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Can anyone help me please,

I'm English looking to move to Spain - can anyone tell me what jobs are available for people who dont speak Spanish. And also wheres the best place to start looking.

thank you

Andy

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Hi Andy

I am sure someone will correct me if I am wong, Where I live you would only get work in the greenhouses at very low pay. (Albunol) Probably the best place's to look would be the costa's as there are many expat bars etc, not too sure what else there is for a non Spanish speaker, remember that a lot of bar work is seasonal.

Best of luck, I am sure if you are determined enough something would pop up.
pwwm

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Originally Posted by jonesa80

Can anyone help me please,
I'm English looking to move to Spain - can anyone tell me what jobs are available for people who dont speak Spanish. And also wheres the best place to start looking. thank you Andy

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Hello Andy,
I think you will be very limited in the work you are looking for, you would have to look at the seasonal work and in the costas where most of the English are, I think you would work in the Black market side (cash in hand) unless you get a contract of employment, finding real work as a non Spanish speaker is going to be very hard for you unless you know someone who is already out here and running some sort of employment agency.

But I wish you the best of luck if thats what you want to do.

David SR

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Where are you planning to move to?

Costa Brava, Del Sol, other?

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thanks for the advice. was really hoping for something other than just bar work especially as we want to start a family in the next few years.

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My financee used to work in majorca but i know that is very seasonal work.
South of spain near the sea would be ideal, not exactly sure where.

Have a good job in uk, but the lifestyle is something we are seeking (like most people i guess)

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Yep the lifestyle is superb if you can find a decent job.
I moved to Marbella last year from a job paying 50euro per hour.
I couldn't find ANYTHING whatsoever on the coast, work wise.
It took me 4 months, applying every day for everything which became a full time job in itself.
I spoke no Spanish (my bad) and eventually found a position within my field (IT) in Gibraltar.
If you are planning to move to the south coast, I would suggest Gibraltar as a good start point to get some money coming in.

The taxes are ridiculously high and the traffic is a complete nightmare but money is money.

Cheers & best of luck

BB.

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Finding a job in Spain is not easy, pay is low and you need a lot of luck.

We wrote about this recently, click below to read our article:

Jobs in Spain

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Teaching English, though probably a saturated market in areas of the coast where there are a lot of expats. I'm doing a CELTA course in Madrid at the moment.
http://www.madridteacher.com/english...ing_madrid.htm

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thanks very much for your help. may prove to be more difficult than i first thought. didnt relize there are so few job agencys in spain. I think i have found 3 or 4 on the net theres about 10 in my small home town.

andy

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I've posted a job in the pool industry but so far no replies. I guess that language is the biggest hurdle. English speakers just don not tend to learn other languages.

I think work is there if you have initiative....

Andrew

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I am working really hard at my Spanish.....although my classes are only once a week for 2 1/2 hours, I try and practice my reading and comprehension at home when I'm not working. I suppose most English people living on the coast don't feel the need to learn Spanish because they are mostly in an English speaking environment.
I would jump at your offer of work so would my husband but we are going to be living inland.....another reason to learn the language.
Best of luck with your search to provide employment!
Mary

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Hi

We have applied to move to Canada, but this option is in the balance due to our daughter requiring growth hormone treatment, which is likely to get us a refusal on medical grounds (deemed to be a drain on the Canadian economy)

Our second option is to move to rural Spain, but where and how do we make a living?

Mary, I was interested to read your posting. How do you propose to make a living in rural Spain, as I would be interested to hear your ideas? My Spanish is very rusty and quite basic, but I am confident that I can learn the language to a reasonable conversational level with a bit of hard work.

We intend to purchase a property without a mortgage and can bring approximately £900 per month income with us, so I was hoping that we might be able to live reasonably comfortable (family of three, daughter aged 14) if we can generate an additional income of approximately £300 per month. Please tell me if this assumption is pie in the sky.

Does anyone have any ideas how we can manage to acquire this extra income.

We intend to live in a ruralish area, but not too far away from the British communities, on one of the costas (not decided yet and open to suggestions)

I look forward to hearing your comments.

Cheers :beer:

Graham

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You are having a laugh, aren`t you. Owning a house and having 1200 euro`s
income a month, you should be laughing. That is massive money for Spain. I dont think you would need any extra, but it is nice to have something to do to pass the time away, cos you cant sit in the sun all day :D :D

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Not having a laugh really, we are just not sure how far money goes nowadays in Spain. I do know that prices have gone up quite a bit in Menorca, but was not sure what our potential income would buy us on the mainland. I am pleased to hear your comments about the cost of living in ratio to our income. It gives us some peace of mind, but as you correctly state, we would not want to sit around in the sun all day and some part time work would be nice, even if you think that we may not need the extra money.

One thing that should be borne in mind though is that 14 year old daughters do not come cheap, with all their designer clothes etc.

Cheers

Graham

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Hello from a fellow ex Cheshire boy ;)

1200 per month, you would be struggling in Marbella & surrounding.
But that's Marbella for you.

