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Hi Lynne,
Is that area flat and is there a lot of amenities nearby?
Thank you
Simon
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:10pm
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:54pm
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I think the highest point in Torrevieja is only 7metres above sea level, so no steep hills to climb for your wife, just gentle gradients.
The first, and possibly most important question you need to ask yourselves is, Do we want to live amongst, mainly British, expats, speaking English? Or would we like to be amongst the Spanish, trying to learn their language? Be assured, if it’s the latter, then the natives will be delighted, and help your attempts to murder their mother tongue.
Are you looking for a holiday home, or to move out full time? The town is essentially a working town, which has grown exponentially in the last forty or fifty years, with vast urbanisations. You would need to be wearing strongly rose tinted glasses to call it pretty, but it does have a certain undeniable charm. It is basically a very safe area to live, but has the usual petty thieving associated with any large town. Also one hears of squatters moving into vacant properties and being exceedingly difficult to move on.
My first strong advice is to visit and rent in various areas to get a feel of whether they will be right for you.
My second advice is to consider either a gated community, where your empty property will be slightly more secure, or to consider apartment living, for the same reason. We came to apartment living late in life, but find it suits us very well, and can be as sociable ,or not, as you wish.
Don’t rush into a decision, there’s literally thousands of properties available, far more than there are property seekers, and the prices do not rise anywhere near as fast as in the U.K. If you rush into buying a property, to then find it isn’t the right one, then you could be waiting to sell for several years
Good luck in your search
E.
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:22am
Simond wrote on Mon Sep 20, 2021 12:48pm:
Thanks Cheryl there is a lot of info in there to consider and somethings I never thought about so thank you I will bare all those in mind. It will be a holiday home for now with moving permanent when I retire hopefully.We have been looking around the Habeneras area mostly as it is close enough to...
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... everything and not too far away from the beaches and that. Don’t know what that area is like really though. I have spoken to numerous estate agents but until my house sale over here goes through I don’t know exactly my budget but I will be factoring in about 15% for all the fees. How did you go about finding a trustworthy solicitor? Thank you
Simon
We bought a house near habaneras 3 years ago. Just had it 12 months when lockdown happened. Its jardin del mar near habaneras. We love the area . Lots of British Irish and Spanish. They are very friendly. We walk to shops and restaurants. Peaceful bus stop nearby. 5 mins in taxi to city
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:34pm
Anne49 wrote on Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:22am:
We bought a house near habaneras 3 years ago. Just had it 12 months when lockdown happened. Its jardin del mar near habaneras. We love the area . Lots of British Irish and Spanish. They are very friendly. We walk to shops and restaurants. Peaceful bus sto...
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...p nearby. 5 mins in taxi to city
Thanks Anne that’s good to know as we haven’t been out there yet to see the area ourselves because of lockdown. As long as everything is in walking distance and the area is flat it would be ideal for us. Could you possibly give us a name of a few streets around there so we can have a look on google maps.
Thank you
Simon
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:41am
Torrettas 3 used to be a little scruffy nowadays much much better I live near the lake views excellent very flat for walking, shops,bars,and cafe plus bus-service every 30 minutes.
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Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 6:39pm
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“Remember agents are sales people and work for the seller so basically don't believe a word they say and work from there! Never give money to an agent and find your own abogado (solicitor). Don't believe them when they tell you a German, Belgian, Dutch, Swedish couple are very interested, there are thousands of places for sale, there is no rush.”
made me laugh Cheryl ! I do absolutely get what you mean but I’m now a real estate myself and I , personally, don’t think that way ! Having purchased in Spain myself , and fallen foul to those little “ games “ where you move in and find the appliances included don’t actually work , I’m in this game to Not let my clients suffer the same. Maybe I’m not cut out to be a r/e agent lol
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:58pm
Cheryl wrote on Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:41pm:
Hi, it sounds as if you are in exactly the same position we were in about 6 years ago when we decided to move here permanently. We had never been to the Costa Blanca but had chosen this area for a variety of reasons such as climate and property prices. We started with Kyero
https://www.kyero.com/en/torrevieja-property-for-sale-0l1822?max_price=150000&sort=popularity_desc
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...artments for sale are and with streetview you can have a good nose around the area.
Don't forget you will need about 13% over and above the price of the property in taxes and fees.
I'm assuming this will be a holiday home so Torrie is really convenient as there is a non stop airport bus which goes direct to Torrie bus station and you can get local buses for exploring up and down the coast.
Your idea of "nice" may be someone else's idea of hell. Torrevieja itself has a lot of apartments (often with lifts), some with community pools, some with parking. Most of Torrie is flat with promenades where you can walk for miles and easy access beaches but it is a working town first and a tourist resort second unlike the resorts further south such as Playa Flamenca etc where the terrain gets a bit hillier in places.
Being in town you will have shopping on your doorstep and it won't become a ghost town in the winter.
Estate agents here tend to work together and show each other's properties so put together a shortlist and contact a couple of agents. What you don't want to do is make arrangements with multiple agents who may then all show you the same properties.
