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Forum: Spain
Jun 17th 2016, 3:51 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,091
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Help Urgently Required - Palma de Mallorca

Check your PMs
Forum: Spain
Jun 6th 2016, 9:34 am
Replies: 21
Views: 5,972
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Young female moving to Mallorca alone

The headlights on a UK car dip to the left.
But when you are driving on the right hand side of the road and they dip to the left they will dazzle oncoming traffic. So you need lights that dip to the...
Forum: Spain
Jun 3rd 2016, 8:45 am
Replies: 21
Views: 5,972
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Young female moving to Mallorca alone

I brought my English Corsa over.
The cost depends on the engine size. For my 1.6 Corsa, with fully comp insurance for the two of us, ITV (MOT), all taxes paid, road licence and new plates it was...
Forum: Spain
Apr 27th 2016, 7:40 am
Replies: 8
Views: 3,127
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Palma de Mallorca bottled drinking water

I think you may find that water is for the catering industry to use in coffee machines and is not suitable for drinking as water.
Forum: Spain
Apr 8th 2016, 4:37 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,370
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: long term let majorca

Hi James,

Would agree what you say about Pollenca and Alcudia. Playa de Muro and Can Picafort all within a few miles of each other.

You should have sorted your accommodation out when you were...
Forum: Spain
Mar 31st 2016, 9:43 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,180
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: moving to spain

I was replying to the post I quoted, not about ice cream vans.
Forum: Spain
Mar 31st 2016, 7:53 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,180
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: moving to spain

The cost of Re-Registering your car in Spain is linked to the engine size.
I taxed, ITVd, imported and got Spanish plates for my English Corsa for 800€.
Well worth the effort and cost when you look...
Forum: Spain
Mar 6th 2016, 7:09 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,892
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Holiday Rental property pros and cons

I understand what you are saying but only a small percentage of our owners see their properties as a money making exercise.
Most are happy to have somewhere to come to that they rent out...
Forum: Spain
Mar 6th 2016, 7:05 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,892
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Holiday Rental property pros and cons

€425 is for website listing, key holding, regular checks when empty, meet and greet guests, organise transfers, office to visit for questions, use of wifi and printer. Cleaning and laundry is extra...
Forum: Spain
Mar 4th 2016, 6:44 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,892
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Holiday Rental property pros and cons

Sorry for not getting back sooner some of us have work preparing for the season!
Right to answer your questions.
The price of property on Mallorca!!!!!!
We look after one that cost £30,000 and he...
Forum: Spain
Mar 2nd 2016, 7:51 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,892
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Holiday Rental property pros and cons

We have had massive interest this year and have most of our 35 rentals fully booked June through to September and you are right tourists are willing to pay high prices.
March, April and May are...
Forum: Spain
Feb 26th 2016, 8:12 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 613
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Microsoft/Windows Spammers are ringing again

"lo siento no hablo español"
Forum: Spain
Feb 11th 2016, 9:18 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,456
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Should we or shouldn't we ?

We researched extensively before committing ourselves to anything.
We decided to make a living you had to be in a tourist area so looked from Barcelona to Cadiz, Balearics and Canneries.
We pin...
Forum: Spain
Feb 9th 2016, 9:11 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,456
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Should we or shouldn't we ?

Hi Sara, Quite spooky reading your post, almost totally reflects our position a year ago. We are the same age as you two, our children all from former marriages grown up and doing their own thing. I...
Forum: Spain
Jan 28th 2016, 8:15 am
Replies: 25
Views: 5,874
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Winter Weather in Majorca

Agree with all the above.
Yesterday was awesome, we just had a bit of work to do and spent the afternoon sunning ourselves.
Today is shaping up to be very similar.
When I say similar, wall to wall...
Forum: Spain
Jan 23rd 2016, 4:30 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 5,016
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Moving to Palma from UK

Long term rental Majorca - rent in Mallorca. (http://en.mallorca-zero.com/long-term-rental-R20/anzeigen.php)
Forum: Spain
Jan 12th 2016, 9:12 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,899
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Required documents for residency in Mallorca?

We went NIE, followed by an hour in an office in Inca sorting out autonomous. Providing proof of paying into autonomous gave us residencia after an hour in another office in Palma.
I would say...
Forum: Spain
Jan 10th 2016, 8:38 am
Replies: 12
Views: 5,016
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Moving to Palma from UK

Great post as usual from Ami and I agree with just about everything you say.
We live in Alcudia as it where we can make a living and I too enjoy the odd day in Palma but wouldn't want to live there....
Forum: Spain
Jan 10th 2016, 6:29 am
Replies: 12
Views: 5,016
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Moving to Palma from UK

First of all I'm not in Palma but Alcudia, the other end of the island but hopefully I can guide you in some way from our experience.

Regarding renting. When we took the plunge to long term rent...
Forum: Spain
Dec 23rd 2015, 9:24 am
Replies: 26
Views: 11,623
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Problems with lock-up-and-leave properties?

You could always consider a Property Management company.
We charge €395+IVA a year.
For that we do a variety of services, one of which is checking the property when empty on a regular basis.
The...
Forum: Spain
Nov 18th 2015, 11:37 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,631
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Advice wanted on Mallorca...

Not sure if you have used this site?

fotocasa.es: Alquiler de pisos, compra y venta (http://www.fotocasa.es)

This particular link takes you to rentals in Campos
Rent Houses Campos | fotocasa...
Forum: Spain
Nov 3rd 2015, 11:34 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,198
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Learning Spanish

Thanks again for all the feedback.
Im actually in Port Alcudia, which is Mallorca.
We have tried the free Spanish lessons as I put in my opening post,
The local college do Spanish lessons but we...
Forum: Spain
Oct 31st 2015, 9:07 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,198
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Learning Spanish

Thanks for all the feedback, much appriciated
Forum: Spain
Oct 30th 2015, 11:36 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,198
Posted By lesleyandme

Re: Learning Spanish

Muchas gracias ;)
Forum: Spain
Oct 30th 2015, 10:46 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,198
Posted By lesleyandme

Learning Spanish

I would just like to ask how other people on here have learnt to speak Spanish.

Just to give you some details of ourselves.
We are living permanently in Port Alcudia, Mallorca and have been since...
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