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Marnie22

Marnie22

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French °µÍø½ûÇø in Spain

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French

Lives in El Masnou, Catalonia

Speaks French, English, Spanish, I learn Catalan

Registration: 10 May 2015

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Marnie22 replied to a thread
6 years ago
Ayshameetu

Indian community in Barcelona by Ayshameetu

Hi, I would like to know which area in Barcelona have the most Indian community. Tia

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I do not know about the Indian community but there is an important Pakistanese community (they own most of the Indian restaurant) you will find them south of Raval, Rambla de Raval, Read More

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6 years ago
Speete

Long term rental by Speete

Hi. My wife and I have had a holiday home in Arboleas for a number of years and having sold we want to swap the countryside for the city. We are keen to live in Almeria City for at least 6 months. Our preference would be a furnished 2 bedroom flat ...

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The problem is that there are far too many so-called Real Estate Agents in the tourist areas of Spain, And the commission rates - for both renting and selling - are far too high and out of all proportion to the often non-existent service they offer. ... Read More

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6 years ago
Speete

Long term rental by Speete

Hi. My wife and I have had a holiday home in Arboleas for a number of years and having sold we want to swap the countryside for the city. We are keen to live in Almeria City for at least 6 months. Our preference would be a furnished 2 bedroom flat ...

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Costabravamark In Andalucía there is new legislation governing real estate agents. I do not know the law in Cataluña For those interested, see here re Andalucía ... Read More

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6 years ago
rudannamh

How to get an internet connection in newly-purchased property by rudannamh

Buenos dias! We've just bought a place in a pueblo in east Tenerife and need to get an internet connection. We don't want fixed or mobile phones, and obviously want the best speed/cost combination available. I've searched our address ...

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Thank you. This is a little pueblo so the tecnico may get lost! :) I'll try calling a few more Movistar shops - I did so this morning and got no response.They almost never answer the best is to go directly and check with them Read More

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6 years ago
rudannamh

How to get an internet connection in newly-purchased property by rudannamh

Buenos dias! We've just bought a place in a pueblo in east Tenerife and need to get an internet connection. We don't want fixed or mobile phones, and obviously want the best speed/cost combination available. I've searched our address ...

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Thanks, Marnie - much appreciated. I've got a NIE and Spanish bank account. Do you know if there is any lead-in time e.g. reactivating the line? We just have a few days there, so I'm trying to organize in advance.The time really depends on ... Read More

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6 years ago
rudannamh

How to get an internet connection in newly-purchased property by rudannamh

Buenos dias! We've just bought a place in a pueblo in east Tenerife and need to get an internet connection. We don't want fixed or mobile phones, and obviously want the best speed/cost combination available. I've searched our address ...

Marnie22

Find a Movistar shop, go there and ask them to have Internet, you will need an ID, a NIE number, and a Spanish Bank Account Number (it is the easiest way) Read More

Marnie22 replied to a thread
6 years ago
BEEVEE8

Free Spanish lesson by BEEVEE8

Can any please let me know how and where I can register my husband and Ii into free spanish lesson in LLiria, we are new here and really want to learn the language.

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Of course, a lot of Brits only speak English in Spain, in France ... but most of the time it is just because they do not learn another language, they do not make the effort The ones who try, learn, take lessons, manage to have at least a level to ... Read More

Marnie22 replied to a thread
6 years ago
BEEVEE8

Free Spanish lesson by BEEVEE8

Can any please let me know how and where I can register my husband and Ii into free spanish lesson in LLiria, we are new here and really want to learn the language.

Marnie22

I know 2 types of Brits in Spain : the ones that do not speak a word or just Hola, Gracias, and another type with quite a good level (or above), enough to have a casual conversation and for the day to day life Anyway, how can you have a confortable ... Read More

Marnie22 replied to a thread
6 years ago
Johncar

Health care in spain will be free by Johncar

It appears there will be free health care in Spain https://www.thinkspain.com/news-articles#p:/news-spain/30639/government-to-make-healthcare-free-and-universal-again-within-six-weeks

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You should not rely on this because sometimes everybody can access sometimes not, PP in charge not possible, PSOE in charge possible, no clue about the next government in charge what will they do? For example in Catalonia, anybody, even migrants ... Read More

Marnie22 replied to a thread
6 years ago
bernie80

Andalusian Property Advice by bernie80

Hi! My partner and I are planning on relocating to Andalusia from Australia next year. I think that we will rent a place first and then look at buying somewhere, but after hearing a few horror stories about property purchases in Spain, I want to ...

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Please don't tell me that. Ive seen loads advertised, yet no one replies to the emails i send, or the property has gone. But thanks for the info.Also some agency wont even reply to foreigners especially if you message, email them, calling is ... Read More

Marnie22 replied to a thread
6 years ago
nickxix

Landlord wants to evict us (Tennant rights) by nickxix

Dear members, Me and my roommate have a quite complicated situation with our landlord. Background: Me an my Roommate (R.) moved into a new appartment in mid march. Nice appartment close to the beach, huge rooftop, reasonable price. Everything ...

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I can see that you are in Barcelona in your profile, you can ask for an appointment with the offices of the city that give advice, even legal advice regarding renting issue http://habitatge.barcelona/es/red-de-oficinas Read More

Marnie22 replied to a thread
6 years ago
Priscilla

Life as a female °µÍø½ûÇø in Spain by Priscilla

Hello, While moving to a new country and discovering new cultures is definitely an exciting adventure, everybody experiences it differently. It can be particularly different for women, in both positive and negative ways. What are some positive ...

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Clearly Domenica has had some bad experiences, and it really isn’t appropriate for anyone to suggest that they didn’t happen. Personally I suspect that Spain is no better or worse than most other European countries with regard to ... Read More

Marnie22 replied to a thread
6 years ago
Priscilla

Life as a female °µÍø½ûÇø in Spain by Priscilla

Hello, While moving to a new country and discovering new cultures is definitely an exciting adventure, everybody experiences it differently. It can be particularly different for women, in both positive and negative ways. What are some positive ...

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Obviously a man can not share experience of a female living in Spain and I am not surprised that is the man who is responding the question. I have been travelling around the world a lot and besides Spain I have lived many years in Australia and ... Read More

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6 years ago
josephineholf

NIE help! by josephineholf

Hello everyone! I know there is a lot of posts surrounding the topic of NIE but none of them seem to answer my specific questions! I'm English and I will be moving to Seville in September. I have had a job offer and they need me to get an NIE ...

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I personally applied for the NIE first, from France to the Spanish consulate in Paris, because they needed it for the contract and I was not living in Spain at the time A simple NIE allow to open a bank account easily, a mobile line, to rent ! ... Read More

Marnie22 replied to a thread
6 years ago
Jumptheppond

Considering a move from California by Jumptheppond

A perfect storm has occurred. Work has slowed down significantly, my landlord wants to buy me out of my lease, I currently single, and I have been considering both a career change and a city change for some time now. Now is the time to move to ...

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To have a look at the apartments to rent you have https://www.idealista.com/ keeping in mind that renting on your own is a 1 year minimum contract and it is really not easy to get something without a permanent contract and when you are new in the ... Read More