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Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 7:10am
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jasonpatchett

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Good morning everybody,

May I introduce myself. I am Jason where I currently in Wroxham, Norfolk. My partner and I are intending on moving to Spain at the latter part of 2023. I will certainly utilise this forum for advice and indeed, ask questions. 

I hope this contact reaches you all well and that you all have a great day. 

tebo53

Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 9:03am

tebo53

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Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 9:03am

Hi,

Welcome to the forum. You will get loads of answers to your questions here, some you will like and others you may not!

Hope you achieve your goal. 

Steve 

ChristineC

Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 10:02am

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Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 10:02am

jasonpatchett wrote on Thu May 5, 2022 7:10am:

Good morning everybody,

May I introduce myself. I am Jason where I currently in Wroxham, Norfolk. My partner and I are intending on moving to Spain at the latter part of 2023. I will certainly utilise this forum for advice and indeed, ask questions. 

I hope this contact reaches you all well and that you all have a great day. 

Good morning 

Small world we used to live in North Walsham. Enjoy the group.

Regards 

Christine 

jasonpatchett

Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 11:25am

jasonpatchett

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Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 11:25am

Hello again team, 

At present, I am interested in moving to either Hondon De Las Nieves, Pinoso or La Romana. All questions are in the early stages of investigations and of course, many will be asked going forward such as properties to rent ultimately buy, vets (have a labrador), supporting services i.e. supermarkets, medical etc.... and of course, the ultimate question is, do you enjoy life there?

Cheryl

Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 1:26pm

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Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 1:26pm

Hello Jason and welcome to the forum, you've joined at the right stage and will get lots of help here.
Renting first is absolutely the right way to go, spending time here and getting used to the differences could mean that your priorities change. You need to spend a winter here to realise how cold Spanish houses can be and the exact opposite in the summer. Spanish electrics, septic tanks, water or electric going off without notice, getting a good internet connection, Habitacion Certificates and property not matching the deeds, Estate Agents, abandoned dogs, feral cats, bureaucracy, mañana, opening hours, loud fireworks, tremendous storms, leaky roofs, damp, I could go on but do I ever regret moving here? No.
I take it you know about the NLV and that as it stands you would need to take a Spanish driving test within 6 months of getting Residency?
For your dog beware of https://andaluciahiking.com/pine-processionary-caterpillars-in-spain/ and https://murciatoday.com/get-your-dog-vaccinated-against-leishmaniasis-if-you-live-in-spain_1320872-a.html 
I live in the foothills just the other side of the Crevillente range to the Hondons and find both of them very friendly places.
Don't ever worry about asking questions, however many!

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jasonpatchett

Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 1:41pm

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Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 1:41pm

Cheryl wrote on Thu May 5, 2022 1:26pm:

Hello Jason and welcome to the forum, you've joined at the right stage and will get lots of help here.
Renting first is absolutely the right way to go, spending time here and getting used to the differences could mean that your priorities change. You need to spend a winter here to realise how ...

...cold Spanish houses can be and the exact opposite in the summer. Spanish electrics, septic tanks, water or electric going off without notice, getting a good internet connection, Habitacion Certificates and property not matching the deeds, Estate Agents, abandoned dogs, feral cats, bureaucracy, mañana, opening hours, loud fireworks, tremendous storms, leaky roofs, damp, I could go on but do I ever regret moving here? No.
I take it you know about the NLV and that as it stands you would need to take a Spanish driving test within 6 months of getting Residency?
For your dog beware of https://andaluciahiking.com/pine-processionary-caterpillars-in-spain/ and https://murciatoday.com/get-your-dog-vaccinated-against-leishmaniasis-if-you-live-in-spain_1320872-a.html 
I live in the foothills just the other side of the Crevillente range to the Hondons and find both of them very friendly places.
Don't ever worry about asking questions, however many!

Hello Cheryl, 

Thank you ever so much for your informative response, especially ref. dog concerns. My Betty is very important to my wife and I therefore, will look into this greatly. As the Hondon's are in the Alicante region, would we expect to come across the caterpillars and/or Leishmaniasis often?

