Posted: Sat Jan 5, 2019 9:06am
Hello, take a look at Stephanie86´s post dated Jan 4th, it pretty much covers what you need to know, as with the advice from 271935. Many, many posts on here for people in the building trade looking to move here.
Unless agreements are made between UK and Spanish governments to keep a status quo for acquiring residency post Brexit, I suggest you ensure you qualify under the current requirements for a non EU resident which are more onerous. You will definitely need private medical insurance as your EHIC is not valid if you are living here and could well be obsolete post Brexit.
Without meaning to sound rude, any valuable skills and experience you have will already be covered here in Spain, over and above what is needed.
There are few, if any, signs that Spain´s economy is likely to improve significantly in the coming years, arguably only getting worse. The process for obtaining Residencia includes proving that you have enough income and/or savings so you will not be a drain on the already teetering Spanish economy and it is a legal requirement to have Residencia if you plan to live in Spain for more than 90 days.
Unless you are extremely lucky or already rich, your dream has every likelihood of becoming a nightmare. Sorry again, but them´s the facts.