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01 Apr 2008 12:00 AM by deesam56 Star rating in Stafford. 31 posts Send private message

Hi

Living in UK at present but want to move with family to spain soon.

My question is; I am  selling antiques and collectables in UK and also on ebay, I would like to buy a ruin maybe in the rural area of andalucia and cnvert it into a collectables shop with a small tea-room plus have living accomodation.

can one buy a ruin for commercial and living purposes? and do you see the success in what I am planning?

any advice useful

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01 Apr 2008 3:46 PM by EOS Team Star rating in In Spain of course!. 4015 posts Send private message

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It's a lovely and original idea, I would certainly drop in to have a look and a cup of tea. I guess it would be really slow to start off with like anything until you build a name for yourself.I don't know anything about buying ruins I'm afraid.

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01 Apr 2008 3:51 PM by deesam56 Star rating in Stafford. 31 posts Send private message

thanks for reply.

Iassume a better area would be around the costa del sol - more ex-pats.I was hoping more tourists and locals would be interested.Mainly it is the permission for a ruin to be turned into a commercial venture with living accomodation I was concerned about.

Thought a ruin as you could make it as you want

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01 Apr 2008 4:17 PM by georgia Star rating in Algorfa (As seen on .... 1835 posts Send private message

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Hi Deesam,

personally i would say you are looking to open a can of worms.

It would be seriously hard work to obtain licence for commercial operations in the campo's.

It could be done elsewhere but you may have to adjust your plans to achieve your dreams.

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02 Apr 2008 12:37 AM by Roberto Star rating in Torremolinos. 4552 posts Send private message

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Agree with Georgia; moving to a new country, starting a new business, renovating a ruin and dealing with town hall planning departments and builders etc etc.???? Maybe walk before you run? Re: the business idea; plenty of second hand shops here (not so many antiques though) and a lot of people car booting etc. Research loads before jumping in head first. But good luck with whatever you do.

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02 Apr 2008 11:37 AM by mariadecastro Star rating in Algeciras (Cadiz). 9402 posts Send private message

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Dear deemsam56:

Of course you can buy a ruin and with the proper licenses renovate it and turn it into a commercial premise, a living place or a mixture of the two of them.... and I personally think it is a wonderful idea for kind of places like Alpujarras or Sierra de Grazalema which have great success in rural tourism and alternative to the commun commercial stuff.

My best wishes of encouragement,

Best regards,

Maria L. de Castro

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02 Apr 2008 11:53 AM by EOS Team Star rating in In Spain of course!. 4015 posts Send private message

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Some good comments here.  It does sound like a "nice" idea but research is definitely the key.  We certainly didn't do enough before we moved out here.

Oh how differently we'd do things today.....

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