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Forum: Spain
Jan 2nd 2012, 5:44 am
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

Re: The Spanish housing bubble

Actually further austerity measures will be taken this thursday. The big ones though will arrive in March. The result of them all? More rich people, more poor people. Less middle class people.
Forum: Spain
Jan 1st 2012, 11:37 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

Re: The Spanish housing bubble

Actually teaching is considered a "basic service" and there will be oppositions for teachers, as the article say:

En cuanto a la tasa de reposición en el sector público, el Ejecutivo ha...
Forum: Spain
Jan 1st 2012, 11:28 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

Re: The Spanish housing bubble

It doesn´t have to look cheap. Don´t want to buy second hand chairs? Just go to Ikea and get new ones for peanuts. They will break appart in a year, but by then you will already know if it is worth...
Forum: Spain
Jan 1st 2012, 11:16 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

Re: The Spanish housing bubble

You are right, the paperwork to set up a business in Spain is just stupid. This is a big drawback for entrepreneurs. However language schools pay less taxes than other businesses, which is a good...
Forum: Spain
Jan 1st 2012, 9:38 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

Re: The Spanish housing bubble

I know it´s not simple, but there´s nothing simple nowadays. ;)
Forum: Spain
Jan 1st 2012, 9:26 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

Re: The Spanish housing bubble

Hi,

I agree when you say that owners of language schools make lots of money, while teachers are badly paid. Then...why not setting up your own language school? It is very cheap to do so. You can...
Forum: Spain
Jan 1st 2012, 7:43 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

Re: The Spanish housing bubble

I really thing we are coming back to the peseta really soon. Almost any Spaniard will tell you the euro has been a nightmare for Spain. Prices have rocketed since we have it, and salaries are even...
Forum: Spain
Jan 1st 2012, 7:30 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

Re: The Spanish housing bubble

Well, if you are happy in Spain, just stay here. It´s a lovely country with lovely people, lovely food and lovely weather. We got a fantastic health service and great education, and people tend to...
Forum: Spain
Jan 1st 2012, 6:31 am
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

Re: The Spanish housing bubble

Yes, things will get a lot worse:

1) Over 5 million unemployed people. That´s about 21% unemployment rate. In places like Andalucia that goes up to 45%.

2) Unemployment among those who are...
Forum: Spain
Jan 1st 2012, 3:50 am
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

Re: The Spanish housing bubble

Sold it 3 years later for 104.000 pounds. I was lucky.
Forum: Spain
Dec 31st 2011, 9:47 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 6,539
Posted By ivanmax

The Spanish housing bubble

Hi everybody!

Remember the old thread I wrote six years ago?

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328608&page=1

Well, would you believe me now if I tell you things are going to...
Forum: Spain
Feb 9th 2011, 7:42 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 814
Posted By ivanmax

Re: official translator/traductor costa west

Hi,

Go to the "Subdelegación del gobierno" in your area. They will be able to provide you will a list of official translators in your area. It is the place where I went when I had to translate my...
Forum: Spain
Feb 3rd 2011, 8:08 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 7,575
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Ivanmax is back (Spanish housing bubble)

Well, I can see people´s views on the Spanish housing market have changed a lot. Five years ago, when I posted the original thread, there were lots of people who thought I was crazy. Now, most of...
Forum: Spain
Feb 2nd 2011, 10:17 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 7,575
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Ivanmax is back (Spanish housing bubble)

If you can read Spanish check that piece of news:

http://www.publico.es/dinero/276949/los-espanoles-con-estudios-superiores-sufren-la-mayor-tasa-de-paro-de-la-ue

12% of the Spaniars with a...
Forum: Spain
Feb 2nd 2011, 9:56 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 7,575
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Ivanmax is back (Spanish housing bubble)

The solution to the unemployment rate would be stopping relying on the housing market and start investing on new technologies, alternative energies and R&D. There are millions of university graduates...
Forum: Spain
Feb 2nd 2011, 9:28 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 7,575
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Ivanmax is back (Spanish housing bubble)

I never tried to make money out of this. The aim of the first thread was to help people realize they could make the biggest mistake of their lives if they borrowed money to buy real state in my...
Forum: Spain
Feb 2nd 2011, 9:10 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 7,575
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Ivanmax is back (Spanish housing bubble)

Well, if you were a 35 year old guy living here you wouldn´t be very optimistic, believe me!:unsure:
Forum: Spain
Feb 2nd 2011, 9:04 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 7,575
Posted By ivanmax

Ivanmax is back (Spanish housing bubble)

In September 2005 I wrote the following message:

I am Spanish and lived in Britain for five years (went to college there). My advice:

DON´T, DON´T, DON´T BUY PROPERTY IN SPAIN!!!

We got a...
Forum: Spain
Jun 23rd 2010, 10:11 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 990
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Has anyone bought a Kindle??

Hi,

You may have to pay taxes or not. I have bought about 200 items from the USA and I have had to pay taxes about 5 times. It is a question of luck really.

I just bought a Sony PSR-600 in the...
Forum: Spain
Jun 16th 2010, 7:29 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,855
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Please help, Going to Barcelona in July need accomodation for 4-5 weeks.

Hi,

Yes, the prices will be probably higher if you only want to rent for a month. When I said 800 months I meant what some of my friends over there pay monthly for long term rentals. Barcelona, as...
Forum: Spain
Jun 15th 2010, 10:49 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,855
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Please help, Going to Barcelona in July need accomodation for 4-5 weeks.

Hi,

You can expect to pay around 800 euros for a one bedroom flat in Barcelona. The tricky part will be to find somebody who wants to rent you a flat there for that period of time. Is Barcelona de...
Forum: Spain
Jun 15th 2010, 4:34 am
Replies: 47
Views: 4,462
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Is the volcanic ash affecting the weather

The weather is changing a lot in Spain. When I was a child I lived in Burgos (North) and we used to have lots of snow in winter and very hot summers. Now we don´t have snow anymore but we got lots...
Forum: Spain
Jun 15th 2010, 4:05 am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,912
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Movistar PAYG SIM help please

Next time go for Yoigo. It works very well and it is much cheaper.
Forum: Spain
Jun 15th 2010, 4:03 am
Replies: 119
Views: 10,241
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Ivanmax is back-You ready for a Spanish bankruptcy?)

Oh yes!!! We love our old pesetas! It´s been 8 years since the euro arrived and we still keep using the peseta in our minds. Well, you say old habits die hard don´t you?
Forum: Spain
Jun 14th 2010, 6:49 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 7,184
Posted By ivanmax

Re: Any advice re home tutoring in Spain

Hi,

As said homeschooling is not legal in Spain. If you don´t take your children to school you will be sued by the education authorities. I know for a fact however that those who are sued never...
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