14 May 2013 17:06:

We have a Liberty Seguros ' All risks' cover that includes subsidence and earthquake cover, it covers everything.

I asked for this cover as the national emergency cover is rather sketchy, the wind has to be high enough and the earthquake has to be strong enough for the cover to kick in leaving you high and dry if your property is damaged and they try to weasel their way out of covering you.

Thread: Subsidence cover in spanish buildings insurance

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17 Feb 2013 19:42:

Already signed for all the organisations against this stupid proposal including change.org

Thread: Spain gone mad again

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15 Feb 2013 17:13:

In the Sierra de Crevillente near Albatera there is a place of natural beauty where salts come out of the rocks and Alicante / Valencia have spend thousands of Euros promoting the place for tourists and Spanish visitors alike.

The area is the habitat of many different types of wild life. It also has the main supply of potable water for the Vega Baja running straight through the middle of the proposed site.

Now some git called Otiz who is the main suspect in the "Brugal" garbage corruption court case has managed to get,or is in the process of getting a contract to make a huge refuse tip in this beauty spot.

Not only is the site totally unsuitable for a refuse tip, there are no roads except for dirt tracks for access to the 300 + per day wagons bringing the gabage. The selection of this site also is against European and Spanish ecological laws.

Now it is widely accepted that garbage has to be disposed of or dealt with properly, but to dump it in a mountain range like a huge fly tip is not the way to do it.

If any of you get presented with a petition to sign against this stupid proposal, please sign it.

Thread: Spain gone mad again

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11 Feb 2013 17:14:

Agree with the others about solar pool covers, not very good for heating the water and they trap all sorts of crap in the pool. But, if you go for any heat source, a cover is needed to retain the heat at night.

For a 10x 5 pool you are looking around 2-4 k euro for a heat pump and a possible running cost between 100-150 euro per week in the winter. The heater needs to be on most of the time to get comfortable heat, you may get away with turning off at night you will need to experiment a bit.

Most most domestic power supplies would struggle in Spain to feed large electric heat exchangers and large heat pumps.

Again, swimming would be nice in a warm pool from April to the end of September most years and very occasionaly during winter months. Pool heating is only really usefull during the fringe months when natural heat in not enough.

Solar heating need heating surface at least 2/3 of that of you pool and does not heat that good, where do you site all this heating surface.

Really a bit negative about pool heating, sorry.

But I do know two people who have 10 x 5 pools and are able to swim in the winter because the whole pool is covered by a cover structure like a glass house ( polycarb.) one has heating and the other is brave.

Thread: Pool heat, lighitng and covers - views from others who have been down this path gratefully received.

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24 Dec 2012 17:37:

Nik,

Well it all depends what your tastes are and if you want to live in Spain or expat Spain.

I am not knocking expat Spain, lots of people like this and enjoy their life here.

Quesada is a expat area with all what you will need including good internet, it also has lots of bars, lots of English shops and a very good fish & chip shop. However it also has a lot of visitors in the summer that keep the local police busy and it also attracts more robberies than other areas. If you like being close to everything, this is the place for you.

Rojales, Quesada is part of Rojales but Rojales real is more of Spanish, a better bet if you don't want to be too close to all the bars.

Almoradi is a nice town not far from the other two, typical Spanish as is lots of other close by towns.

For internet connections, consider in town for ADSL by Telefonica or others, but you will get very good Wimax type internet in the countryside from Comenersol and others (avoid Aeromax though). We have lived just outside Albatera for six years now and loved every minute of it, we can enjoy where we live, enjoy going out and return to peace and quiet when done.

In the end, it is up to you but choose carefully and make sure it is fully legal if you are buying.

 

Thread: Some Help please

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