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Forum: Spain
Jan 3rd 2022, 5:59 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,465
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: Fixed price real estate lawyer fees in Costa Del Sol?

I suppose that selling a house can require significantly varying degrees of effort depending on many factors, whereas the standard legal work on a purchase is fairly similar on almost all houses.
Forum: Spain
Jan 3rd 2022, 5:40 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,465
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: Fixed price real estate lawyer fees in Costa Del Sol?

Flat 1000 euros for a lawyers fee sounds fair on a straightforward purchase of any price.

Why do they feel they can getaway with charging 5000 euros on 500k purchase but only charge 1k on a 100k...
Forum: Spain
Jan 3rd 2022, 2:34 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,465
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: Fixed price real estate lawyer fees in Costa Del Sol?

Just to clarify, i am planning to buy a house and the lawyer quoted me 1% to do the legal work for the purchase.

It is the legal work for a purchase, not the sales commission.

Surely there must...
Forum: Spain
Jan 3rd 2022, 10:48 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,465
Posted By BobSmith888

Fixed price real estate lawyer fees in Costa Del Sol?

Hello all,

I have been told that real estate lawyers in Costa Del Sol charge a 1% rate or more of the sales price to handle a standard house sale/purchase.

It seems odd that there is not a...
Forum: France
Oct 14th 2021, 1:17 am
Replies: 2
Views: 476
Posted By BobSmith888

Longest seaside boardwalks/promenade French Mediterranean?

Hello all,

We enjoy long sunset walks and bike rides on long beach boardwalks/promenades.

I am aware that Nice has a good long seaside boardwalk/promenade of about 7km, but I was wondering if...
Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2021, 8:27 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 977
Posted By BobSmith888

Benidorm: enrolling 4yo child into state school oct/nov?

Hello all,

We are planning to move from overseas to Benidorm in October.


We have a 4 year old English speaking child that we want to enroll in the local Spanish speaking state school as soon...
Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2021, 8:19 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 531
Posted By BobSmith888

Benidorm: NIE/Resident permit consultants?

Hello all,

Can anyone suggest one or more consultants who are good at taking care of NIE and resident permits in Benidorm for a reasonable fee?

website links would be great if you have them.
...
Forum: Spain
Mar 8th 2021, 11:29 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,262
Posted By BobSmith888

Spain Wealth Tax questions

Hi guys,

Lets say that spouse A has euro 2million in assets owned in their sole name, and spouse B has euro 0 assets owned in their name. The couple are tax residents of Spain.

Can the legally...
Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2020, 4:45 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,749
Posted By BobSmith888

Benajarafe

Hi guys,

Is Benajarafe a nice place overall for a family with toddlers to live?

Not too far from decent schools, grocery, restaurants etc? Relatively low crime levels?
Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2020, 4:37 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,848
Posted By BobSmith888

Price of installing a new swimming pool in Spain?

Hi all,

i am thinking about installing a pool for the first time and I want a sense of the cost involved.

Have you (or a friend) had a swimming pool installed in Spain within the last several...
Forum: Spain
May 24th 2020, 11:27 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,499
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: Spanish wealth tax

My understanding is that the application of the Wealth Tax is a choice of each province.

Madrid does not have a wealth tax.

Andalusia was supposed to end their provincial wealth tax beginning...
Forum: France
Jan 31st 2020, 4:21 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 553
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: Best value PREPAID sim card for tourist?

Thanks for the ideas/thoughts.

In the end i went with a Lycamobile card for 30 euros.

It has a whopping 50gb of data. Also includes a bunch of free call minutes & sms(which i don't need).
...
Forum: France
Jan 24th 2020, 8:38 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 553
Posted By BobSmith888

Best value PREPAID sim card for tourist?

hello all,

I will be visiting southern France for two months beginning in February, and i will need a PREPAID France SIM card with data, preferably unlimited data or 10gb+.

What is currently...
Forum: Cyprus
Nov 5th 2019, 8:17 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 1,020
Posted By BobSmith888

Cyprus healthcare & public education good as Uk?

Hi all,

Curios to hear from expats regarding your thoughts on these state provided services in Cyprus:

Healthcare- is the public(or private) system in Cyprus of high quality/“worldclass” for...
Forum: Cyprus
Oct 29th 2019, 8:37 am
Replies: 3
Views: 2,108
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: Cyprus personal taxes for expat early-retiree family

thank you for your input. I will also checkout the other forum your recommended.
Forum: Cyprus
Oct 27th 2019, 12:43 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 2,108
Posted By BobSmith888

Cyprus personal taxes for expat early-retiree family

Hi all,

i am researching the pros/cons of expat early-retirement in Cyprus.

I would like to learn about tax obligations for an expat early-retiree family in Cyprus, and i was hoping you can...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 26th 2019, 8:53 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,961
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: NHR access to state healthcare and schooling

Thanks for the feedback so far guys.

i am chasing the Portugal IRS directly for more clarification about the NHR tax issue regarding taxes on certain overseas income.

Will let you all know what...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 23rd 2019, 7:42 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,961
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: NHR access to state healthcare and schooling

thanks for the feedback.

I don't have a pension. All my income comes from unit trust investments that are domiciled in Luxemburg and singapore.

Both Luxemburg and Singapore do not tax...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 23rd 2019, 7:35 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,961
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: NHR access to state healthcare and schooling

Thanks.Thats great to hear.

Living in a western european country tax free for ten years, free healthcare and free education for the kids. Actually it still seems far too good to be true.

Am i...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 23rd 2019, 7:30 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,961
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: NHR access to state healthcare and schooling

why do you say “not tax free”?

all foreign sourced income of an NHR is supposed to be tax free under NHR scheme right?
Forum: Portugal
Sep 22nd 2019, 7:36 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,961
Posted By BobSmith888

NHR access to state healthcare and schooling

Hello all,

I am now considering early retirement in Portugal and taking advantage of the attractive NHR scheme.

Am I correct that a person(+ spouse and school age dependent children) who has...
Forum: France
Feb 19th 2019, 6:43 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,505
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: Healthcare wait times

thank you for your feedback.

Considering the tax rates in France, do you find that the “top-up” amount is reasonable?

I intend to start another thread about the social taxes in france to get...
Forum: France
Feb 19th 2019, 6:36 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,505
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: Healthcare wait times

thanks for clarifying. is mutuelle expensive?
Forum: France
Feb 19th 2019, 4:45 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,505
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: Healthcare wait times

there is a 9 year age gap. After working in no-tax dubai and super-low-tax Singapore for the last 12 years, we are quite fortunate that we are able to retire before the official retirement ages in...
Forum: France
Feb 19th 2019, 4:39 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,505
Posted By BobSmith888

Re: Healthcare wait times

i thought france healthcare was free like the UK NHS. Thats not the case?

This is part of my research on both Italy and France. I love both countries equally, and I am just trying to figure out...
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