30 Jul 2015 4:39 PM:

Thanks John that makes much more sense, 

There seems to be a lot of hostilty on here, this is my first thread and already moderators have intervened.

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30 Jul 2015 3:01 PM:

Sorry guys, may have been my descriptions that have been miss understood.

Yes i am looking to retire to Spain as in live there full time. But will be making 2 or 3 trips back to the UK each year for a few weeks at a time.

I would initially go out for 3 months to find a long term rental suitable for this length of time.

Once moved in i would look to get a Spanish bank account to pay bills etc and then just transfer money from my UK account when the exchange rate is good.

I am mainly unsure on residency as i wanted to stay as a UK resident but clearly that does not seem to be the case.

Please excuse my ignorance but as stated this is the start of a big learning curve

Mitch

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30 Jul 2015 1:01 PM:

Thanks again, this is the sort of thing i was expecting,

. I will of course get the proffesional advice i need but am just fishing for thought of people who are already there.

Just out of curiosity with this "183 Day Rule" how long do you need to come back for before you can restart the next 183 days ?

Mitch

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30 Jul 2015 9:55 AM:

Thanks for the replies guys very helpful already.

Johnzx this is the sort of thing i need to find out and why i have started so early.So i have to pay tax on my money in the UK then pay tax again in Spain, does not seem very fair .....Im sure a lot more things like this will crop up.

We will be coming for 6 months initially to make sure we are not making a mistake, this will also give us chance to explore and make sure we are in the right place.

As i will be retired i will be driving over in my car (Im sure there will be a rule about how long i can do that for in a UK car ) so not using the airports.

 

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29 Jul 2015 4:31 PM:

Hi everyone, thought i would join and start finding out some information and maybe make some friends

I am looking to retire to Spain in about 3 years time. I will live off of my property rentals, savings and pensions (None of which are large) I believe at current rates i would have about 1850 Euros per month to rent and live on.

I will keep a UK residency so will not be a Spanish resident if that is possible

I have not decided on area but like the look of a place called Frigiliana in Malaga that looks good.

I am sure i will have a lot to lean before i come which is why i am starting now

Plus have 3 years to learn as much Spanish as possible 

So Hi everyone

Mitch

 

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