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Caroline34

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:31pm

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Joined: 10 Aug 2021

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:31pm

Roger66 wrote on Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:20pm:

Hello Caroline 

Look forward to meeting you when you move in.

The medical centre and town hall are very close together,  only a pharmacy in between.  When we had a slight medical problem and asked for advice in the  pharmacy one of the assistants  took us into the health centre and got us in to see a doctor!

Not much  English  spoken here, but generally very  friendly and helpful.  We need  Spanish lessons too, but not looked too hard  yet due to covid. 

Are you  buying in the town or countryside? Post deliveries don't  go off the main roads out of town, so we have to use a PO box and collect post.

The town has really started to come back to life the last few months. Please ask about anything we may be able to help with,  or pm if you like.

Roger and Sarah 

Hello Roger and Sarah,

Thank you very much for your response.

One of the reasons that we chose Benalup was that there seemed to be a recognizable civic centre.

The pharmacy seems to be super helpful.

We are hoping to buy on the edge of  town...so it would be great to meet up.

Our next big hurdle is the NLV process at the Spanish embassy in Manchester.

Fingers crossed and documents triple checked!!

Kind regards

Caroline and Mike 

loscanos

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:08pm

Posts: 62

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Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:08pm

loscanos wrote on Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:49am:

Hi, 

You wrote to the right place. As a retired couple I would definitely suggest Vejer or very close by. Dogs are flavor of the month as thousands of Spaniards have bought dogs during Covid lockdown as it was the only way they could leave their homes, to walk their dogs.

Vejer is quite international with tons of good restaurants, theatre, tho no movies. Make sure that where you land up you there is good internet connection and water. Water is precious apart from Vejer there is no mains connection so all water has to be bought in to drink. Usually, there is a well on the land for other uses.

If you come in the winter you can easily rent a place and look around. You need good lawyers to check the escritura and make sure the land and property is free to officially sell. My suggestion is go to Temple Cambria in Conil. They speak English and definitely know the pitfalls. Many houses are built on agricultural land and do not have title deeds to build.

All along the Costa de la Luz is interesting as it is close to the sea and there are no high rises. 

Having been here off and on for years I have come to appreciate life here. Oh yes, Spaniards here are very welcoming and friendly. So prepare to slow slow down, life here is not hectic like in the States.

What good advice to rent and look around. My daughter installed a filter for her water and can now drink the well water. What do they say, act in haste repent at leisure!!! Many of my friends this last year have had to deal with the Spanish health service and were wonderfully treated so no problems there. But as some of the others say watch out for unscrupulous estate agents, I say that from experience. If you find somewhere you want to buy always ask for the Nota Simple which does give restrictions etc. which you can then show to a lawyer.

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