In our "Property" category, you can read about some of the difficulties we encountered whilst trying to find our new family home in our chosen area in Spain. In this article you can read about another interesting option when buying property in Spain ... John Wolfendale from Eco Vida Internation
06.21.2012 | Guests, Property | admin
Please be advised that the Spanish tax authorities are catching up with foreign property owners in Spain who are not making any kind of tax declaration in Spain. You are considered a tax resident in Spain if you complete your annual tax returns (Dec Renta) in Spain. If you submit your tax retur
01.19.2012 | Legal, Property | admin
And so the househunting in Spain saga continues .... At the end of our post, the ongoing story of our attempt at buying property in Spain, and explaining the changes in mortgage tax relief that are due to come into effect, from January 2011 in Spain, we had sent an email to the estate agent to a
12.12.2010 | Life, Property, Relocation | admin
As we said in our last post, we are considering buying a house in Spain and are trying not to rush into things. However, there are many factors influencing our decisions. One of those is the fact that 2010 marks the end of automatic entitlement to tax relief on property purchases, (la desgravaci
11.7.2010 | Life, Property, Relocation | admin
Finally, it looks like we have a buyer for our house in France. They have paid the deposit, signed the pre sales contact (compromis de vente) and are measuring up for the work they plan to carry out. So, fingers crossed … it is looking good! But please do not ask me how much money we have lost
11.4.2010 | Life, Property, Relocation | admin
Long-term rentals are becoming an increasingly popular way to move to Spain, without committing immediately to buying. Spain is a vast and varied country and even within established areas such as the Costa del Sol the variety of towns and villages is huge. In addition, there’s still uncertainty
