Karen7569

Hello I am 46 my husband is 51, I am a funeral director and have done my job since 1998, my husband makes office furniture but can put his hands to most things, we have reached the time of our life where nothing is keeping us in England, we would rather work and be happy & live our days in the sun in a place we both love, Benidorm or very close by, how do we go about moving and securing employment ? I have seen apartments to rent which are suitable we have also looked at Villamar Caravan Park & considered buying a caravan to live in, obviously employment is the main key because everyone needs money to live, can anyone give us any advice please.

Rosemary

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tebo53

Hi, we moved to Benidorm about a year and a half ago and in that time have seen bars, restaurants and several other types of businesses come and go.

There is minimal work opportunities in Benidorm and surrounding areas. Any jobs that do arise usually have waiting lists or are filled by "family members" Do you speak fluent Spanish? You will need private health cover.

Benidorm is a great and lively place to live if you have a secure permanent job. Nobody will help you if you find yourself in financial trouble. There are a lot of men and women beggars on the streets.

We wanted to come to live here 10 years ago but even then decided to wait until we could afford to retire early and just enjoy the lifestyle.

Come here for a long holiday and do some research into the job market and a really good look at Villamar camp site.

Best of luck

Steve

Neptuno

With your line of work, and most expats being of middle or old age, there should be plenty of opportunities !

Karen7569

Hi
I do love my work and wouldlike to continue doing this but need to know the ins & outs first... local funeral services who mainly deal with ex pats etc etc ...

Neptuno

Where I lived in Camposol, there is The English Funeral director, Tony Smith ,the only one around that area, who provides English type funerals according to the bereaved's wishes, and also deal with documentation, red tape etc, as the Spanish way of dealing with death is very different. Just google and go to his website.
You could always get in touch with him and he could advise you.
I shouldn't think he would object to the competition as he is a long way from you.
You would need to be fluent in Spanish, ideally, but in Benidorm that probably won't be a problem

Karen7569

Hi

thank you for the advice. Much appreciated.

tebo53

Costa Blanca area is supposed to be the healthiest place to live according to the local papers recently. They say we're all going to live years longer!

Neptuno

Well, if you stick to the true Mediterranean diet, cut the booze, give up smoking, maybe, but my experience was seeing a lot of obituaries for those in 60 plus age group!