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Forum: Spain
May 14th 2026, 12:55 am
Replies: 8
Views: 525
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Area La Mata or Torrievieja.

The Russians have been around since the beginning of 2000, and when there was a house price crash around 2002 they were buying everything, we had a Russian estate agent round when we put our house on...
Forum: Spain
May 11th 2026, 7:59 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,040
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Inital advice needed with family of 4 relocating to spain

Of course the UK government might help, they really need to get the 'freedom of movement' back, even if we don't fully rejoin, but that should be a priority, especially as it now looks as though...
Forum: Spain
May 11th 2026, 7:34 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,040
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Inital advice needed with family of 4 relocating to spain

First thing is to see whether or how you can get a visa to move there, it's not that easy now after Brexit, second, how much Spanish do you speak, even moving to an area where there are a lot of...
Forum: Spain
May 10th 2026, 3:14 am
Replies: 8
Views: 525
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Area La Mata or Torrievieja.

Welcome to BE, please have a read of the forum rule, see the bar at the top.
I lived just outside Torrevieja for a few years, but that was before Brexit but your Irish Passport sorts those problems...
Forum: Singapore
Apr 30th 2026, 12:29 am
Replies: 4
Views: 7,463
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Gay Couple moving to Singapore

You may not get a reply as that was the posters one and only post on this forum.
Forum: Spain
Apr 24th 2026, 8:24 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,529
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Uk pension paid into spanish bank

When we were living in Spain we had our pensions paid directly into our Spanish Bank accounts, it was always said that they got the best exchange rate by doing it direct, the average amount is...
Forum: Spain
Apr 16th 2026, 1:04 am
Replies: 44
Views: 2,470
Posted By mikelincs

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

Many of these Cafe bars are for sale at a reasonable price simply because the current owners want to get rid, I lived in Spain pre Brexit for a few years and where we were, in an area that, at that...
Forum: Spain
Apr 14th 2026, 10:27 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 7,028
Posted By mikelincs

Re: 25/2/2026: New rule for British dual nationals - must travel on UK passport

Seeing so many reports of people being stuck in European countries because they didn't have the correct documentation, that either means a failing of the UK government or the airline to make sure...
Forum: Hungary
Apr 13th 2026, 12:23 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,917
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Hungarian General Election, '26

and Magyar has got a supermajority and will be able to do whatever he wants.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 10th 2026, 9:04 am
Replies: 43
Views: 15,227
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Why are the potatoes so rubbish?

I am at least consistent with my posts
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 6th 2026, 7:14 am
Replies: 43
Views: 15,227
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Why are the potatoes so rubbish?

Sorry to bring back a post from a ling time ago, but I've only just come across this thread. Potatoes were NOT invented in England or Ireland, but are originally from South America, the original ones...
Forum: Spain
Mar 30th 2026, 8:34 am
Replies: 5
Views: 760
Posted By mikelincs

Re: House sale in Spain

When we bought in Spain we were told that the deposit we paid was non refundable, it was €6000 at that time, we were also told that if the sellers withdrew they had to pay the deposit back PLUS...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 16th 2026, 10:19 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,125
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Moving Back the UK

Not sure just how it works with other countries, but we were able to get copies of our NHS records on a CD to take with us, and, of course, being the NHS it was free.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 16th 2026, 7:10 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,125
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Moving Back the UK

When I moved back I registered with the local GP practice, took about an hour with the forms, got on the electoral roll first morning back, just took along my rental agreement to show was resident,...
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Mar 2nd 2026, 9:32 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 896
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Hello

Welcome to BE
We do ask all new members to have a quick read of our forum rules Site Rules - British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/site-feedback-63/site-rules-947443/) and should you have...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 26th 2026, 6:30 am
Replies: 19
Views: 4,075
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Renewing Old Uk Driving Licence

Your driving license never expires, but the photocard part does after 10 years, however as long as you are under 70 you can just apply for a new license, of course you will need an up to date...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 19th 2026, 9:48 pm
Replies: 547
Views: 81,038
Posted By mikelincs

Re: WTF in America Part 2

Yes, and of course he is lying low because of an ISIS threat to get him. So wherever he is it's a secret.
Forum: USA
Jan 23rd 2026, 11:36 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,008
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Attitudes to Death

The lst time I saw my mother alive she was extremely ill and I knew there was nothing that could be done for her, all treatments were exhausted, I suppose it was wrong in some ways, but at that time...
Forum: USA
Jan 19th 2026, 3:42 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,008
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Attitudes to Death

I went to see my mother after she had died as the last time I saw her alive she was in a very poor state , difficulties breathing and she didn't look like my mother, so I went to the funeral parlour...
Forum: Central, South America & Mexico
Jan 17th 2026, 4:26 am
Replies: 7
Views: 981
Posted By mikelincs

Re: No news from Venezuela, eh?

Particularly as the American Oil companies just aren't supposed to be interested as it will cost many millions of dollars to bring things up to date.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 15th 2026, 10:26 pm
Replies: 547
Views: 81,038
Posted By mikelincs

Re: WTF in America Part 2

An off duty ICE agent was at a gas station pumping gas when ICE turned up, he was grabbed and bustled into a van with them ignoring his saying he was an agent or looking at his papers. Not sure how...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 14th 2026, 10:55 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,014
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Finding rentals from Australia

When we returned from Spain we moved back to the area we moved from and got a rental for 6 months, paid in advance and talking to others who moved back the 6 months rental up front seemed, at that...
Forum: Spain
Dec 30th 2025, 11:19 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,006
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Prices in Spain for 2026

That was a major factor in us leaving Spain, when we moved over the exchange rate was around €1.5 to the pound, when we decided to leave it had dropped to around €1.1 so despite getting more in...
Forum: Middle East
Dec 19th 2025, 9:41 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 3,258
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Exchange of Dubai Driving Licence to UK Driving Licence-Driver licence Data

The OP hasn't posted since that initial post in 2023 so I very much doubt they will see your post
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Dec 9th 2025, 7:40 am
Replies: 2
Hi
Views: 756
Posted By mikelincs

Re: Hi

Welcome to BE
We do ask all new members to have a quick read of our forum rules Site Rules - British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/site-feedback-63/site-rules-947443/) and should you have...
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