Spain

Getting a visa: Good tidings (and the latest tips)

Our Editor Liz Rowlinson takes a look back at what it's been like for house hunters moving abroad since Brexit, and what's in store for 2022

1 January 2022

‘We’ve bought off plan in Spain to have something to look forward to in 2022’

Ricky and Michelle McGivern spent 2020 talking about buying a house in Spain. “Like many other people over recent times we reflected that life is short, why not just go for it now?”...

29 December 2021

From lockdown to a new life in the Canaries

It was pure serendipity that exactly a year ago Elaine Whicheloe ended up on a flight to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands and decided to move there. We found out all about her buying experience.

25 November 2021

The snags of ‘working from home’ on the Costa Blanca with my Spanish builders

Find out about one couple's experience buying an off-plan home in Spain!

12 October 2021

Oh Yeah! From town crier to Spanish home buyer (at 73)

Colin Ballard has a lot to shout about. The former town crier from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire has just moved into his new home in Spain. He’s clearly not a man to do things by halves – this summer he’s bought a townhouse in Murcia (before actually visiting himself)

28 September 2021

Spanish property market bounces back (and British buyers still on top)

Liz Rowlinson explains the current status of the Spanish property market since COVID-19

14 September 2021

Do you get free healthcare if you live and work in Spain?

True or False? When living and working in Spain - assuming you have the correct work visa - you are entitled to free healthcare. We asked experts from the British Embassy for the low down...

24 August 2021

10 things you should know about applying for a Spanish non-lucrative visa

Now that Britain has left the EU, Britons can no longer live in Spain without a visa. Here are our top tips for applying for a non-lucrative visa, including advice from house hunters who have appeared on the A Place in the Sun TV show!

24 August 2021

Can you get healthcare in Spain by paying in to the Spanish system?

We asked Sarah Owen from the British Embassy in Madrid some questions about accessing healthcare in Spain. Watch this short video to find out more.

15 August 2021

Do you need private healthcare if you move to Spain before pensionable age?

We spoke to the British Embassy in Madrid to find out what the introduction of new rules after Brexit mean for UK residents moving to Spain and why you will need private healthcare for the first year before applying to join the public health system.

10 August 2021

After a UK resident moves to Spain, do they still have the right to access the NHS when they return to visit the UK?

After a UK resident moves to Spain, do they still have the right to access the NHS when they return to visit? Sarah Owen from the British Embassy in Madrid explains...

7 August 2021

Spain stays on the Amber list | Travelling to Spain safely

It's good news for Brits today, as it was announced last night that Spain remains on the UK's amber travel list!

5 August 2021