09 Sep 2009 5:25 PM:

they do say you dont appreciate  what you've got until its gone and I think perhaps this is what happens with some brits who move to spain.  It donst matter how often you come, but 2 weeks holiday is not the same as living in a country. lets face it, when your on holiday, you have money  in your pocket as you want to enjoy yourself, but 9 times out of 10, you have a job to go back to with a steady income.  Once you retire, your income drops by about 2/3rds and you have to readjust.   Moving to foreign clims, you have to weigh up how your pension will last with the changes in currency rates, you also have to want to integrate

  Some people will have their view of spain coloured by difficulties they encounter with builders etc, but donst that happen to the spanish as well.  A clash is going on between the old spanish ways (i.e Franco's time) and the younger people who have seen what they can aim for and who are no longer content with working the land or pig farming. 

Of course Spain has its problems, especially in its "illegal" legal system, but as some one who worked in the police for nearly 17 years, ive seen enough of the britisgh legal system to know that its far from perfect.  Socal workers protecting chld molesters, murderers sueing the prison service because their beds are to hard or there's starch in their prison issue shirts.  as to having places to go, how many of you could actually afford a night out in Uk, not much change from £60.00  just going to the pub

Yes Spain is going through massive changes, yes the law is an ass, yes depending where you live, theres not always the facilties you might have in Uk, but I dont want  to go back to 3 to 4 hours on the M25, fortnightly bin collections, rising fuel bills (yet more gas and electricity charges on the way)  drunks vomiting on the streets and the british law seemingly there to protect the offender  not the victim 

Thread: spains appeal gone

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08 Sep 2009 7:33 PM:

We have beeen in spain for nearly two years, the ordinary people are lovely, but the corruption that exists especially in the buidling trade is unbeleivable.  Our builder is currently under investigation for fraud and deception, but is still trading and still trying to swindle people.  I have very little faith in the legal system which just seem to support the corruption.  Saying that I was recently in Uk and talking to relatives, they are struggling to pay bills, worried about their jobs  and the levels of crime are rising dramatically.  More and more horror stories are emerging about filthy hospitals and medical blunders

I guess that if you live anywhere for a long period of time, you can look back and say this has changed that has changed not always for the best, and the cost of living is always rising, and of course the euro against the pound plays a big part, but thats the same the whole world over, currencies go up and down and it just depends on what currency your paying in.   I doubt if we will stay in this particular area ( more to do with the builder)  I think we will stay  in spain for the forseeable future.  spain either works for you or donst, but at least you gave it ago and its better that sitting in UK in 20 years time saying "I wish I had........".    If you do go back to UK, good luck to you and I hope it proves to be everything you want it to be.

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Thread: spains appeal gone

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11 Mar 2009 11:32 AM:

Update on the El Saltador site, builders are still on site and the 3 new villas are coming along quite well, also lots of plasterers and painters about, though as you are all aware by now, speed is always an issue with spanish builders.  Police visted the area a few weeks ago checking on local building sites, but from the conversations that passed with some of the residents of El Saltador and the officers,  the Parra Mellado site is O.K, so at least that is a weight off the mind.No  much else to tell , still nothing on the first licences, but we have been told they should start coming through pretty soon, as some one else has earlier remarked, I think the builder wants to keep the money coming in. 

Thread: Parra Mellado Developers, Huercal Overa, Almeria

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20 Feb 2009 11:46 AM:

For all you  people who have purchased on the El Saltador site, You may be cheered to know that workers ( yes builders) are on site even as I type this and quite a few bases have gone down and teams of builders  are currently constructing 3 new villas, not much progress I know, but progress nevertheless.    We were one of the first on site and our villa was 16 months late!!.

We have been re- assured that the company is solvent and seeing workers back on site is reassuring to say the least.  I know its not much consulation  to those of you who have been waiting so long, but its a little ray of sunshine.  

 

Thread: Parra Mellado Developers, Huercal Overa, Almeria

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