There has been a disproportionate amount of bad press relating to property purchase on the costas, seemingly neglecting to point out that you can have problems in any country including the UK, if you don’t use safeguards

There are still many northern european residents, itching to escape the cold weather and hoping to move to the Costa Blanca, as soon as their property is sold. Your Choice! Do you really want to wait?
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People who know Denise and myself, know that we are property finders. Lots of people ask us to sell houses, which we don’t do, because that would be unethical. In a past post, you may remember (all two of you), that a golf developer had offered us silly money and a car for pushing their [...]

Despite the gloom and doom of the housing markets both here and in the UK, a large removal company has reported that the exodus to Spain has now re-started and they are doing more and more exportation, particularly to the Costa Blanca…

It seems that every time you turn on the box in the UK, there is a programme knocking life in Spain. Usually property that has gone wrong but now propaganda about the euro from BBC2 who should know better…………

Thinking about retiring to somewhere warm, healthy and fun? Read On….

The pound has dropped yet again against the euro at the time of writing and looks set to drop further………..

There has been a lot of bad press in the UK about property purchase in the Valencian region and it is true to a certain extent that a minority of buyers fall foul of unscrupulous dealers, but is this any different to anywhere else? The phrase “leave their brains on the plane” comes to mind, [...]

Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, described here to help you decide which type is for you

Home Finders - a new concept for the Costa Blanca?

 
The way property has been bought and sold in the Mediterranean part of Spain has been much criticised.

Promises, Promises -
In Spain you have less choice of phone providers, at least with land lines, due to the monopoly held by Telefonica, who do not display the best customer services in the world. You may not even be able to have a land line…

A new house under construction, but they are not all built like this!
This is the first of my articles on how Spanish property is, or can be, built. Our Spanish country house started life as an agricultural building

It is often hard to choose a tradesman, company or place to buy things on the CB. Specialist items are almost impossible to find and the quality of tradesmen and services varies immensely. So, send in your positive comments so that others can benefit. Funny and sad stories as well if you like, but don’t [...]

Anna and Denise got together last year to use their talents and enthusiasm in the design and making of bespoke soft furnishings, for homes and boats. From a complete designed makeover to single items