14 Apr 2012 1:29 AM:

 I was interested to read this thread.  I live in the UK but adopted a lovely 3 year old basset  through Basset Welfare.  His original owner lived in Spain but she developed an allergy to hair and he was then given to the owners grandmother in the Uk who was too old to look after him -which is how he ended up with us in February of last year.

Unknown to us he had leish which manifested itself last November.  It took some time for our UK vet to work out what was wrong but eventually he was treated withliquid medications and tablets(which he still takes).  Horrendously expensive, especially as it needed special license for import to the UK but Frodo  is currently well and we hope he stays well for many years.

I thought I would mention  that a Portuguese company  has  now developed a vaccine for leish which was released at the beginning of this year, so may offer greater protection for unaffected dogs.

 

 

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14 Apr 2012 1:08 AM:

Thanks for your responses.  They are very useful.  We want to do our homework first, particularly looking at how much running costs will be as we don't want to find ourselves paying out huge amounts for upkeep.  We definitely aren't going to rush into anything and If we can't afford something decent that we will be able to enjoy then we won't be buying.

I have heard that some communities are having problems recovering community charges from owners which I'm guessing would impact on the standard of the community itself.  Again, if anyone is aware of any problems with particular developments or communities  I would be grateful for mention here.

I will look into the other towns you have suggested.  

Thanks again.

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12 Apr 2012 8:57 PM:

Hi

I'm new here and we are possibly looking for a 1-2 bed place within easy reach of Alicante or Murcia airports.  

 

My mum previously owned in Moraira but our budget won't stretch that far so are looking around Torrevieja area. I  don't know much about it to be honest.  We are looking lower end of the market.  We are hoping to come out later in the year to get a feel but in the meantime would be grateful for any steers you could give so we don't waste time looking around areas that wouldn't really be suitable for our purposes.  

Basically we want a holiday home with use of a pool as I have a 10 year old son.  We'd also like to cover at least some of the overheads through holiday lets so somewhere with a relatively good holiday letting market.  Doesn't need to be at seaside itself but no more than say 15 min drive.  My mum might also want to use it sometimes in the winter so ideally somewhere where there are some people permanently in residence as well and access to some shops and restaurants and maybe a bus for the occasional trip elsewhere.   I understand there are a lot of new developments in certain areas that aren't selling which are almost like ghost towns so wouldn't want mum (or me for that matter) to end up alone in one of those.

I've seen some properties in the following areas but don't know much, if anything about them:

Villamartin (I know its near beach and golf courses but that is it)

Algorfa

Almoradi

Los Montesinos

Formentera Del Seguro

 

Any other recommendations?

I'd be very grateful for your  views.  Also any estate agents recommended over others?

Thanks very much - sorry if I'm demanding!!

 

 Jo

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