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New Gozo buildings must have stone façades, PA says in new circular issued on Wednesday. Photo: PA

€30 million scheme to restore UCA properties is launched

Process for the popular scheme will be staggered The Planning Authority has opened this year’s €30 million Irrestawra Darek(Restore Your Home) scheme, offering grants to help owners, tenants and NGOs restore traditional façades and architectural features in Urban Conservation Areas. The scheme, totalling €30 million in funds, provides financial assistance to owners, tenants and NGOs to restore and maintain traditional

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New Gozo buildings must have stone façades, PA says in new circular issued on Wednesday. Photo: PA

Malta Property sales up by 6% in 2025, NSO figures show

A total of 13,300 properties changed hands last year Just over 13,300 properties were sold throughout 2025, a 6% rise over the previous year, according to new figures published by the National Statistics Office. According to the figures, a total of 13,339 final deeds, worth €3.97 billion, were signed throughout the year. This was 741 more than the 12,598 deeds

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move2Gozo Real Estate Celebrates Second Consecutive Recognition as Best Luxury Boutique Brokerage in Malta by LLA

Press Release Extract: Tucked into the honey-coloured lanes and cliffside panoramas of Gozo, move2Gozo has become the island’s go-to name for discerning buyers seeking homes with soul. Recently named one of Luxury Lifestyle Awards’ TOP 100 Real Estate Brokers of the World and recognised as the Best Luxury Boutique Real Estate Brokerage in Malta, move2Gozo now carries international acclaim that

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Mgarr Harbour - Photo by Daniel Cilia

move2Gozo wins Best Luxury Boutique Real Estate Brokerage in Malta 2024 Award

Press Release Extract: move2Gozo, a distinguished boutique real estate agency based in Malta, has been awarded a deserved Luxury Lifestyle Awards for Best Luxury Boutique Real Estate Brokerage in Malta, 2024. Established in 2008 by Director-Owner’s David Pace & Fiona Keeling, move2Gozo has quickly risen to prominence as a premier provider of high-end, luxury, and distinctive properties throughout Gozo and

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Through the keyhole – A finished gem – part 2

… The building that housed the old mill is now a hidden farmhouse, set at the end of a long driveway, and as you pass under the arched gateway, the drive opens out into a large courtyard, glistening white between ancient stone walls. Green foliage flourishes on all sides and a tall palm tree stands proud. Protected from the wind

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New Gozo buildings must have stone façades, PA says in new circular issued on Wednesday. Photo: PA

New Gozo buildings must have stone facades, PA says in new circular

The Planning Authority (PA) has issued a circular for architects announcing a new requirement for all new buildings in Gozo to have limestone facades, it said in a statement on Wednesday. It said that this was part of its effort to preserve, enhance and promote the unique spatial characteristics of Gozo, that make it distinct from mainland Malta. The circular,

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Gozo’s identity, its unique charm, peacefulness, authenticity as well as its natural beauty are disappearing. Photo: Daniel Cilia

Change is needed now in Gozo

The Gozo Regional Development Authority (GRDA) in the past months launched a new 10-year regional development strategy for Gozo. This strategy is being welcomed by the Għal Għawdex forum. The opening theme of this strategy, ‘An Island of Villages’, states: “Gozo has distinctive  characteristics both physical as well as social, that form part of Gozo’s heritage and its identity. Their

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File photo: Daniel Cilia

Gozo forum: We did not want stamp duty incentive removed for all property sales

Għal Għawdex says incentive should only end for apartment block developments A group of Gozitan organisations is urging the government to limit the increase in the stamp duty paid on Gozo properties to new builds. Last week, Times of Malta reported that a budget pledge to raise the stamp duty paid on Gozo properties outside of urban conservation areas has been

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Hundreds of apartments have mushroomed across all of Gozo. Photo: Daniel Cilia

Budget to remove tax incentive on Gozo properties

The government will remove a tax incentive for property purchases in Gozo in Monday’s Budget, in a bid to slow down the construction frenzy on the island. The move could provide rare reprieve for an island which has been facing relentless construction projects in the last number of years, sparking protests among Gozitan residents and environmentalists. That was partly attributed

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A three-bedroom apartment in Victoria cost an average of €800 per month versus €2,000 in Sliema. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Property prices rise most in Gozo as its stock also increases

25,000 apartments up for sale on Malta and Gozo’s market in last quarter Properties in Gozo showed the largest increase in asking price across the entire country in the last quarter of 2022 while the stock of properties on that island also rose, a report from Djar and EY reveals.  The average asking price in Gozo increased by 1.1 per

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Courtyard leading to garden

An almost fairytale house that’s large than life

Just 250 metres from Għarb church, in one of the quiet roads that eventually wind to Gozo’s immense limestone arch formation Wied il-Mielaħ, the front of this house boasts a wide front door in rich wine-red and a carved stone balcony with views across the fields beyond. It’s clear from the outset that this is an impressive village home, and

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The value of deeds signed in August totalled €280.1 million. Times of Malta file photo

Gozo came out top for property sales in August

Property deeds overall saw a 13% increase from 2021 A total 1,228 final deeds of sale relating to residential property were registered in August, 58 more than a year earlier, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO). The value of the deeds registered in August totalled €280.1 million, 13.1% more than the corresponding value recorded in August 2021.  A total

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