14 May 2017 12:05 AM:

One thing dog owners have to bear in mind is the breed of dog.   Retrievers are never a problem!   But there is a list of 15 potentially dangerous dogs (including any mixed breeds from these dogs) in Spain that need to wear muzzles in public and always be on a lead, be kept in secure areas, and the owners must have all the relevant paperwork needed and insurance cover.  If not and something happens they can be in serious trouble.   The police are becoming more vigilant about this and people have been stopped and asked to show papers if the dog is unmuzzled.

It´s the same in England, in that you cannot just take any breed of dog into the country and walk about with it unmuzzled if it is classified as a potentially dangerous breed - except that in Spain the list covers far more breeds.

One problem is that different regions have different lists of potentially dangerous dogs some cover all 15 and some less  -  so if driving and stopping you also have to check what regions you are crossing through apart from the region you are staying in.  For example, Valencia covers 14.   There are lists available on the internet to check that show classification region by region.

 

 

 

 

Thread: Canine requirements

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02 Apr 2017 12:36 PM:

Don´t know all the ins and outs of this.    Only what I have seen on the documentaries shown on Spanish TV.    These companies (but perhaps not all)   do operate "just" inside of the law, and had many satisfied clients being interviewed.after satisfactory resolution of their squatter problem.   But these were just one home cases, not multi-occupancy in different apartments spread throughout  a  block of flats.    

Thread: ILLEGAL SQUATTERS

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01 Apr 2017 9:21 PM:

It is so true that people have been despairing about the viscious circle of squatters taking over a person´s home in Spain and nothing can be done about it and taking a really long time through legal channels to get them out.

A result of this is that companies have started to be set up aimed at "discouraging" the squatters from staying and "encouraging" them to move out.  Some of the companies have ex-military Eastern Bloc employees that certainly look the part.

Perhaps well worth the fee!!

 

Thread: ILLEGAL SQUATTERS

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05 Jul 2016 8:23 PM:

In that case there will not be any problem when it comes to voting to repeal the 1972 Act if 99% of MPs feel that it is "legally" binding.

 

 

Thread: BREXIT

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05 Jul 2016 6:57 PM:

An important point is that it was an advisory referendum.  ( It was not a general election with clear legal guidelines)   A referedum is not binding on parliament.  There is no provision for government by referendum in the UK.  It is a representative democracy with MPs elected to make the legal decisions in parliament on behalf of the people.

The legal route is that MPs now have to vote to repeal the 1972 Act that took the UK into the Common Market (now the EU) and only when this is passed can Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon be invoked.

Thread: BREXIT

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