Author – Journalist – Realtor
Nick Snelling is a journalist and author of six books, three of which focus on Spain. He lives permanently in Spain with his family and combines his writing career with running Casalasafor Consultancies, a real estate agency specialising in properties around Gandia.
Of his six books, four are non-fiction. These include How to Buy Spanish Property and Move to Spain – Safely! and The Laptop Entrepreneur. He has also written the accompanying text for several books by one of the world’s leading documentary photographers, Jurgen Schadeberg.
Nick’s investigative journalism has explored a wide range of complex and often controversial subjects related to Spain. His work has examined corruption, the economy, divorce and domestic violence, drug culture, the Spanish property crash, immigration, and the country’s culture of brothel use. He has also written an in-depth profile of a high-class call girl.
He has been a columnist for A Place in the Sun magazine and has appeared as an expert contributor on programmes for the BBC (Radio 4 and BBC One), ITV, and Channel 4, including A Place in the Sun.
Nick has also featured on numerous episodes of House Hunters International for US television, discussing Spain and Spanish property. His media work extends to co-presenting a television programme for a Spanish TV channel, providing voice-over narration for documentaries, and working as a fixer for a major television production company.
In addition to his journalistic work, Nick is involved in international humanitarian missions and has worked in Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Jordan/Gaza.
The origins of the Spanish Civil War
El Cid, Spanish national hero and extraordinary soldier