We have been on the phone to loads of Agents around La Linea, they all seem to want a deposit and 50% of the rent as a "finders fee", so you find yourself an apartment on the internet, call the agent and they charge you 400 euros just for that!! One agent told me that this fee is only charged for apartments in La Linea and not in Alcaidesa or Santa Margarita, I'm not sure why but I suspect it may be because people who work in Gib are wanting to live close to the border.
We wanted to book a hotel or apartment for a few weeks in La Linea and then have a look around once we are actually over to get a feel for the place, the hotels are really expensive and its impossible to find a one month rental which is not less than £1,500. We did find a one month rental in Torreguadiaro for 650 euros, it's half an hours drive from Gib but we don't mind as we are hiring a car and don't have jobs yet so we don't need to be in Gib all the time anyway. So we plan to have 4 weeks checking all the places out before we commit to a 6 month rental and hopefully we find something we like then.
3 weeks to go - excited but nervous at the same time.
Thanks again for advice.
