Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:51pm
Sax is a lovely working Spanish town. It has a good local economy that doesn't rely on tourism, so in theory, will be less hard hit by Corona Virus than say Benidorm. The downside for you is that it's mostly Spanish. This means without the language you will both struggle to get work.
If you relocated to an area with more, many more Brits, it's possible you could find enough work as a tree surgeon in the Brit ex-pat community to make a go of it, but in Sax, I'd say it's highly unlikely. I know a few builders/odd job people in the area, and they do OK, but they have good Spanish so can work for the small Brit ex-pat community in the area, and also the Spanish.
We are (hopefully) buying in Sax next month and have visited there lots. I've little to no Spanish, my wife has more as she's been doing classes for three years, but even she struggles from time to time in the shops and bars, as few locals speak English, or at least use it in their day to day work.
Bottom line: Sax is a proper Spanish town, not a tourist region, so to get on in the place you must have the language.
Are for relocating post Brexit; it's likely the requirements for getting residency will change, but to what no one really knows yet. It's very likely they will change to what is described as commonly as "third-Country" (I think that's the term), but really we've no idea yet. It would be preferable to "get in" before the end of the year (assuming the transition period isn't extended), but if that's not possible it's not the end of the world, or the dream.
I would though suggest a more pressing issue for you is the work. As it is I wouldn't hold out much hope for work in Sax, perhaps better to look at an area with more brits, or learn Spanish, fast.