Moving to Costa Blanca: is there stamp duty? Is it easy to get medical prescriptions?
Hi, my name is Tim. My wife and I are from the UK and are hoping to buy a property in the Costa Blanca next year. Initially we would use it as a holiday home, and plan to take early retirement and live there permanently in 2018/19. We are new to all this so any help or information would be greatly appreciated. We like the look of the Playa Flamenca area because of reasonable property prices but also lots of amenities.
A couple of questions spring to mind, although I'm sure we will think of many more. Firstly is there such a thing as Stamp Duty on property purchases or is the price you agree the price you pay?
Also is it easy to get medical prescriptions and can you access the Spanish NHS system if needed?
Thanks for any information anyone can give us,
Kind regards
tim