Bifcherry

Hello,
My family and I (myself, husband and 3 little ones 6,4,1) are hoping to move to Ibiza at the end of April/end of may.
Here in the UK we have a successful market stall which can run itself and a successful online shop which would be coming with us.
We are hoping to go into mobile home living and work on the hippy markets.
We don't have a morgage and this would be our first owned property.
At the moment we don't really know how to start and need to know soon whether we are going to take the leap or try hard to afford to buy a house in York (which seems like an impossibility)
We have visited Ibiza for years and like the Es Cana hippy market very much.
Can anyone help?

MikeJ

I expect you will find that most advice would be to rent before you buy. At the moment it is a buyer's market for property (I don't know if mobile homes fit in this category but I suspect they do). So you will be able to find some bargains - but (and it's a big BUT) if things don't work out you will find it incredibly difficult to sell unless you are prepared for a big loss. So rent for a few months until you've had a chance to experience living out there - scan the horizon etc.
My OH and I had our honeymoon in Es Cana - thoroughly enjoyed it (can't remember much about the place though )

Rosemary

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Moses2013

Do you want to buy land, or just the mobile home and then why a house in York? Ibiza is not cheap either, so have you looked at options between York and Ibiza?

missile

Please think carefully, medical care for 3 little ones is not free in Ibiza.

amideislas

Medical care isn't "free" anywhere. Having said that, it's significantly more "out of pocket" outside the UK, and that's well worth considering, whether it's Ibiza or Innsbruck.

"Spain is a great place to have money".

mikelincs

Firstly you may have problems gettin a market stall, most of the licenses go to peolle who have connections within the townhall, also, if you choose a place on a commercial site, then many of them only aloow 11 months occupance in the year, also check out the legllity of the site as, a few years ago, there were a number of reports of mobile home owners being locked out and sites closed because they were illegal, the authorities just came along and locked the gates, people living there had no way of getting belongings etc.

missile

If you must "correct" my posts, please check your facts first. Medical care for 3 little ones is free in the UK.

amideislas

Sorry, but I will correct you again. You may not pay out of your pocket at the checkout, but somebody pays for it. Anything perceived to be "free" is consumed like air by most people - and why not? it's free, right? It's one of the major problems facing the NHS. Lack of funding and pure overload.

Anyway, most of the rest of the world operates on a "co-pay" system. You pay for health insurance at varying rates in different countries. In some countries you have a choice of public or private health insurance, the latter being more expensive, but gives you a ticket to the express lane. Most pay some percentage for prescriptions or other consumables.

So for those accustomed to receiving "free" healthcare, it's important to consider that as you move abroad, because it's a significant expense like anything else. But you are more likely to be able to get a GP appointment or that much needed operation in a shorter period of time.

missile

If you must be pedantic

Medical care for 3 little ones is free in the UK ............ it is funded by those who pay NHI.

petew

She is not being pedantic, she's just trying to wind you up. That's what trolls do !!

missile

... ... she succeeded and not for the first time

amideislas

Well, here's one last wind-up for you, and then I'll leave you to it:

NHS: £95.6 Billion
**not free **

**not free **

However, NHS health care IS available to all without out-of-pocket or co-pay expense, regardless of their contribution to it, earning up to about £8000 per year. Above that, compulsory contribution increases exponentially with income, with top earners contributing nearly half of the annual budget.

**not free **

missile

Ignoring the troll and getting back to the topic.

I would suggest OP should consider her family's medical needs and consider the cost of providing this in Ibiza.

EMR

The definition of the UK national health service is FREE at the point of need.

That is all that matters.

Be it the millionaire or the child of parents on benefits.