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Forum: Spain

Jun 14th 2015, 7:23 pm

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Death Duties/IHT in Costa Blanca

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Posted By Pringle

Re: Death Duties/IHT in Costa Blanca

How would they decide on the valuation of a property?

Forum: Spain

Jun 10th 2015, 9:46 pm

Replies: 11

Hello

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Posted By Pringle

Re: Hello

No offence taken Moses.

Personally I would love to live on a Finca with around 2000sm of fruit trees and keep bees. That would definitely be my preferred option, however my wife would hate it.
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Forum: Spain

Jun 10th 2015, 9:33 pm

Replies: 47

Death Duties/IHT in Costa Blanca

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Posted By Pringle

Re: Death Duties/IHT in Costa Blanca

Thanks Fred, that was a very useful link.

If I am reading the example correctly, the surviving Spouses (Spanish tax resident) tax bill on a Spanish property in Valencia will be far less than I...

Forum: Spain

Jun 10th 2015, 8:56 pm

Replies: 11

Hello

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Posted By Pringle

Re: Hello

Hi Suzi,
LOL It sounded idyllic until the last sentence. We are moving to Spain largely to avoid the cooler/colder winters. Is Onil that much colder than Alicante and Benidorm?

Forum: Spain

Jun 10th 2015, 7:33 pm

Replies: 11

Hello

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Posted By Pringle

Re: Hello

I could live on a Finca or a semi rural urbanisation. My wife however prefers somewhere with a decent sized local community and preferably shops close by. Neither of us want an urbanisation where...

Forum: Spain

Jun 9th 2015, 10:33 pm

Replies: 47

Death Duties/IHT in Costa Blanca

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Posted By Pringle

Re: Death Duties/IHT in Costa Blanca

I agree Neptuno, it is a major hurdle that some people who would like to live in Spain will not be able to overcome. It is making me wonder whether we should buy a small flat in the UK, spend part of...

Forum: Spain

Jun 9th 2015, 8:22 pm

Replies: 47

Death Duties/IHT in Costa Blanca

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Posted By Pringle

Re: Death Duties/IHT in Costa Blanca

The Spanish system seems a lot more complicated, and potentially costly to the spouse, than in the UK. It worries me to saddle my wife with financial problems when I pop my clogs. I'm assuming she...

Forum: Spain

Jun 9th 2015, 8:17 pm

Replies: 11

Hello

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Posted By Pringle

Re: Hello

Hi Tony,
Thanks for the welcome.

We had a place for about 3 years near La Finca golf course, but sold up about 11 years ago. We had spent a few breaks around Torrevieja before purchasing there....

Forum: Spain

Jun 8th 2015, 10:58 pm

Replies: 47

Death Duties/IHT in Costa Blanca

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Posted By Pringle

Death Duties/IHT in Costa Blanca

I've tried researching this both in the Forum and on line and I am none the wiser.

Perhaps someone can help? We are looking to buy a property around 250-300K Euros in the Costa Blanca. I just...

Forum: Spain

Jun 8th 2015, 10:37 pm

Replies: 11

Hello

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Posted By Pringle

Hello

Hi,

My wife and I currently live on a chilly coast of the UK. We came out to the Costa Del Sol a few weeks ago to look for a property to permanently move to. The area didn't really suit us, so we...

Forum: Spain

Jun 8th 2015, 10:32 pm

Replies: 10

Cycling and outdoor activities

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Posted By Pringle

Re: Cycling and outdoor activities

I used to live close to Algorfa and it is a very pleasant area for road cycling. I found some lovely routes there, with the choice of either hilly or flat scenic rides. Not too much traffic and I...

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