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Yes, that is the form that I completed but that was in 2012 so maybe it has been modified a little as this one is December 2013. I also had to submit the certification from the hacienda but that was not a problem because I had been completing a tax form here for several years. Have to admit that I was in no frame of mind to deal with the hacienda myself so my gestor did all of the running around for me.

Rosemary

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You know, you have to have an actual income to get this accepted. My wife and I both did them, hers was accepted as she had a pension, but mine was not accepted because I just had investment income and interest.

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:p Show off, not about the income but about age. :p

Rosemary

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To quote personal circumstances, especially stretching back a few years, is probably not very helpful, the tax laws in both countries have changed immeasurably over the past couple of decades.

I wanted to pay Spanish tax in 1989 on my Spanish business and home and the British tax authorities, before HMRC, wouldn't let me because I also had a UK business and address. I was trading in Andalucia at the time (and the UK) and the conflict between the wo tax authorities was never resolved.

Nor was it in Alicante were I moved six years later. It was still unresolved when I retired from business 20 years later yet. I have lawyers bills and court documents galore and won some and lost some. If I had lost them all it would have cost me much more than I had.

I only have two comments from my struggles over the years,

British tax authorities occasionally pay rebates, the Spanish authorities don't.

Neither authorities know the tax laws they are enforcing because they are constantly changing, but the British laws are a hundred times fairer.

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Hi,

I hope you are still following this thread as it has wandered off-topic somewhat.

You can check out the weather in Martos on the website below:

http://www.accuweather.com

Just enter "Martos, Spain" in the search box, when the landing page is shown then use the "Month" tab which links you to a searchable calendar with actual high and low temperatures day by day.

We were undecided between two houses in two different areas when we were looking to buy and tracking this weather data helped us decide. The house I liked, in the area in which it was situated, was consistently 5-10 degrees cooler than the area in which we have just bought our house.

I've just looked up Martos - we have friends close by. Unfortunately the data for your chosen area only goes back to 2013. Be warned that winter 2012 the temperatures were down to -8 some nights.

We loved the area you are looking in, but we're in Fife at the moment and didn't see the point in moving to Spain for a warmer winter and shivering so we took our search further North (primarily because the houses are so much cheaper so we could get a nice house, not so far removed from the coast, for less).

I hope that helps.

Elaine

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That did really help thank you:) I think we might be looking more towards the coast now. It would make travelling more convenient, be a bit warmer and closer to beaches for the grandchildren.

Thanks again:)

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But the warmest places in Spain are not on the coast. It really does depend a lot on what you are looking for, and how certain you are that you have actually worked that out.

I've seen your most recent post to a new thread. I think you should get over to Spain and travel around a lot.

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That's what we intend to do, but we are trying to identify specific places, rather than just wander.

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Certainly the hottest places are inland but they tend to be the coldest as well. The coastal areas have a smaller range of temps, cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Some might prefer that.

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It can be hot on the coast, would you call 41° not hot ?

That's what it hit when I went to F1 in Valencia on the beach 2 or 3 years back, still got the pic.

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Yes - of course 41 is hot and no-one is denying that the coast gets hot. But you should try Madrid in July and August

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I did I flew out of there once, thought it would be fun to drive from Benidorm, mmmmmmmmmm, not sure I would do that again !

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but if you have a pool or live somewhere with a communal pool then beaches are not needed
:confused:

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Coastal areas have a more suave climate. Cooler in summer than Inland with sea breezes and warmer than Inland in winter.

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Don't think kids would agree with you! Going to the beach is the best part of the holiday!