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Forum: Spain
May 21st 2026, 8:15 am
Replies: 6
Views: 389
Posted By Barriej

Re: Certificado Digital

If you live in the Alicante region, you can get along to any Suma office (you might need to book an appointment first)
Or if you are lucky and live near Benidorm there is an office not far from the...
Forum: Spain
May 9th 2026, 10:04 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,474
Posted By Barriej

Re: Is 75000 eur enough for a flat and leasehold cafe

I like the word 'quibble'
So our neighbour, who has run a business in this area for twenty years and has local government contracts, decided he wanted to open a retail office and small showroom.
He...
Forum: Spain
May 5th 2026, 10:04 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 971
Posted By Barriej

Re: EES Valencia

Not sure, but I think it's in case you haven't registered before. The gate would send you back. (Again, assuming as this is the way i would have designed the system)
But once registered, you should...
Forum: Spain
Apr 26th 2026, 9:42 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 391
Posted By Barriej

Re: Get paid to recycle

Been a 'thing' in German and many other places for years.
The UK used to have a scheme once, but plastic took over, and it was cheap compared to glass.
I think it's a good idea; we were up at...
Forum: Spain
Apr 26th 2026, 3:03 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,355
Posted By Barriej

Re: Supermarket shopping habits

We used to like Consum, but the one in Albir tends to cater for the Scandinavians and the prices seemed to reflect it.
BUT we will soon have one in La Nucia (when they finally get round to starting...
Forum: Spain
Apr 17th 2026, 4:20 am
Replies: 44
Views: 2,474
Posted By Barriej

Re: Is 75000 eur enough for a flat and leasehold cafe

NOPE, most of the bars HAVE to be open some 16 hours a day, seven days a week, from early April to mid-October, and I would seriously doubt they make much money.
That's why bars are opening and...
Forum: Spain
Apr 17th 2026, 4:16 am
Replies: 44
Views: 2,474
Posted By Barriej

Re: Is 75000 eur enough for a flat and leasehold cafe

All the 'school' jobs in my area are for 'Native speakers of English'.
Do you fall into that category?
And the schools are all the private ones, and from memory we have a few people on here that...
Forum: Spain
Apr 17th 2026, 12:58 am
Replies: 13
Views: 891
Posted By Barriej

Re: Iptv provider

Yes, when I put the details in for the VPN off the Nord account, you then tell the TV that it's in Britain and give it a postcode; the TV resets and changes the available channels. Unlike the Fire...
Forum: Spain
Apr 17th 2026, 12:49 am
Replies: 81
Views: 10,699
Posted By Barriej

Re: UK Passport Renewal

Neither my daughter (in Oz) nor the wife (here in Spain) needed countersigns on the pictures.
Once you have been through the digital part before (driving licence and passport), it is rare to be...
Forum: Spain
Apr 17th 2026, 12:37 am
Replies: 44
Views: 2,474
Posted By Barriej

Re: Is 75000 eur enough for a flat and leasehold cafe

No, it is confusing if you have never done it before, but its very common in many countries.
So first off you either decide to 'buy' and existing business or you take out a 'lease' on commercial...
Forum: Spain
Apr 16th 2026, 9:46 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 891
Posted By Barriej

Re: Iptv provider

Ours is an LG, but any modern TV that has an Ethernet or WiFi connection works.
All I did was connect the cable and then set the VPN info Nord gave me on the account, and bingo bongo, the wife has...
Forum: Spain
Apr 16th 2026, 3:47 am
Replies: 44
Views: 2,474
Posted By Barriej

Re: Is 75000 eur enough for a flat and leasehold cafe

You buy the 'lease' for 10 years or whatever, exactly the same as in the UK or anywhere else, I would assume. And then there is rental payment.
We paid £25,000 for the lease on the cafe in...
Forum: Spain
Apr 15th 2026, 9:58 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 891
Posted By Barriej

Re: Iptv provider

We have a fairly new smart TV and have Nord installed on it and get all of the UK TV channels. The wife watches live and catches up.
As long as the internet connection is good, that's all you need...
Forum: Spain
Apr 15th 2026, 9:52 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,474
Posted By Barriej

Re: Is 75000 eur enough for a flat and leasehold cafe

This is all a bit vague.
Ask yourself these questions.