One thing which shocked the hell out of me when I arrived was the ridiculously high price of electricity here.
We have a 2 bed 2 bath apartment with air con which we tend to use sparingly and our monthly bill is approximately é100.
Bit of a step up from the £30 per month we were paying back in blighty.
In fact water rates & telephone bills are also far higher than I have ever paid.

Cost of living in coastal Southern Spain cheaper than that of the UK?
Supermarket food & drink aside, I tend to disagree.

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funny enough..
Just been doing some sums tonight actually, and we have decided that the two of us can live very well on E200 per week including all bills. :)
Our last electricity bill (estimated way over actual usage) for 2 months was E46.43

Mind you. That is in inland Sevilla. Not Marbella. :D

regards
BW.

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You`re being ripped off britbull ;-)
Two bed apartment just above Fuengirola 50 to 60 € for 2 month bill with sevilla endesa for electric
Around 22, € for 3 month water bill, 37cub mtrs water @0.601.= 22,24 €

And dont forget he`s got no rent to pay out :)

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You must have one heck of a lifestyle BritBull, or are you living in the tourist bars?

I did some sums last year for a 4 floor, 3 bedroom townhouse 100m from the beach down towards Estepona. Here are the annual figures for three of us living here:

Electricity 1,500€
Health Ins (inc. Dental) 1,650€
Town Hall 'Rates' 765€
Urb. Fees 1,500€
Telephone 900€ (inc 480€ Internet ADSL)
Sky TV 720€
Car Insurance 410€
House & Contents ins. 300€
'Wealth' Tax 535€
Water (metered here) 175€
Car Tax 45€
Food, Drink, Petrol etc. 7,000€

As you can see this comes to about 15,500€. Holidays, entertainment, non medical emergencies etc. will cost extra, but I have included food, drink, cigarettes and running one car.

As has been said, the biggest surprise is the cost of electricity, so I installed a wood burning fire for the winter and ceiling fans in the lounge and bedroom for the summer; this saves a great deal on air-con/CH electricity.

The coast is not as expensive as you would think, but you will save a lot off the coast........... if your Spanish is up to it!

Best of luch jonesa80 whatever you do.

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thanks very much for your replies and support.

not sure what we are going to do. didnt realize Spain could be so expensive plus we will have a £40,000 mortgage i expect.

I want to save £30000 in the bank to pay a deposit on cheap 2 bedroom apartment on the south coast ideally. To start with I can go part-time as work long haul cabin crew in UK But this is going to barley cover repayments and living costs by the sound of it. My future wife will be working and has good spanish but we also want to start a family within the next 5yrs. Life is complicated, isnt it?!

All I know I want to escape England for a better life style.

But where to I begin?
Also am worried about this property crash thats happening in spSpaint the moment. How do you know when to buy?

Any hints would be greatly apappreciated|_
Andy

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Hi there Graham,
We own a house inland Murcia, no mortgage to worry about. It's not too far from town but a bit off the beaten track. I'd love to say we had a foolproof, 100% sure fire winner of a way to make a fortune, or even that we had a little job lined up to make ends meet.....but we haven't. My husband is a welder and is about to be made redundant...LDV.
I am a holistic therapist and already have a few Spanish ladies waiting for me to pamper their feet, hopefully I can make a few euros from that side of things. The company I work for here in UK are allowing me to return to work for 12 weeks a year for the next 5 years and do temporary work should I want or need to......'every little helps';)
No one knows what lies ahead in life. We have learned not to take things for granted and to live life positively....we are not worrying about 'what if's' and such.....life's too short for that. :D
I have budgeted around 900 euros per month which I reckon is more than ample for the two of us to live on. I reckon we could manage well on less, provided we don't live the 'tourist' lifestyle...time will tell......
Mary

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Living in tourist bars? I wish!
The only bar I frequent is one where my mate works behined it, hence cheap or free drinks ;)

I have been aware for some time that the complex in which we live is very expensive and we plan to move somewhere cheaper later in 2006.
San Pedro or Estepona are looking favorable.

I guess it doesn't help from an electircity usage point of view when I listen to music, whilst watching the TV, with the dishwasher and washing machine on and stick on the aircon for good measure....hmmm I must be a dream come true for these companies :p

Until the move I will work to pay the extortionate bills and chill in the sun....when it decides to return, not seen the sun for days :(

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You just love to cheer me up, don't you :o

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Sorrrrrry ;) ;) Fuengerola, or just above as I am, aint too bad a place now is it ;) ;)

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Personally i'd rather pay to stop here :rolleyes:

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Mary

Thanks for your reply. I hope that things work out for you both. Would you recommend that we look at the Murcia region to live? We are similar to you in that we prefer to live in a rural area. We would like to find a country property like a cortijio or finca with enough land for a pool and a nice secluded garden.

You say you think that you can live quite comfortably on 900 Euros a month. Add on a 14 year old girl and I reckon that we may bo looking at approximately 1200 Euros a month as a minimum.

We were looking to boost our income by approximately 300 Euros a month and we have been thinking about looking after villas, gardens etc for UK based owners. Do you think that this is feasible? We only want to work part time and do not wish to go into this sort of work full time.

Any other part time income generating ideas would be gratefully received.

Wishing you all a happy Christmas and a prosperous new year.

Graham & Pauline