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- Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:28 pm
- Forum: You & the Law in Spain
- Topic: Residencia. Yes or No ?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4659
Re: Residencia. Yes or No ?
What "should" Brits living in the UK but owning a holiday home in Spain do (especially with regard to Brexit) ? By holiday home, I mean snatching the odd long weekend to spend in Spain plus a week or fortnight at a time for planned holidays ?
- Sat Aug 08, 2020 8:15 pm
- Forum: Moving to Andalucia
- Topic: Reconnecting Electric and Water in property
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3774
Re: Reconnecting Electric and Water in property
Hi AndyLucyOne, Following on from Gerry's Post....... Will depend on what you're going to use for cooking , heating etc...... iii) Our supply is Rated at 3.3Kw so 15Amps, can run washing machine, dish washer, microwave and two electric water heaters. BUT not at the same time :!: The higher you go o...
- Sat Aug 08, 2020 7:17 pm
- Forum: Moving to Andalucia
- Topic: Reconnecting Electric and Water in property
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3774
Re: Reconnecting Electric and Water in property
iii) what are the practical options and considerations for mains potencia/voltage choices ? (I'm just used to the UK where you simply get a "domestic supply" - as far I know its all 240V and thats all you need to know) In Spain you contract for a fixed maximum potencia depending on what y...
- Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:14 pm
- Forum: Moving to Andalucia
- Topic: Reconnecting Electric and Water in property
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3774
Re: Reconnecting Electric and Water in property
Spanish lad if perfectly correct. A new contract means everything has to comply with the current standards and be signed off with a bolletin. It cost me €2000 for a new contract etc as I wanted the potencia upgraded. Cheers Gerry I'm considering a campo property that has been empty for about 10 yea...
- Sat Aug 08, 2020 3:36 pm
- Forum: Gardens & Gardening
- Topic: Yellow Shrubs in Alginarejo A4154
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14261
Re: Yellow Shrubs in Alginarejo A4154
Do you know what those road works between Loja and VdeSJ are trying to achieve ? ... are they for some sort of drainage, for example, or are they going to straighten the road ? Regarding the yellow shrubs, from the replies (many thanks!) and from obsessive googling they are most likely either Mimosa...
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:55 pm
- Forum: Gardens & Gardening
- Topic: Yellow Shrubs in Alginarejo A4154
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14261
Yellow Shrubs in Alginarejo A4154
At the beginning of March, I was driving north skirting round the edge of Algarinejo on the A4154 when I saw a (civic?) planting of half a dozen or so shrubs (on the left hand side) which were absolutely smothered and dripping in bright yellow flowers, making a magnificent and really beautiful show ...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:18 am
- Forum: Travel, Tourism & Destinations
- Topic: Pueblos Blancos Churches and Towers
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5467
Re: Pueblos Blancos Churches and Towers
I found this on the Interweb. It mentions the houses, but not the churches. Reasons for Whitewashing Houses in Andalusia 6 May 2010, 07:12 BennyMalaga Malaga, Spain The white towns in Andalusia whitewash their houses twice a year, as per custom. There are two reasons for doing this, and a recent gui...
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:27 pm
- Forum: Travel, Tourism & Destinations
- Topic: Pueblos Blancos Churches and Towers
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5467
Re: Pueblos Blancos Churches and Towers
I notice that if you're unlucky enough to brush against a wall - inside or out - you come away with a "go-faster" stripe emblazoned on your shoulder and down your arm ! Is it a special kind of paint ? "Addidas White" ? It certainly doesnt have the grip of Dulux Vinyl Emulsion ! I...
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:42 am
- Forum: Travel, Tourism & Destinations
- Topic: Pueblos Blancos Churches and Towers
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5467
Pueblos Blancos Churches and Towers
Does anyone know why in the Pueblos Blancos, it seems that the churches and towers that stand proud above the villages are so often bare and aren't whitewashed ?
Were they originally whitewashed/decorated and this has worn off, or were they never so ?
Many thanks !
Were they originally whitewashed/decorated and this has worn off, or were they never so ?
Many thanks !
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:54 pm
- Forum: Living in Andalucia
- Topic: Electrician in Lucena / Iznajar area ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1505
Re: Electrician in Lucena / Iznajar area ?
Thank you. Do you have the address or directions ?
- Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:10 am
- Forum: Living in Andalucia
- Topic: Electrician in Lucena / Iznajar area ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1505
Re: Electrician in Lucena / Iznajar area ?
