Weirdly I am getting channels from both. I just did a rescan (losing my favourites I had already set up) and am surprised I was receiving channels from both. I even selected satellites in between and got a few extra foreign channels. I always thought that with digital signals it had to be set up pre...

That is interesting. I definitely only scanned 19.2 deg E. I might try an experiment and scan 28.2 E but if I picked them up on 19.2E then that must be the direction the dish is pointing or is it?

The dish is a 1.9 mtr dish pointing to 19.2 deg E and where it is positioned can't really point in other directions. I pick up the Freesat channels on Astra so no problem with BBC/ ITV etc, good reception. The android box is just a cheapie and again works very well with various apps. Firesticks are ...

Under instruction from my wife to reduce the equipment under the TV, I have dispensed with the Gigablue Quad Plus which I had since 2015, when Sky signals could be decoded ( I know it was dodgy and I was a naughty boy lol). However, it then became a very expensive satellite receiver and too complica...

Sid, having agreed with my gestor that I was happy for her to use the rate at the year end (only for private UK pension as state pension is paid into my euro account here), she then sent me this email. I'm now confused as to what she means. I'll copy the other bit she sent me but I don't think it's ...

Paddy, yes I was quite surprised at that. Mind you ,once they get your teeth into you they can be very tenacious, as we found out.

Just as an aside I had a word with my gestor who is allegedly an accountant, her husband is a solicitor so they've got it sown up in our little town. She charges €30 and uses the information I provide on the spreadsheet. I mentioned before I use the spreadsheet to keep a record both for me and my wi...

Apologies, I should have done a bit of Googling before posting. I have now found the new link https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/economi ... Urbana.jsp

I had a link where you could check the official value of a property if you knew the catastral value but the link no longer works and I wanted to check an apartment that is being sold in our block where I am president. Here is the link I had , if anyone has a new link I would appreciate it https://ww...

HI Sid, yes indeed. I use the simulator (can't get yet) but I use the spreadsheet just to record the various bits of income etc.

Happy New Year everyone and apologies for jumping the gun, but having nothing better to do I've been completing my spreadsheet for the tax return. With no assets in the UK I'm not interested in the rate as at 31st Dec 2020 but I will need the average rate for the year as my private pensions are paid...

What a load of nonsense.

Yes indeed. Regrettably because of indiscretions by this accountant, most of her clients were investigated and there are many angry people in our town who were fined because of it. Had I done it myself I guess they would have simply accepted the figures but when the contacted the HMRC they, of cours...

Paddy I learned the hard way. I was familiar with UK system having done many tax returns but I kept hearing how good the Spanish system was for annuities. Should have triple checked. Lol

I would only make one point about annuities. When I first moved here I was told by a tax advisor that the tax system in Spain was very favourable with regard to annuities. I was slightly surprised as only purchased annuities (annuities purchased with your own cash e.g. a tax free lump sum from a pen...

Jogger. I relate to that regarding the weather lol

I assume your wife doesn't have an Irish passport but you have.

Nevertheless the link you supplied is helpful. Spain hasn't been mentioned individually which is interesting.

Enrique lol, I have two cat haters, a little terrier of some sort and a galga who wondered off the street a year ago into our house (she was 5 months old or so), but the cats are sneaky buggers and coming in during the night. One particular cat keeps tring during the day and evokes much excitement a...

I'm sure this will be controversial and I apologise if it's been raised before but I wonder has anyone any ideas on how to deter cats from coming in and pooing on the terraces. I have tried electronic hi frequency gadgets which seemed to work for a while but they don't last or at least the cat(s) ev...