Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 11:06am
Good morning from sunny Busot
My wife and I have been living here in Busot for 18 months, after selling our UK home to move to Spain, and we love it here.
We were fully aware of Brexit and all that may or may not happen. We are under state pension age, so we knew that we had to have private medical care.
We also had lots of conversations with people who moved here when the currency was €1.40 plus to £1, as you can imagine those people really feel the difference. So at the time we moved to Spain the there was €1.13 to £1, so we decided to budget on €1,10 to a £1, as everyone was telling us that the pound will drop like a stone, and so far we have been winning until the last few weeks, now those predictions are coming true, although at the moment its not making a massive difference.
We have become residents and have changed our UK driving licences to Spanish, and there is nothing more we can do, except enjoy this wonderful country.
If you coming to live here knowing that you may not get as much for your money as in previous years, although that could change for the better. Along with the knowledge will have to pay for private health if not pensionable age, and that they will be some tedious paperwork i think you will be just fine.
Even at a low exchange rate, most things are still cheaper here than the UK.
With a promise from Spain that expats will be OK as long as they stay legally and apply for residencia, that combined with beautiful weather, and lovely people, i think its worth the risk, and would do it again without hesitation.
Happy to help you if you need it, enjoy Busot