Remember agents are sales people and work for the seller so basically don't believe a word they say and work from there! Never give money to an agent and find your own abogado (solicitor). Don't believe them when they tell you a German, Belgian, Dutch, Swedish couple are very interested, there are thousands of places for sale, there is no rush.
You can't rent your property out to recoup costs without a Tourist Licence and again, don't believe the agent telling you there will be no problem, there will be, and some could be insurmountable.
After the shock of the buying costs there will be ongoing expenses such as community charges, IBI (council tax), rubbish, home insurance, a keyholder to keep an eye on the place when you are not there and to deal with any emergencies, monthly standing charges for electric and water, maybe non-resident bank charges ( Santander charge €16 a month ) internet and TV and Non-Resident tax. If you plan to visit between October and April you will need some form of heating.
Visit areas you are considering at different times of the year, or at least the times that you would be visiting, what's it like in the evening when the bars are in full swing? August is when the Spanish leave the interior and head to the coast and it gets very busy (and loud).
Issues which regularly crop up on the forum include getting to and from the airport, problems with car hire companies, mould/mustiness when homes are shut up for months, noisy neighbours and or bars, barking dogs and heating in winter, much as you will find in any tourist area.Happy hunting.
Hi Cheryl,
Thank you for all your info. We decided and we put an offer in on a property in the Los Locos area. It has everything we were looking for and is right within walking distance to everything.
Thank you for your help
Simon
Simond wrote on Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:58pm:
Hi Cheryl,
Thank you for all your info. We decided and we put an offer in on a property in the Los Locos area. It has everything we were looking for and is right within walking distance to everything.
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Thank you for your help
Simon
Congratulations!
I can recommend Restaurante Tasca Nueva Bahia, no view but lovely food at a decent price.
Enjoy.
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:35am
Cheryl wrote on Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:41pm:
Hi, it sounds as if you are in exactly the same position we were in about 6 years ago when we decided to move here permanently. We had never been to the Costa Blanca but had chosen this area for a variety of reasons such as climate and property prices. We started with Kyero
https://www.kyero.com/en/torrevieja-property-for-sale-0l1822?max_price=150000&sort=popularity_desc
You can usually work out where the ap...Read more...
...artments for sale are and with streetview you can have a good nose around the area.
Don't forget you will need about 13% over and above the price of the property in taxes and fees.
I'm assuming this will be a holiday home so Torrie is really convenient as there is a non stop airport bus which goes direct to Torrie bus station and you can get local buses for exploring up and down the coast.
Your idea of "nice" may be someone else's idea of hell. Torrevieja itself has a lot of apartments (often with lifts), some with community pools, some with parking. Most of Torrie is flat with promenades where you can walk for miles and easy access beaches but it is a working town first and a tourist resort second unlike the resorts further south such as Playa Flamenca etc where the terrain gets a bit hillier in places.
Being in town you will have shopping on your doorstep and it won't become a ghost town in the winter.
Estate agents here tend to work together and show each other's properties so put together a shortlist and contact a couple of agents. What you don't want to do is make arrangements with multiple agents who may then all show you the same properties.
Remember agents are sales people and work for the seller so basically don't believe a word they say and work from there! Never give money to an agent and find your own abogado (solicitor). Don't believe them when they tell you a German, Belgian, Dutch, Swedish couple are very interested, there are thousands of places for sale, there is no rush.
You can't rent your property out to recoup costs without a Tourist Licence and again, don't believe the agent telling you there will be no problem, there will be, and some could be insurmountable.
After the shock of the buying costs there will be ongoing expenses such as community charges, IBI (council tax), rubbish, home insurance, a keyholder to keep an eye on the place when you are not there and to deal with any emergencies, monthly standing charges for electric and water, maybe non-resident bank charges ( Santander charge €16 a month ) internet and TV and Non-Resident tax. If you plan to visit between October and April you will need some form of heating.
Visit areas you are considering at different times of the year, or at least the times that you would be visiting, what's it like in the evening when the bars are in full swing? August is when the Spanish leave the interior and head to the coast and it gets very busy (and loud).
Issues which regularly crop up on the forum include getting to and from the airport, problems with car hire companies, mould/mustiness when homes are shut up for months, noisy neighbours and or bars, barking dogs and heating in winter, much as you will find in any tourist area.Happy hunting.
Hi Cheryl,
Some really helpful advise.
We are looking for a permanent move in the next 2 years, so would you still choose torreveja as a perfect choice for a good climate etc
We are bringing our dog too so again dog friendly places to go. Any advice welcome.
Thanks joanne
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:46pm
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mariejoe wrote on Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:35am:
Hi Cheryl,
Some really helpful advise.
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We are looking for a permanent move in the next 2 years, so would you still choose torreveja as a perfect choice for a good climate etc
We are bringing our dog too so again dog friendly places to go. Any advice welcome.
Thanks joanne
The dog beach is to the south of Torrevieja at Rocio, this might influence the areas you’d choose. There is a footpath along the coast from just beyond Naufragos beach, or access the other way from Punta Prima.
We would certainly recommend Torrevieja as a good place to live, it’s not much to look at, but the welcoming friendliness of the inhabitants more than compensates, and the climate is the icing on the cake.
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