Many thanks, Maureen, I shall seek him out.
- Sat Apr 07, 2018 4:59 pm
- Forum: Living in Andalucia
- Topic: Electrician in Lucena / Iznajar area ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1505
Electrician in Lucena / Iznajar area ?
Hello,
Please can anyone recommend an electrician in the Lucena / Iznajar area to check wiring / quote for possible rewiring and increasing the power rating to a house ?
Many thanks !
Please can anyone recommend an electrician in the Lucena / Iznajar area to check wiring / quote for possible rewiring and increasing the power rating to a house ?
Many thanks !
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:14 am
- Forum: You & the Law in Spain
- Topic: What "should" a Spanish Abogado do for a UK non-resident buying in Spain ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1401
Re: What "should" a Spanish Abogado do for a UK non-resident buying in Spain ?
What would a Gestor/ Gestoria cost ?
- Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:23 am
- Forum: You & the Law in Spain
- Topic: What "should" a Spanish Abogado do for a UK non-resident buying in Spain ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1401
Re: What "should" a Spanish Abogado do for a UK non-resident buying in Spain ?
Ah, thanks, Wicksey. Does a gestoria also do the lawyer bit, or is he an extra intermediary agent/fixer (i.e. if you have a gestoria do you still need a lawyer) ? My abogado did email me a nota simple and a copy of the escritura, but didnt turn up to the notary appointment as arranged (the seller's ...
- Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:28 pm
- Forum: You & the Law in Spain
- Topic: What "should" a Spanish Abogado do for a UK non-resident buying in Spain ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1401
What "should" a Spanish Abogado do for a UK non-resident buying in Spain ?
Is there a minimum baseline level of professional service that an Abogado should provide to a UK non-resident buying a property in Spain ? What "must" an Abogado include, and what is included in normally accepted practice ? What would "better" and "best" practice includ...
- Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:11 pm
- Forum: DIY, Pools & Home Improvement
- Topic: Pozo negro
- Replies: 46
- Views: 29382
Re: Pozo Negros / Fosa Septicas
If you actually mean a Septic Tank, that is a good way of dealing with sewerage. The tank needs to be a good size, about half a cubic metre per person in the house ....... There is the choice of a composting toilet - no water at all. Many people around here use those, especially as they are on priv...
- Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:02 am
- Forum: Living in Andalucia
- Topic: Replacement doors and windows: PVC, Aluminium or Wood ... and Persianas or not ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2625
Re: Replacement doors and windows: PVC, Aluminium or Wood ... and Persianas or not ?
Thank you for your comments. I think wood is traditional and looks quaint-Spanish, but termites have eaten all my frames, leaving behind only a crinkly 'tape' of paint and varnish and no wood structure left, so I feel I have an excuse for appearing a philistine and going for a more modern material (...
- Sun Nov 19, 2017 12:24 am
- Forum: Moving to Andalucia
- Topic: Taking on Water and Electricity accounts (+- phone line)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3391
Taking on Water and Electricity accounts (+- phone line)
I'm in the process of buying a 50-year old townhouse. In the words of a currently famous person: "... It's going to be great; it'll be the best house ever" and ... it's got walls built already. I shall be attending the signing of the escritura at the Notary, with my abodago. Is life as eas...
- Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:58 am
- Forum: Living in Andalucia
- Topic: Replacement doors and windows: PVC, Aluminium or Wood ... and Persianas or not ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2625
Replacement doors and windows: PVC, Aluminium or Wood ... and Persianas or not ?
What are the pros and cons for replacing external doors and windows with PVC ones, Aluminium ones or wooden ones ?
... cost (buying and installing), practicality, maintenance, security, looks, sun/shade and hot/cold insulation ... maybe also any planning or permissions considerations
... cost (buying and installing), practicality, maintenance, security, looks, sun/shade and hot/cold insulation ... maybe also any planning or permissions considerations
- Fri Nov 17, 2017 2:13 am
- Forum: Gardens & Gardening
- Topic: Why is the ground around Olive trees kept bare ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7487
Re: Why is the ground around Olive trees kept bare ?
Thank you for the discussion. I just look at all that soil doing nothing and wonder that there must be something that could productively grow there (I know not what). I like the idea of legumes, a crop that would put nitrogen into the soil, and annual crops that could be turned into the soil to enri...