23 Apr 2008 2:14 PM:

Many thanks for your help, Maria.

We sorted it all out a while ago with the help of a Spanish lawyer here and are now happy owners of two licences and can sleep well at night !  It was a bit of an ordeal and more expensive than we anticipated, but we didn't feel that our command of Spanish was up to the job in hand. A Spanish friend was most kind and pointed me in the right direction but warned me that even he had trouble doing it and it took him a year.

Architect plans and inspections were made, water supplies checked, wells, escituras, fire extinguishers, safety first -aid boxes installed etc., so we are pleased and it is something we had been meaning to do and felt it would be better for all concerned,  but we were not sure how to go about it.

Fortunately, we are in a rural area, which was applicable - and not  on an urbanisation, so there were not any problems and everything went smoothly. Very glad we did it, we didn't want to break the law, unintentionally, we were just not properly informed and ignorant of the facts ( am still not totally sure what the facts are because they differ from region to region) but that really should not be an excuse.

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06 Aug 2007 12:41 PM:

...and breakfast for 5.00 euros . We buy beer in bars at 1.20, it's a bit more expensive on the coast, but as Rixxy says, it depends where you go. If you want to people watch at Puerto Banus, expect to pay double that. I meant house purchase was expensive but improving and costa living isn't so bad. There are some super places down back alleys ,off  the holidaymaker track, where you can still get the odd tapas free , even on CDS - we have one in town. The locals won't pay holidaymaker prices, which vary according to season, as far as I can see. We go where they go... when in Rome and all that ?

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04 Aug 2007 1:00 PM:

I live near Mijas - its a lovely place with one of the best beaches at La Cala - in my opinion. There 's plenty to do, but it is expensive to buy in. It's a good time to buy though, prices are down a bit. Plenty of golf courses around, lots of expats too, depends what you want.

Most of the children I know who go to private Brit school for my area, go to St.Anthony's, we are at Alhaurin de la torre about 20 mins inland and about 15 mins drive from Mijas.

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03 Aug 2007 5:03 PM:

Thanks, but I am in costa del sol - sorry I should have put that in my post. Hope we have a man here like him !

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03 Aug 2007 5:02 PM:




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