26 Jan 2018 1:04 PM:

Morning All, I know that some public places offer free wifi but could someone recommend the cheapest most efficient way of receiving a wifi signal with a mobile wifi device & data sim card please ? 
I like to check emails & look at the bbc news in a morning whilst I have my cup of tea so it would only be for light use. If it all becomes too much of a faff then I'll just use public wifi & forego my morning read.

I'm thinking of buying a cheap mobile wifi off ebay & then figure out which data sim card might work.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers Banjo

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20 Sep 2008 9:44 PM:

Hi All,
    just got back from sunny Spain this week.

I found out that you do not receive a tax bill through the post and that all taxes are managed by your solicitor (in Spain). We paid our solicitor 145 € admin costs and then taxes on top. The wealth tax was 0.2% of the capital paid off your property, then there was an income tax (based on your property rateable value) and a Suma tax (to be paid by our solicitor when the builder gets round to declaring my wife & I as owners of the property for tax payment purposes.... it should be completed with a block sign off of multiple owners). We are identified as the property owner in the title deeds ... no worries there (hopefully).

Oh ... and yes, I can confirm that there are plans to eliminate the wealth tax for next year (2008) but the Spanish will probably find something else to tax us on .... so let's not get too excited.

All the best, Steve

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29 Aug 2008 11:12 AM:

I understand that there is a reciprocal taxation agreement between the UK and Spain such that property owners who live in England and who do not rent out their property in Spain should not have to pay any wealth tax. This would be more apparent, one would hope, if the Spanish property was mortgaged and any incomings were outweighed by the outgoings, i.e. zero or negative profit.

Can someone explain if it is an easy process to convince Spanish Authorities of such a situation & thereby waive the wealth tax accordingly?

I assume that appointing a Spanish solicitor to fight the case may be the only option but is it possible to visit the town hall and voice your case individually, or would this be inconceivable in Spain?  I can understand how difficult it could be to discuss with Spanish officialdom .... am I being over optimistic here (please don't hurt yourself when you fall over laughing).

Do we get any time to renegotiate (i.e. counter) a wealth tax claim or would we be fined for late payment, assuming that it takes ages to re-evaluate the tax claim?

Regards Steve

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22 Jan 2008 12:37 PM:

Yes, thanks for the info Scrufty, glad that you like the tiling. We haven't seen the finished result yet, it cost a fair bit but we hope that it is permanent and is preferable to mowing grass and pruning trees.

We're going back out to Spain in early Feb, we'll keep our eyes open and introduce ourselves to fellow owners when we get the chance.

All the best, Steve & Andrea


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17 Jan 2008 3:33 PM:

Hi,

yes, if anyone can identify the cheapest legal way to get English tv then I would appreciate an update. The President of the complex says that there is a communal aerial and that we cannot install any satellite dishes, etc (not that I would want to) .

I'm going back out to Spain soon and would like to get the tv sorted .... any useful information would be useful.

Thanks Steve & Andrea #32 (Groundfloor)

 

 

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