How many times do you make great plans for the weekend and then have to change them due to the weather? In Spain, not very often, but in the UK we have memories of numerous barbeques and picnics cancelled or rescheduled last minute as the weekend rain kicked in. Sound familiar? Well, believe it
04.22.2012 | children, Life, Relocation | admin
As promised in my last post,My Malaga Past and Present , I am going to take you on a tour as I rediscover Malaga over the next few months. As a taster of what is to come, here are a few snapshots I took when visitng Malaga this week when Lynsey and myself were invited to visit the wonderful Carme
04.21.2012 | Life, Relocation | admin
We have had some unbelievable support over the past twelve months, from collaborators and other webiste owners, particularly with regard to our Newsletter. This article was published in The Telegraph this week ... we are so grateful to them and to the fantastic response we have already received in
02.4.2012 | Life, News, Relocation | admin
From 1st January 2012, all pet dogs, cats and ferrets can enter or re-enter the UK from any country in the world without quarantine, provided they meet the rules of the Pet Travel Scheme. Animals which do not meet all the rules must be licensed into quarantine until they are compliant. They mig
01.11.2012 | News, Relocation | admin
In order to correctly import your UK registered vehicle to Spain you will require the following documents: Original vehicle UK Logbook Copy of the Passport of the owner Copy of valid Residencia of the owner (if you do not have the green Residencia form with the correct current address, t
11.7.2011 | Relocation, Vehicles | admin
Please be advised that the Modelo EX14 application form for your NIE (Numero de Identificacion de Extranjero) that we mentioned in our post entitled NIE number ... Why & How? has now been replaced by Modelo EX15. To download a copy of the Modelo EX15 to apply for your NIE in Spain,
10.13.2011 | Business, Documentation, Legal, Relocation | admin
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The Foreign Office has published a new guide which contains full details of how the Foreign Office can provide support to British nationals when things go wrong abroad. The guide contains, for the first time, a written Customer Charter which sets out the Foreign Office's commitment to providing a
09.23.2011 | ., Documentation, Legal, Relocation | admin
What is an NIE number and who needs one? An NIE number is basically a “foreigner’s identification number” in Spain. An NIE number is required if you wish to carry out administrative procedures such as opening a bank account in Spain, contracting electricity in Spain, setting up a mobile ph
When you are renting in Spain, you often find yourself changing addresses a few times before you actually settle and decide to buy a property in Spain. This can lead to all kinds of problems when trying to receive mail (if you are actually lucky enough to receive it in the first place that is!).
