hi

Thanks for all your replies. They are in Mijas Costa, He is 59 years old and she is 57. I heard that you can contribute monthly but the cost is around 250 per person which seems very high, their previous private cover worked out cheaper. I will have a read of the sites provided to see if I can understand it any more. It does seem a little complicated. As far as Im aware I dont think the E106 is any good as they have been out of the UK for 3 years now . Does anyone know how they go about contributing and is it really as high as 250 a month in that area??

Hello,

I am after a bit of advice concerning healthcare. Its actually for my parents in law. They both took early retirement from their jobs in the UK about 3 years ago and came out to Spain however never registered for state healthcare here. They did have private cover and also joined up to helicopteros. They are not yet in receipt of UK state pension and will not be for about another 3/4 years. However they have found that the cost of the private cover has gone up quite alot and they can no longer justify paying it. What we would like to know is are they entitled to register with the local doctors here and if so do they need to contribute towards it? And how do they go about it as they no longer have a property in the UK and rent here.

Many thanks

good luck with the online access, Ive done it many times and it is a bit hit and miss at times!! And good luck with your battle, I agree that people should make official complaints as something needs to be done about them.

Thanks Maria once again for your excellent answers. Just one question I have, do you know who deals with the arbitration in the Fuengirola area?

Thanks again

5000 euros bill!! - its madness!

I manage a number of properties here and electric must be the biggest problem. Some of my clients have also had the same problem as yourself in that suddenly they get large bills, just recently I had a client with one of nearly 2000 euros. The owner didnt have this amount and endesa have now agreed she can pay in installments.

Another case is with tenants. One owner had a bill of 900 euros for 1 month (normally had previously paid 40-50 euros) Endesa said they hadnt read the meter for some time so hence the high bill, so how can he calculate the tenants usage? Other owners dont believe that this happens and you end up with both owner and tenant refusing to pay!!

However I currently have a property where the bills are about 12 euros a month, the bills even show 0kw usage even though someone (a whole family infact)are living in it! I have called endesa so many times and asked them to get a reading but still nothing so no doubt a large bill will arrive one day and theyll demand immediate payment!

How can people be expected to manage their finances, especially in these difficult times, when they cannot assume a reasonable monthly payment? Most people know what comes in each month and roughly what they need to pay out. I can budget around 100 euros a month for my electric but if I were to get a bill of 5000 I could not pay this!!

Something should really be done about Endesa and their meter reading/billing methods. They should read them every 2 months as they claimed they would and not just keep guessing readings! And the government or someone should force them to act more professionally.

With companies behaving like this, and all the other current problems, Spain is running the risk of people moving out.