el Grande launch party.

Having already opened five new offices on the Costa del Sol in 2012, I’m delighted to say that we’ve started the new year as we mean to go on, with the launch of VIVA Alhaurín el Grande at the beginning of the month, followed by a very successful and enjoyable ‘open house’ celebration on Friday 25 January!

VIVA sales manager Marcos Loriente; Carmen Rangel, VIVA administration; Antonio Manzanares of Manzanares International Lawyers; and Toñi Montes, VIVA administration manager

VIVA sales manager Marcos Loriente; Carmen Rangel, VIVA administration; Antonio Manzanares of Manzanares International Lawyers; and Toñi Montes, VIVA administration manager.

Wine flowed and delectable nibbles were eaten

Wine flowed and delectable nibbles were nibbled.

More than 150 VIVA clients, guests, associates and VIVA RECOMMENDS partners, as well of course as the VIVA team, attended the event, and as with all good parties, many arrived early… and stayed ‘til late, as champagne, wine and beer flowed, delectable nibbles were nibbled and going by all the happy faces and animated chatter, a good time was had by all!

VIVA managing partner Martina Heynemann with lawyer Carlos De Miguel and his wife Carmen.

VIVA managing partner Martina Heynemann with lawyer Carlos De Miguel and his wife Carmen.

At the heart of the beautiful Guadalhorce Valley, Alhaurín el Grande is as pretty as a picture. In fact, the famous Spanish poet, Antonio Gala, famously once called it el pueblo que yo soñé – or ‘the village I always dreamt of’. A large number of VIVA clients are looking to buy a property in Alhaurín and the surrounding area, and obviously share his view!

VIVA sales manager Hubert Lako, with Marta Fernández and Lisa Sevillano of El Corte Inglés Home & Decoration El Capricho.

VIVA sales manager Hubert Lako, with Marta Fernández and Lisa Sevillano of El Corte Inglés Home & Decoration El Capricho.

So it was a logical move for us to open an office in Alhaurín. It also fits in perfectly with our current expansion plans – the object of which is to offer our clients an even better service by having a high-profile presence in their own local neighbourhood – and I look forward to enjoying a great working relationship with the VIVA Alhaurín team.

VIVA managing partner Martina Heynemann with the VIVA Alhaurín team: Rosa Gómez, Isabel Gómez, Carolyn Green & Keith Juxon.

VIVA managing partner Martina Heynemann with the VIVA Alhaurín team: Rosa Gómez, Isabel Gómez, Carolyn Green & Keith Juxon.

The VIVA Alhaurín office is headed by director Isabel Gómez – who has many years’ experience of the local real estate business – ably assisted by Rosa Gómez who takes care of administration and accounts. VIVA sales consultants Carolyn Green and Keith Juxon – both of whom not only have an in-depth knowledge of the area but additionally are long-term residents of the ‘campo’ – are now also based at VIVA Alhaurín el Grande.

Miguel Manzanares of Manzanares International Lawyers and Louise Brace, VIVA Partnership Development Manager.

Miguel Manzanares of Manzanares International Lawyers and Louise Brace, VIVA Partnership Development Manager. Photo: Euro Weekly News

VIVA’s Alhaurín el Grande office – at Ctra. de Málaga, 103 – is open Mondays to Fridays from 10am to 6pm and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. So next time you’re passing, why not pop in and say hello!

Tel. (+34) 952 596 261