Moving To Gibraltar
 

Hi, can anyone give me advice on moving to Gibraltar as ive applied for a job there. Where will be the cheapest place to live and will there be plenty of work for my hubby? I would appreciate any advice. Thanks.

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I lived and worked there about 24 years ago.

First thing that comes back to me is how cold it was in the winter.

I was transferred there so the job was there already.
I'd say there are jobs available but not many.

We stayed in an apartment block on one of the marinas, can't remember the name but it was fine.

The resort style hotel on the west coast, again can't remember the name was about the cheapest for short stays then.

Went back for a look around a few years ago and IIRC checked out a lot on google first and most of what you want to know is there.

Gibraltar was OK but wouldn't be in my top 5 of places to live/work.

Just remembered it was when Charles and Dianna got married and went to Gibraltar to get on the Queen's yacht Britania for the honeymoon in the Med.

That's how long ago I was there. :D

Oh yes a lot of drug running from North Africa.

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if you rent a flat IN gibralter a basic one bedroom studio will be around 700 POUNDS a month rent.

if you rent in la linea and walk over the border every day you will find a 2 bed flat for 500 EUROS a month.

you do the maths ;) i´ve got friends who work in gib and all of them live in spain.

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Don't live in La Linea...it's a toilet.
Gib is OK if you like the single minded spanglish mentality of the Gibraltarians.
They don't accept new people easily but once your part of the 'family' you will have no problems.
Personally I wouldn't live in Gib for free.
My advice would be to look slightly outside La Linea, Sotogrande and surrounding.
Most places you will be looking at around 750 to 1200 euro per month for a 2 beds 2 bathroomed apartment or small town house. Depending on facilities, furniture etc.
I live in Marbella and travel to Gib every day which I wouldn't recommend from a time or expense point of view.
However I do have a lovely secluded apartment with better weather (no wind) and feel the sacrifices are more than worthy.

Good luck with your new job. :)

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I'm with Britbull on the 'don't live in Gib' thing....BUT have to take issue on the La Linea comments.
Of course it isn't as 'pretty' as other places on the coast and 'Brit' bars/cafes offering 'full english breakfasts' are thin on the ground (a plus in my estimation) and of course very few of the 'locals' speak English--but a toilet it is not. It doesn't claim to be a holiday destination-it's a working town and doesn't rely on the tourist trade for it's survival--we're not inundated with burnt pink tourists (unless they come off a coach to go into Gib) and tacky shops selling the usual tourist tat.
I've lived here over six years and have seen a lot of changes take place, not all for the best-but good in the main.
My priorty was integrating and making Spanish friends-something a lot of people fail to do, no matter where they move to. Like everywhere, it's what you make of it yourself.
It may not win prizes for 'most beautiful place in Spain', but it is home and i love it here :)

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My comments were not to offend but I guess it is inevitable with such strong words.

It's got nothing to do with 'Brit Bars' I personally frequent places which are as far from 'Little Britain' as possible.

From personal experiences and those of my freinds regarding La Linea:

1) Muggings are frequent, mainly by groups of 6 or more teenage gangs.
2) I am asked for money from beggers almost daily.
3) You cannot go out alone after dark.
4) If you are of African origin, you will receive constant racist hatred remarks.

The place is rough, there are no 2 ways about it, I am sure it has it's good points but I wouldn't live there, perhaps I am being a bit of a snob but I need to feel safe in an enviroment in order to live happily.

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Couldn't the same be said for practically anywhere along the coast?

I regularly walk home in the early hours and have never been attacked/mugged or accosted and i am what is considered an easy target (middle aged woman on her own). At least the police are visable here...(something i hadn't seen for years in the UK) and totally approachable.
It's true they have very little time for drunks who cause trouble (no matter what nationality) which is how it should be and enforce zero tolerance towards ANYONE they catch in the act of a crime.
I feel safer here than i did in the UK-where my house was broken into twice in a month while i was in there.....and i'm still waiting to see a policeman!!

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Yep you have a point, the UK is a leaking toilet :p
I am a right one to talk, we went to a local bar we frequent a the weekend...it was taped off with forensic tape and flowers were placed on the terrace, someone was killed by a drive past shooting on Saturday.
Won't be drinking there again :eek:

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Thats unusual for anyone to get murdered in Marbella ;)

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Last time I was in Marbella area was 1978 .... it sounds a very different place now!! Fuengirola was a small place with hardly any development. Torremolinos was just one street of bars and a few restaurants on the front iirc. :(

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Dont come to veiw, it will spoil your memories :eek:

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They say never return don't they. I spent a very happy holiday in the late 70's in Benitses (Corfu) .... small village, a few bars leading straight onto the beach. Went back a few years ago to re live the memories :eek: :eek: :eek: .... thats progress I guess :(

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If I had a € for every building built since I have been in this area I would be a very rich man :D

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They are now building on 1 in 2 sloped rocky hills which I though unreachable, let alone suitable for building.

Seems to still be 50 a month going up :confused: