dougal03

I was one of those who did not have a vote in the referendum so will have to wait & see the outcome of forthcoming talks over the future of British Nationals living here.Some opinions welcome.

casa del sol

Looking back before there was an European Union, was a European Community, a Common Market, still had two different currencies peseta and pound, although got a lot more then to the pound. The British still lived in Spain, the Spanish still lived in the UK. People still rented and bought property in either country. Rules and taxes change, rules and taxes always change. Nobody knows exactly what any changes will be, they haven't been negotiated/decided yet.Money talks.

Rosemary

We have had several threads on this subject that have been derailed with personal attacks and moved to TO. If this thread goes the same way it will be closed not moved so please keep discussions polite.

Rosemary

bobd22

I can't see much point speculating before knowing outcome of the negotiations.

LouisB

Why no vote?

Boseley

Four or five years ago, we thought that the U.K. would leave, and/or Spain would get kicked out and/or the whole EU would implode.

Concerned about our future and in order to insure our way of life here in the Canary Islands, we applied for and were granted Spanish Nationality.

So Brexit is just a new word that we do not have to bother about.

dougal03

Ididn't have a vote because I have been resident here for many more years than the 15 years that were stipulated.In fact I had a business here before Spain joined the EU.It wasn't always easy then as they could make the rules up as they went along,for instance,the previous Spanish owner paid an annual renewal fee for his operating licence.I was charged a very much larger sum!But I have to say,as long as we were legal,we were pretty much left to to get on with the job.As they said"If you do not provide for yourselves we will send you back to your own country"Good on them,I think.I do feel sorry though for young people who came here & started up good businesses with young children brought up in the Spanish system,perhaps catering mostly to the Brits.here(like our local man installing SKY TV).If a lot of his customers return to UK he will find it difficult to continue.It is surprising to hear that previous site postings have had many nasty comments- personally can't see the point of that.I am well established here but am interested in opinions of people who made this their home much later than myself.Let's keep in friendly & informative,folks.

KieronF

I stumbled on this extremely useful, interactive, post-brexit analysis tool the other day. Thought it may come in handy for posts such as this ................

Fredbargate

One of the most accurate on the market

OTA63

I think everything will work out just fine with little or no change to currently. Not that ANYONE knows for sure. We can only speculate. But think on this, Spain would lose a lot of money across their economy if thousands of Brits decided to leave or not visit just because of healthcare difficulties.
Bryan

tuhler

I agree with all you say..but one thing that will change...the uk econ in the short term will be smaller..the eu will make sure the uk does not have the same good terms after as it does as a member...I am now budgeting for €.£ rate to be 1.02 in august 2018...rising to 1.10 in 2022...unless a miracle happens..ie le pen becomes presidente

Fredbargate

Or Kim Jong-un starts a nuclear holocaust putting and end to brexit and the world.

tuhler

Ok...which do you want..or prefer

amideislas

The data suggests that life here (in Spain) after brexit will be pretty much like it was before brexit. Although if the trend of the past 5 years continues, it will obviously be better post-brexit than pre-brexit.

LouisB

Yes and I reckon poor JAM will feel a cost push driven inflation squeeze.

My guess is a 1.20 $ rate for now, £ could fall further to close to parity with $ and € in a really hard brexit. That would be fairly disasterous.

I've switched my salary to $ for now, because I have zero faith in the brexit, at this time. Although every day I will check for signs I'm wrong 😉