UK Gov update on buying or renting properties in Spain, post Brexit.

Not linking.  Suggest - highlight, cut and paste into Google search.  This will take directly to UK.GOV paper on advice.

If Anne edits the url to delete all after the ? it will work - though quite honestly why anyone would want to buy or rent in Spain is beyond me.

   Me neither !

Peter and Anne

With those views please explain your opinion about Spain

Why not Buy or rent?

Do you own or rent?

I own, but have done so since 2000, moving over to live in 2005. We had a much lower cost of living, better weather, friendly Andalucian neighbours, and a new-biold house of 210 sq m, with pool and land, all bought with much less than the cost of a semi-detached in Yorkshire. We could fly to and fro as we wanted, have visitors, and took up residency, paid Spanish taxes, got Spanish licences and Spanish cars. There was no problem getting as much Brit food as we wanted, ate menu del dia for less than 6 Euros per head including wine, got excellent state health care, and as many uk tv channels as we wanted with a satellite. All this as UK pensioners so not concerned about jobs.

Since the absolute stupidity of Brexit we can no longer get UK goods easily, and see the decline of most services - anyone wanting to come and live here now must get medical certification, pay health insurance, demonstrate an appreciable income, must decide to either live here full time or have limited access for holidays. There are still no jobs for the younger people, no real careers for their children and as so many seem to reckon on living in Spain with little or no knowledge of the language or culture, content to drink and play bingo in the sun.

If they buy a house it is expensive with taxes and fees, and trying to sell it yet more on-costs with the exorbitant estate agent fees and the government taxes.

Compare all of that with the UK and to me Spain no longer stacks up.

It's irony!   Live here.  Got me TIE and everything  :-))

I thought you were being ironic (good old Yorkshire humour) I'd no idea you felt so bitter about post Brexit Spain.   I'm sorry you feel like that.  But I don't.  I love my adopted country. 

As for Britain, well, I'm glad that they are doing so well as an independent country. Despite the dreadful impact of Covid too.   And I am sure lots of Brits will still want to emigrate and enjoy their lives living in the sun, like us.  

I hope your post will be taken as just one individual opinion.

I've only just read PeterC's post.  I've replied as follows:

I thought you were being ironic (good old Yorkshire humour) I'd no idea you felt so bitter about post Brexit Spain.  I'm sorry you feel like that.  But I don't.  I love my adopted country. 

As for Britain, well, I'm glad that they are doing so well as an independent country. Despite the dreadful impact of Covid too.   And I am sure lots of Brits will still want to emigrate and enjoy their lives living in the sun, like us.

Hubby and I have had to jump through several hoops (we're just being schooled for taking the Spanish driving test - no probs tho) the final 'hoop.'  and it is worth it.   

I hope Pete's post will be taken as just one individual opinion.

Thanks both for your views, and this may be a cross section of opinion, I any many others especially prospect Immigrants from the UK.

I am a Snowbird and I am due to parentage not limited to 90 in 180.

After 10 years

We have rented and have now decided to buy.

Never been in the shop that people called Iceland, happy to live with the food that is available, will adjust to any changes.

In the winter but not July and August, love the weather and the reverse where crowds are concerned.

The life style you do have to be careful, some it is a round of bars all day, you can tell the time by the bar some people are in. 

John - 

I do agree with a lot of the negatives pensioners do have to more asset than in the past but time has gone on and UK real estate has most likely inflated more than Spanish, so if they have a house in the UK they can do what you did buy in Spain, and then move to Spain, being careful to sell in UK before becoming tax resident in Spain. Any one buying in Spain treating it as an investment needs to  be very careful with the Costs of selling if you brake even you will have done well.

You mention especially for the young thinking they are going to get work, there are many post on the forums, and I think most of these are not going to make it in Spain especially without language, only those fluent in languages really stand a chance unless they have a very needed skill set.  For others the reality is a struggle, the bar culture is the only work, and hard work, seasonal in the main. but as you said you did not come as a younger person wanting employment.