Brexit

Hi, there seems to be a lot of talk out there on this subject, but to be honest noone knows exactly what differences there will be if any. You have to bear in mind that whatever conditions are put on expats here they would of coutse apply to expacts from Spain that are living and working in the UK. I personally think that the Spanish and UK governments would not want to change anything. The recipricle health agreements for instance helps to support the spanish health system. There is also all the money coming into Spain via pensions which  of course is spent here. Spain would not want to loose that revenue. In short I would advise you to ignore the doom merchants and make the move. The health system here is in my opinion second to none. However it might be a good idea to try it for say three or four months to see if it is really what you want. It is a big decision to make.

Just as in the U.K. there are scaremongers bigging up how bad it will be after Brexit, don't listen to them. In Spain the millions of Euros that British, Irish and other nationalities  contribute to the Spanish economy is vital for the Country to survive so after Brexit it will be the same as before.

We are also planning a move to Spain, when we retire. I'm a dual UK / Irish national so will still be an EU citizen after Brexit. my husband isn't so we have been exploring our options. We are working on the basis that the UK will become a third country - so the same status as any other non-EU country. That means that we would need to pay into the Spanish health system to access it. The cost looks reasonable compared with the cost of private insurance. Our property will be in my name which means we will pay local/EU tax rates rather than the higher foreigners ones.  I'm sure there will be some transitional arrangements but I'm betting these will be of limited duration and probably tapered - which will mean they glide towards parity with third country arrangements, I'm thinking 3 to 5 years of transition.  We are exploring whether to secure Irish citizenship for my husband, but that involves living in Ireland for around 3 years. The other option is to get a golden visa - by buying a property or business for over half a million euro - but that would be a last resort. Hope this helps  

Chris - here is some info about healthcare, if not covered by self insurance or reciprocal agreement. As my husband has a lifetime condition he is not insurance at a sensible cost so we are assuming we will use this instead  http://learn-aprender.com/groups/the-convenio-especial-buy-in-to-state-healthcare-in-spain/  

Agree with previous post.

The Spanish are not going to bite the hand that feeds it. Would also suggest renting and trying first to make sure it's what you want or where you want to be. 

Have fun...:-) 

Agree with previous post.

The Spanish are not going to bite the hand that feeds it. Would also suggest renting and trying first to make sure it's what you want or where you want to be. 

Have fun...:-) 

Hi i am buying a holiday home in the next couple of weeks in playa flamenca, where is the best 

place to by some reasonably priced garden dining furniture.

Many thanks Lee