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Forum: Spain
Feb 19th 2010, 8:38 pm
Replies: 250
Views: 17,516
Posted By coultrm

Re: A Life in the UK or Spain?

Hey, your'er just 37 years old, just a spring chicken, you have had an adventure and now your are tuning onto a new page. Your might have some knowledge of Spanish which your can use in any capacity...
Forum: Spain
Feb 11th 2010, 12:41 pm
Replies: 250
Views: 17,516
Posted By coultrm

Re: A Life in the UK or Spain?

Don't be confused, our original irritations were fired up by 'sweetpete' (s) long rant on his plight while picking on an easy target such as immigrants and about the state of the UK while not...
Forum: Spain
Feb 10th 2010, 8:22 pm
Replies: 250
Views: 17,516
Posted By coultrm

Re: A Life in the UK or Spain?

Well done Jo, how true, its the red-top media, thoughtless, vindictive and uncaring people who you'd have thought with their experience of living in a foreign country would empathizes with the plight...
Forum: Spain
Feb 10th 2010, 8:08 pm
Replies: 250
Views: 17,516
Posted By coultrm

Re: A Life in the UK or Spain?

Do you speak fluent Spanish?

I suspect not.

What you have to remember about 'fluent English speakers', they usually like foreigners to be able to speak in English, regardless where on...
Forum: Spain
Feb 10th 2010, 7:10 pm
Replies: 250
Views: 17,516
Posted By coultrm

Re: A Life in the UK or Spain?

Hi are you telepathic, could you tell from their posts?:huh:

Yer! English speak 'good Spanish' , many can just about speak English, I suspect they know a few swear works and how to order a...
Forum: Spain
Nov 29th 2009, 2:58 pm
Replies: 171
Views: 11,617
Posted By coultrm

Re: A sad and sorry story - the highs and lows of living in Spain

O' dear O' dear Mitzyboy the PC brigade have really got under your skin, just keep drinking or taking the tablets.

Of course we all rant and rave about poor service but we do not bring into...
Forum: Spain
Nov 28th 2009, 12:22 pm
Replies: 171
Views: 11,617
Posted By coultrm

Re: A sad and sorry story - the highs and lows of living in Spain

I'm an idiot, well let me quote what you wrote:

'What can you say to a man bought to (the) edge by a Spaniard in a hurry to get home'

I doubt very much that you would have said if you or your...
Forum: Spain
Nov 28th 2009, 10:36 am
Replies: 171
Views: 11,617
Posted By coultrm

Re: A sad and sorry story - the highs and lows of living in Spain

Complaining about the Spanish well what a surprise, this man was a lorry driver in a hurry, what do you expect.

YOU CAN TAKE THE BRITISH OUT OF BRITAIN BUT YOU CAN NEVER DETACH THEM FROM THEIR...
Forum: Spain
Apr 4th 2008, 9:33 am
Replies: 40
Views: 8,609
Posted By coultrm

Re: Holiday Homes From Hell

All these appalling media reports on the way in which the Spanish property market is being projected, just one house where the owners were under the impression their home was legal then duly...
Forum: Spain
Feb 29th 2008, 4:03 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 6,773
Posted By coultrm

Re: Are things really that bad?????

[QUOTE=Mitzyboy;5995794]Well, for some maybe that struggled in the UK and came here thinking Spain was the answer to their problems

I have no doubt the quality of your life exceeds that of the...
Forum: Spain
Feb 28th 2008, 6:35 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 4,013
Posted By coultrm

Re: Has the housing crash started yet?

This is the wisest letter I have read on this topic, A HOME SHOULD
N O T BE VIEWED AS AN INVESTMENT
Forum: Spain
Feb 28th 2008, 4:07 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 6,773
Posted By coultrm

Re: Are things really that bad?????

