4 dogs & a horse to Spain

Moving to Spain with 3 dogs,a puppy and a horse seemed like such a good idea at the time!

With 4 dogs & a horse,should losing your property in Spain put you off altogether?
28 December 2008 @ 20:53

Trev was made redundant after 34 years with the same company, which meant we had to sell our house & 10 acres as we could no longer afford it.

2 years & 3 failed sales later the houe sold in Sept 2008, which allowed me to hand in my notice and start the process of moving us & 3 dogs + a horse to Spain

We were lucky, after losing our property in Palomares due to an illegal building permit our fabulous Obligado got our money back for us! We couldn't face all the worry & stress of another attempt to buy and luckily found a Villa to rent with 2.5 acres of land in Santo Petar near Huercal Overa.

We were told of Trans-pet who pick your dogs up from your house & transport them to your new front door in Spain, after living with them 24 hours a day in an excellent purpose built dog transporter/camper van. We booked these at about the same rate as flying them (with none of the trauma of having to get them to the Airports or picking them up at the airport at the other end, hoping the car you have in Spain can carry them & their crates back to your Villa!)

Everything seemed to be going smoothly until a "Teddy Bear" threw all our plans into the air!!!!!!!!!

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Brian Rowlands BSc FRICS said:
30 December 2008 @ 10:06

You have certainly chosen a nice location-my wife and I will be wintering near Huercal Overa from September 2009 when our villa is ready
I appreciate that the problems you have had may be putting you off buying but ' you are now in an ideal position' Based in Spain at a time when there are some really good buys about
Now, not all owners of well located properties have to sell but there are some who would like to, and if they are returning the money back to UK they have a lot of flexibility to accept a reduced price because of the current exchange rate
Most of the properties displayed on my web site are new ready now and some off plan but I also have a good selection of country properties for anyone who is interested
I have a good idea of the type of villa you want from your post but if you would like to let me know your budget, I will be able to send you some details and also get my local representative to search for some more which may be of interest
Regards and a Happy New Year
Brian

bunty said:
03 January 2009 @ 12:04

What's with the Teddy Bear?? The suspense is killing me