1.Do you know what is involved with opening and running a Cafe?
2. Do you know enough Spanish to go through the paperwork required to open...
Forum: Spain
Apr 9th 2026, 7:52 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,349
Posted By Barriej

Re: Spain's propertry price surge

My sister was saying yesterday that her neighbours are looking to leave the UK
They are a nice Polish family (I used to work with the brother in the sandwich factory in Northampton).
Where are they...
Forum: Spain
Mar 30th 2026, 8:51 am
Replies: 5
Views: 760
Posted By Barriej

Re: House sale in Spain

No, our friends have just sold, and the system hasn't changed: deposit forfeited if buyer pulls out, double deposit back if seller pulls out.
They did, however, negotiate on the deposit amount, and...
Forum: Spain
Mar 28th 2026, 10:28 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,557
Posted By Barriej

Re: Uk will for Spanish resident

There is no CGT here in Spain if you are over 65 and sell your main residence.
Nor if you sell and buy again, as long as you have owned the property for more than five (it may actually be three,...
Forum: Spain
Mar 24th 2026, 8:02 am
Replies: 9
Views: 715
Posted By Barriej

Re: Renewing Non Lucrative

I use the CL@VE thing; it's easy to use. I just scan the QR code on the screen with my mobile, and the website lets me in. The dig cert our solicitor and accountant have.
And on something similar,...
Forum: Spain
Mar 15th 2026, 6:47 am
Replies: 5
Views: 791
Posted By Barriej

Re: Has anybody?

It is, but you pays your money and takes your chances.

We drove from home (Polop) back to the UK in October via St Malo in France (it's cheap compared to heading to Santander or Bilbao, even with...
Forum: Spain
Mar 11th 2026, 9:55 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,052
Posted By Barriej

Re: Digital life in Spain is getting easier for expats

Like LynnR said, any half-decent estate agent (if there are such things) or the solicitor you use to purchase will happily arrange everything for you.
Ours changed everything, and the estate agents...
Forum: Spain
Mar 9th 2026, 5:31 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,355
Posted By Barriej

Re: Supermarket shopping habits

Yes, you do, well in our one in La Nucia.
If you go shopping late afternoon, they yellow-sticker stuff like mad.
We got some really good chicken for half price and I was rummaging around in the box...
Forum: Spain
Mar 8th 2026, 11:36 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,355
Posted By Barriej

Re: Supermarket shopping habits

We prefer Merca as well. I can't be bothered to 'shop' around, even though there is an Aldi and a Lidl about one km away from the Merca.
There will soon be a Consum in the area as well, when La...
Forum: Spain
Feb 16th 2026, 5:43 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,742
Posted By Barriej

Re: Relocating - Alicante/ Valencia regions

I live in a tiny village not far from La Nucia.
Forget Albir/Alfaz, as a large proportion of the population is Scandinavian.
La Nucia is very expensive, but its got one of the most progressive...
Forum: Spain
Feb 15th 2026, 9:35 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,742
Posted By Barriej

Re: Relocating - Alicante/ Valencia regions

Hi and welcome. i would echo what Spainrico said and either concentrate on being near Valencia or Alicante.
Inland of lots of Spanish cities and the public transport is not very good (we live in a...
Forum: Spain
Feb 14th 2026, 1:01 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,355
Posted By Barriej

Re: Supermarket shopping habits

Is your Merca different from ours then??

Ours in La Nucia has a massive kitchen where they cook paella every day; they steam salmon and rice and cook chicken, ribs, croquettes and lots of other...
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