The owners of more than 11,000 homes under threat of demolition will now be able to keep properties in the Axarquia region of Andalucia, on the Costa del Sol.
But regional government bosses say they cannot guarantee the future of more than 850 houses built on protected land and a further 970 homes built illegally in the last four years.
The amnesty was announced this week after a study of the area, part of Malaga province, by council chiefs.
Around 20 per cent of those affected are thought to be British people who had been sold houses which had been approved by corrupt local politicians but were later ruled illegal by regional planning chiefs.
Many live without running water or power because their properties do not officially exist.
Gary Miles, of residents’ group Save Our Homes Axarquia, said: “Almost all of our members bought in good faith. Our impression is the Andalucian government has lost heart over demolition orders.”
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