Introducing ourselves.

Hi there, best of luck with your plans - I bet you're excited!! You'll find loads of advice based on other peoples' experience (some good, some bad - that's life I guess!). The best advice I can give you is that living permanently anywhere is very different to visiting as a tourist - issues that aren't important to a tourist may be significant to a permanent resident. Don't let your sunglasses be rose tinted. It's very good advice to rent somewhere first to real test your chosen area and style of house etc - don't let anyone give you hard sell of a dream, find out what the reality is for yourselves and make sure it's what you really want. There are literally hundreds of houses of all shapes and sizes for sale in La Marina urbanisation - so easy to buy but hellishly difficult to sell.  Don't commit too soon, buy only if you're 100% sure. Fingers crossed it all works out for you. 

Thank you Colln for taking time to reply, appreciate the advice.

No problems, Steve. Anything I can help you with, I'll be glad to. If there's anything you would like to ask feel free to PM me. 😁

Thanks mate 

Hi Kim.

Thank you so much for your detailed reply it's very much appreciated. Going by everything you have written I think we will have enough money to live comfortably when we get out there.

Look forward to meeting you when we get established on the Urbinisation.

Regards

Steve

Thank you Steve for your help, much appreciated, you are well organized 👍

Good luck

Best regards

Monika

Hi,

You will have to declare all your pensions out here if you are Fiscal Resident, including your Civil Service Pension, you will be taxed in England on your Civil Service Pension and not in Spain but you still have to declare it.   Enjoy yourselves, we have been here since 2001 and would not change anything, love it.

Thank you Andrea for taking time to reply, many thanks.

Regards

Steve

No problem, been there, done that, worn the tee shirt, good luck, and don't listen to the moaners, they forget council tax, gas, electric, etc., is much more costly in England.   Enjoy life out here it is good.