paxman

Hi all...
newbie here so please be gentle!

So end of this month I am moving to Spain, as my company are setting up a branch on Gibraltar.
Now I would prefer to live on gibralter, purely to save on travel and border crossings, but rents there seem very high and no properties actually available. So in this case i will probably live on the Spanish side and cross over daily...hence few questions if you can help (sorry most of these are probably repeats from other threads!)

1: I wont be driving whilst there and was looking at somewhere in walking distance or bus ride to the border.
I have looked at La Linea, but quite a few forum posts say its not very safe there, has this changed at all? any other suggestions of areas to rent

2: I will be getting paid in sterling into my natwest account, so can spend sterling in Gib, but any suggestions on how to pay rent in euros?

3: I will obviously try to learn spanish, but in the meantime can i survive using just english?

4: what is the rental procedure in spain? is it quite easy? agent or direct landlord?

thanks in advance for any replies

Rosemary

Hi and a warm welcome to the Spanish forum on BE. Myself and Fred James are the moderators for the Spanish forums whilst BEVS moderates Europe. Moderators are there to ensure that the site runs smoothly within the rules of BE. This is so that members gain the information that they are looking for and find their experiences on the forums to be friendly and worthwhile.

Problems and complaints should always be addressed to a moderator who will look into the matter and deal with it efficiently and fairly. Our members who post in the Spain Forums are usually friendly and helpful with a wealth of knowledge about the issues of living in Spain. I hope that you enjoy your time participating in the forums.

Please let me know if you need any further help.

Rosemary