The confidence we British had about living in Spain has to some extent vanished,for the time being. The rise of the value € v £ making the cost of living for pensioners who will now find their...
Forum: Spain
Feb 27th 2008, 1:41 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,002
Posted By coultrm

Re: Upturn in Spanish Market???

I regret to tell you the Spanish housing will have to fall considerably in price before it can get on the move, they have overbuilt and therefore there is a larger supply than demand.
Regrettably...
Forum: Spain
Feb 26th 2008, 6:08 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 6,773
Posted By coultrm

Re: Are things really that bad?????

I feel for you this is the worst possible time to sell a house either in Spain or England. Those who sold 4 years ago were very lucky, we too sold our house 2 years ago ofter a year and are...
Forum: Spain
Feb 18th 2008, 7:39 pm
Replies: 133
Views: 7,918
Posted By coultrm

Re: Attack Victim Tells Of Spanish Nightmare

Yes I totally agree the corrupt Mayors and Spanish bureaucrats are all complicit in the overbuilding projects to make a quick buck thereby attracting northern Europeans, but non of these groups as...
Forum: Spain
Feb 18th 2008, 3:21 pm
Replies: 133
Views: 7,918
Posted By coultrm

Re: Attack Victim Tells Of Spanish Nightmare

This is bound to happen in any community, the Spanish have been more than accommodating realising that the tourist industry is so profitable, tourist not content for coming for just for a couple of...
Forum: Spain
Feb 18th 2008, 1:58 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 18,255
Posted By coultrm

Re: Mojon Hills, Isla Plana

Hello Henk

Many thanks for the photos, we too will be out there within a couple of weeks and I will post photos on my return.

Margaret
Forum: Spain
Feb 11th 2008, 1:47 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,084
Posted By coultrm

Re: House Prices - Have They Depreciated in Value?

Thank you all for your advice which we have noted, we certainly will be pressing our builder to considerably reduce the price or we shall pull out, all the information given by you will certainly be...
Forum: Spain
Feb 10th 2008, 11:57 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,084
Posted By coultrm

House Prices - Have They Depreciated in Value?

We are patiently waiting for a newbuild home that we put our deposit on in April 2005, we were told it would be ready 2007, but it appears its unlikely to be ready before mid-2009.

In the...
Forum: Spain
Jan 27th 2008, 1:30 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,384
Posted By coultrm

Re: Read all about it !!! Britons leave in Droves

Yes there is a Little Englander in most Brits when then leave to non-English speaking countries I have:mad: heard them complaints about ´too many foreigners´ in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy,...
Forum: Spain
Jan 21st 2008, 9:46 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 678
Posted By coultrm

Re: SPANISH HEALTH SERVICE

Fred

Many thanks for your advice, I was confused as I have read several internet sites and booklets non of thm were as clear as you have been. We will both be eligible to a UK state pension and...
Forum: Spain
Jan 21st 2008, 8:37 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 678
Posted By coultrm

SPANISH HEALTH SERVICE

Hllo

I am confused, we both plan to retire to Spain in June 2009 when I will be 60 and my husband 63, will we both be entitled to use the Spanish Health Service following the completion of all the...
Forum: Spain
Jan 6th 2008, 3:56 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,233
Posted By coultrm

Re: Banking.

I have been told that the Barclays in Spain is a totally seperate from the bank in the UK, its a sort of o franchise operation and accounts in Spain cannot be linked with those in the UK.
I too...
Forum: Spain
Dec 28th 2007, 2:02 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 18,255
Posted By coultrm

Re: Mojon Hills, Isla Plana

Hello Henk

Many thanks for your additional photos it appears you are going to be our neighbour across the road as the 1st photo is shows our house in the process of building.

Margaret
Forum: Spain
Dec 26th 2007, 6:30 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 18,255
Posted By coultrm

Re: Mojon Hills, Isla Plana

Henk

Many thanks for the photos, much appreciated.

We just caught a glimps of the end of our villa on your last photo and there have made progress since we were last there but still a long way...
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