14 Sep 2008 2:46 PM:

Thanks Irene - sounds lovely!

Thats another place added to the map for us to visit when we come over!...

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10 Sep 2008 8:22 PM:

Sofie/Jean,

Thank you so much for coming back to me with some suggestions.

I've located the 5 places you have suggested on the map, and will now try and find some information on the internet, but will definitely make a stop at each of these towns when we go over.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Lifeline - pm sent!

 

Kind regards to all,

Cam.

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09 Sep 2008 12:00 AM:

Hi folks,

Hope everyone is well - i'm looking for some advice!

We are looking to buy property in the Alicante area - we live in Edinburgh, and there are good regular flights to Alicante. 

We would be looking at towns/villages which are no more than 1 hours drive from Alicante airport.

We are coming out next month, and planning to drive round the area to have a look mainly at the towns/villages, then once we have found some that we like, start looking at property.

Does anyone live within a 1 hour drive of Alicante, or does anyone know of any lovely traditional Spanish towns which you would recommend as a place to buy a second home?

Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated...

Cam.

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24 Jun 2008 8:13 AM:

Thanks everyone for your replies - this site has already been really useful and has given me some pointers.

We now need to arrange a trip over, hopefully to see a few properties  in Polaris World, but also a couple of other properties at the same time. I've had various offers from estate agents offering to arrange the trip for £89 (with 3 night accomodation, flights, meals and drink) which sounds good.  

My big concern is finding a reputable company to deal with - thankfully a friend of mine, her dad runs an estate agent over there, so we will most likely organise everything through him.

One thing I am struggling to find information on is costs - eg what are the initial one off costs/regular costs. Unsurprisingly, there is little mention of this on the PW site. Is there any information on this site about what the regular community/service charges are? Council tax, or similar?...

Georgia, thanks for your reply - didn't know that, but will definitely be considering that now!...

Kind regards,

Cameron.

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22 Jun 2008 12:00 AM:

Hi folks,

First post so just wanted to say HI!

Only found this website by accident last week and have spent quite a bit of time reading many of the great threads. Visiting this website is going to be a regular occurance!

My wife and I have been to several property exhibitions in Scotland, and are now seriously considering buying a second property in the south of Spain. We have been doing some research on Polaris World and are very keen on this, however at the same time, we are also considering other resorts. Too many choices!...

We are complete novices here, but we all have to start somewhere! - We are both well aware of the risks, but will be ensuring we do plenty homework before we commit to anything. 

Hopefully we can head over in the next couple of months to view some properties/developments and obviously become regular visitors to this great site!...

Kind regards,

Cameron.

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