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Hi Guys it's a long time since I posted last but I was wondering if I could ask for some advice. We have a home in Calpe which we are hoping to move over to sometime this year. Can anyone recommend an English speaking solicitor and a good accountant in the Calp/ Calpe area Please? 

we need some advice prior to moving and once we are lucky enough to call Calp/Calpe our home we will need help in these areas moving forward. 

Thank you in advance for any help given.

Have a great day and stay safe from the storms.

3 metre lime parasol

Photo is for reference how it looks new 

Needs new crank although can still open by hand

4 concrete weights 

2 are cracked but still fully usable 

In excellent condition 

Collection from Los Dolses 

Hi, we are staying in Benidorm for a couple of day in July, and need guaranteed secure parking.  I have looked online at the Telpark carparks (Tomas Ortuno and Mercado) which are within walking distance of our hotel.  We are travelling in a Ford Tourneo which is the same size as a Ford Transit van.  The carparks have a 2.1m height restriction which is fine as the van is 1.95m, however, the website shows only a picture of a car as being an accepted vehicle.  Does anyone have any knowledge of these carparks and whether they accept van based vehicles  -  I have emailed Telpark but not heard back.  Google Earth shows me the entrance to the carparks, which does look tight.  I have searched online for internal images of the carparks but no luck.  Any knowledge would be very gratefully received.  Thanks in advance.

Well, I must say that the new system (to me) is very good.

I arrived at the airport and checked the board to see where I was going and it was in the B area.  I walked near to where you turn right and was greeted by airport staff who asked me if I was EU and he noticed my TIE card in my hand and my passport.

He then directed me to the middle lane where the scanners are.  I was told to put my card on the scanner (doesn't matter which way you put it on, he told me as long as it's not sideways).  The machine told me to move forward as my face was half way on then the screen, the doors opened to let me through.  I went to the desk and he only looked at my TIE card and not my passport.

I was through very fast, less than a minute.  I like it!!!  I will be coming back from UK next week, I wonder if it is as fast as here in Alicante.

Sue 😘 

Bosch hand drill hardly ever used.

Bosch hand drill hardly ever used.

A friend of mine's parents are both living in Oliva. His father is the primary carer for his mother, who has dementia, but now the father is having surgery, what means they both are in need of extra care, in the short and long term. I believe they are both in their 70's.

They only speak English, I'm afraid.

Can anyone recommend where we should look for it?  any health center? we are slightly lost 

Any advice will be highly appreciate it.

Regards,

Maria

I was wondering if anyone on here had installed solar panels etc themselves? I see that the price of panels per KW is about 150E and respective mounts about the same. The required electronics is around the 300E mark and as for batteries there are many possibilities. All in for 1 KW, costs should be less than 1K Euros, up to 3KW cost increase is simply the panels and desired battery back-up. Prices being charged by the installation companies are 3 times the material costs for what is a relatively simple job.

M

Slightly off topic I made a water heating solar system for less than 100E for our house on the CDS.

I received lots of useful comments about this. Just to clarify: does the displaying of the plaque apply to all let, short and long-term lets? When were the plaques supposed to be displayed? I believed it was a new initiative from the town hall but have been told it has been in effect for some time. When was it introduced? Are there or will there be penalties for those who do not display a plaque and are letting? I have been told it will be illegal.