To buy furniture spain or have it sent from uk ?

elinspain wrote on Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:47am:

Hello

 I would say buy new stuff in Spain everytime. The furniture you mentioned is subject to paperwork   for all those items, customs requirements, fees  plus insurance (for damage) , inevitable delays etc.

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  For many years I worked in a charity shop here, & the amount of British style furniture/garden items that were donated because they weren't suitable to Spanish homes or unsuitable for  our outside weather temps .  Shop around, quality & price/delivery will vary , old furniture can be taken away ( sometimes for a few extra €s) but overall I think you will be satisfied with your purchases.

Cheers

Elinspain

Shorty wrote on Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:15am:

we will be moving into a house in the calpe area in may and although there is some furniture will need certain other items .

the prices of things like garden furniture outdoor tables and chairs  and bbqs seem extremely high but the alternatives i.e taking  stuff over there from here in the uk seems fraught with difficulty,shipping costs , import tax, customs clearance etc etc . has any body got a view on alte...

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...rnatives or should we just accept that we will pay way more in spain than we were used to paying in the UK for these types of items?

thank you for in advance for your wisdom ?

Manus wrote on Thu Apr 14, 2022 11:46am:

Morning Shorty,

I retired to Spain last March and, in May,  moved into a furnished, four bed, new style villa - most house sales here include furniture. However, I had paid c£10K to have the contents my five bed Wokingham home transported to Spain. The majority of my UK furniture went straight to the local...

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... second hand furniture place and the proprietor there also purchased my RHD UK car so that worked out well. In hindsight, the £10K was a waste of money because there is nothing in the UK that you cannot get in Spain (but you may pay more!).

Hope this helps and best of luck with your move to Calpe. On an aside, try the Patio restaurant in Calpe Old Town!!

Manus . 

Shorty wrote on Thu Apr 14, 2022 11:54am:

thanks Manus sounds good advice and we will certainly try the restaurant you have recommended at some stage !

cheers Chris