Developer Taylor Woodrow has said the Costa Blanca property scene is an important part of a Spanish property market that remains resilient, despite the recent downturn.

Victor Sague, of Taylor Woodrow de Espana, said the latest property survey by a Place in the Sun Magazine shows the country to still be the most popular for UK buyers.

Commenting that he was "not surprised" by this, he added: "Where else can you enjoy a beautiful balmy climate, stunning beaches and scenery, affordable property and all for just a short low cost flight from the UK?"

Mr Sague went on to say that attractive destinations on the Costa Blanca property map include the town of Calpe, where the firm has a development and there are 325 days of sunshine each year.

Costa Blanca property purchasers will have accounted for many of the Spanish purchases that helped make Spain the top destination for UK buyers of overseas property in 2007.

A survey by the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) in March 2008 found the country accounted for 25.4 per cent of the total of properties bought abroad.

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