Thanks again as this is critical info which I wasn't aware of. 

Cheryl

Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 3:40pm

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Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 3:40pm

jasonpatchett wrote on Thu May 5, 2022 1:41pm:

Hello Cheryl, 

Thank you ever so much for your informative response, especially ref. dog concerns. My Betty is very important to my wife and I therefore, will look into this greatly. As the Hondon's are in the Alicante region, would we expect to come across the caterpillars and/or Leishmaniasis often?...

...

Thanks again as this is critical info which I wasn't aware of. 

The caterpillars are all over Spain so you need to be very careful around pine trees when the caterpillars come down, definitely keep her on the lead. That said I can't remember any incidents mentioned on the forum in the last 5 years.
As for Leishmania, we didn't know either but asked our local Spanish vet when we arrived if we needed to get anything else for our two dogs and she said no. Months later when we took one of them to another vet we found our Sprollie had it. She had to be injected daily for about 6 weeks and is now on tablets for life, not expensive but I'd much rather she didn't have it.

Kimmy11

Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 4:06pm

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Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 4:06pm

Hi Jason and welcome to the forum.

I'm pleased to hear that you've already heard of Leishmaniasis - the combination of an annual vaccine plus a good multi-purpose collar, such as Seresto, will protect Betty.  

Processionary caterpillars can turn up pretty much anywhere, although you may see the white, gauze-like nests in certain trees, such a pines, before they start to come down the tree and process, nose to tail.  In the parks and gardens owned and run by the Town Halls, the trees are usually treated, but you'd need to be careful on undeveloped public land.  They tend to be on the move during February and March, but a mild winter or a cold snap in early spring can vary this a couple of weeks either way.  To be honest, I've lived here 6 years and only ever seen 2 nests; we tend to alert each other on here if we see a nest in our areas.

You don't say whether you're retiring to Spain, or planning to work, as that will have an impact on which visa you need.  Of course, if you or your partner are Irish, or have the right to apply for an Irish passport by virtue of descent, that would make the process a whole lot easier and cheaper!

Although I don't live in your desired locations, I've visited them and like all three, although I think Hondon De Las Nieves and La Romana would have been too quiet for us.  We seriously considered Pinoso, as it's a larger town with a good number of Brits living there.  Our lawyer, Peñalver Abogados, is based there, but ultimately we opted for being closer to the coast.  I'm sure you'll have plenty of questions as you work your way through, so don't hesitate to ask. 

By the way, if you want to introduce Betty to the forum, you can post her picture here:

Photos of your pets

Kind regards,

Kim

NettyH

Posted: Mon Jun 6, 2022 12:57pm

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Posted: Mon Jun 6, 2022 12:57pm

Hi Jason, welcome

We live on outskirts of La Romana, it's a lovely village with several Spanish bars offering good Spanish tapas there are also a couple of British bars, as well as a well stocked supermarket. It's just 10 mins from Aspe which has many more facilities. We've had our property 4 yrs but moved here permanently in January,  as mentioned it does get very cold in winter but this is short lived. We're renovating our property which is old and hadn't been lived in for several years, there are several very large pine trees in grounds,  we found up to 40 nests in January which we we had to get down and destroy and we kept our dog on a leash while walking surrounding areas during this period as there are quite a few pines around countryside. We are going to get the tops of the pines taken down lower before winter to make them easier to manage and see any  further nests. We use an excellent vet in Aspe,  Puntavets for our elderly dog, she has picked up a couple of ticks which were removed at vets and she now has a tablet every 3 months to protect against this. It's mostly spanish speaking in the village, there is a Spanish class in village which are going to join but its great to have a go and its surprising what you pick up and the Spanish people are lovely and very helpful. We love the fact that it's very much a traditional Spanish village,  there's an amazing fiesta in August.  We love living here and would fully recommend it. We have been to Pinoso and Hondos and they're also lovely towns. Good luck in your search for your dream home.

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