Looking for advice
Hi
Thanks for letting us join your forum.We are a couple in our late 30s with a 3 year old daughter a small dog( terrier x) and a lazy house cat.we live in Ireland. I am originally from the uk and my husband is from Ireland.
We are looking to relocate to Costa Blanca in April/may. We will definitely rent for a year or two first with the possibility of buying later on. I will be living there full time with my daughter and Enda (my husband ) will commute weekly working in Ireland 3-4 days as an engineer.We both speak very basic Spanish ( I lived for 10 months in Mallorca in my early 20s)
Now to my many many questions that I hope you can help with 😀
School
I'm very undecided on private v public.
we are catholic and I had heard there were catholic semi private schools, is it feasible to think we would get a place or are they more for Spanish children?
I would like my daughter to speak Spanish is public better?
Are there any private bi lingual schools?
Pets
Has anyone brought pets from the uk?
How expensive and time consuming is it?
Did your animals settle and cope with the heat?
Is it hard rent with pets?
Work
I don't plan to work straight away but would hope to maybe find some part time work in the future.
I am a twin and triplet maternity nurse and doula, a qualified nursery nurse. A reiki practitioner. I was also a guiding and transfer rep for a few seasons when I was younger and have done the odd bit of bar or cafe work. Can you see any of these being useful or should I be looking to gain Spanish qualifications?
Finances
After weekly flights for enda and our health insurance we will have a budget to live on of around €2000 euros a month this will need to cover rent,electricity,bins,food etc do you think it's sufficient until I work?
Areas
We don't drive( crazy hippies) so would need somewhere with good transport links,ideally no further then a 15/20min bus ride to the beach,we enjoy Spanish food and culture and Im happy to have a go at languages but would like a Small expat community (English,Irish,Norwegian or German) until we become more fluent in Spanish. I guess a mix of nationalities but with a good Spanish community.
What areas would you suggest?
Brexit
Obviously my husband and daughter both have Irish passports but my passport is from the uk. I am able to get an Irish passport.do you think it's worth doing?
We already have to pay in Ireland for private health insurance so we will just change policies.
Mortgages
I have a friend who recently got a Spanish mortgage is this usual or is it like hens teeth?
Do I need to be a cash buyer?
Thanks so much and sorry for the long long post ( you probably fell asleep half way through)
Kelly, Enda and Nancy