Latest posts in Yecla - Page 10

Hi. My wife and I are moving permanently to Spain in September. I’m thinking about buying a finca in Yecla. I’d like to know what the weather is like year-round there. I’m used to the cold in the south of England but I’m not keen on swapping England for living in an area of Spain where it snows every year and is, say, 10 degrees Celsius for 4 months of every year. Websites on Yecla only give average temperatures. Help anyone!! Paul

Hi All. I’m hoping to buy a finca in Yecla. It has a water deposit for the house but one wall is cracked. It also needs to be converted in that we will be using the water as drinking water. Can anyone please recommend a specialist in repairing and converting water deposits (ie water reservoirs) in the Yecla area? Paul

Hi All,

We are going to be moving into the region from the uk. we are a young family (children ages 7 and 12) and i would like to know about schools in the area.. is there an international school? how close is it? any info will be helpful. thanks

Hi. We are in the process of buying a house outside Yecla. 

We just wanted some information of what Yecla has to offer. 

Also are there local classes such as yoga and Spanish lessons. 

Any advice or information would be great. 

Many thanks

Karen

Hi just want to say hello and ask about country property around Yecla am looking for a property with land for a small holding and a property to renovate to turn into a wellness retreat is there much like this about 

Does anybody know if I can get otex ear drops here as they dissolve the wax. Have been to pharmists but all they seem to have are ordinary ear drops TIA

Hi, I have posted many replies to posts asking for any info on a Spanish bank account for non residents without fees. I am also constantly receiving private messages asking questions that I keep answerring with the same info, so I,m writing this as our experience of opening a account with Cajamar. At this moment there are now many postings regarding resident accounts that used to be free now requiring extra conditions to keep their accounts free of charges too.

In March 2019, after 10+yrs of paying Sabadell over 2000€ in fees, I researched every Spanish bank and some internet only non Spanish banks for a fee free account with no conditions for a non resident. This took weeks of research and finally We opened a online account with Cajamar bank and closed our Sabadell account. We had to open in branch as the white paper NIE is not recognised by online applications. Residents can open online. The account is called "weferrent". Thankfully Cajamar have a dedicated english helpline that told me to go into branch to apply.

Before we went I translated all the questions I could think of in google translate as there is no guarantee of an english speaking person in branch, such as Sabadell offer. I also took all our direct debit infos with reference no,s to enable a switch service (however I wasnt convinced it would happen as smooth as Uk switch and as we had closed our old account on same day, I telephoned or emailed all our debit Co,s to confirm to ensure a smooth changeover). If your spanish is poor for phone use, write in google translate and send email in spanish. It did go smooth too as I changed the accounts on a date as far away as the next one was due.

We took our passports, NIE,s, copy of deeds for ID and last statement from Sabadell. We were not asked for any proof of income and although we were opening with a sizeable deposit (balance from Sabadell) we were given loads of info on a interest paying account called 360 but we declined this.

The bank "gestor" who dealt with us had no english nor did anyone else, but using my phone and google translate we managed successfully to open our account. It is an online account but if you want to do an "in branch" transaction there is for that month only a 7€ fee. That month no other fees even if you go in every day.

In 50yrs of banking in Uk I rarely go into our bank and havent even had a branch in my town for past 6years as they closed it. As said there is an english phone helpline.

The cards are free but take 2 wks to collect (so keep some cash to last for 2wks). On opening it appears "transfers" are not part of normal banking?? So a visit a few wks later and we had that service added to account. Needed tranfers to pay our accountant for doing our non resident tax and if we need to pay a builder/workman perhaps. Anyway ask for "transferias" when you open to save returning.

The atm use is free and you can deposit cash in the machine. We have not paid a cent in fees yet (1 year now) but I believe we will shortly for the non resident tax certificate which Sabadell charged 35€ ea and Cajamar is 25€ ea.

The website is in very good english and although the app wasnt available in english when we opened it they now have it available in english so we have found it perfect. 

I hope those that need this info will find it helpful and have the confidence to leave their present greedy banks as I know its not just Sabadell but most of them are now exploiting even more. I am also sure others will offer their experiences with their choice of banks but this suited us. I believe N26 have recently changed their rules too, so many people are now looking for an alternative.

Regards

Pauline.

Hi everybody.  Can someone please tell me if I can cross the Spanish border into France  and then on to the UK via Euro tunnel...  I am in a motorhome with my two dogs.  I have tried to contact Euro tunnel and they hope to reply in 5 working days by email.... I have also phoned the Foreign Office and been kept in a never ending queue.  nearly two hours and still no answer. ...    any advice welcome.  Cheers Kevin 

Brought over from Uk this new Hotpoint standard fridge freezer (ie. not frost free) still in packing. Fridge is 150litres and freezer is 85litres. Both fridge and freezer have a "quick chill facility" for large fresh shopping and freezer has pull out baskets with unique ice trays which sit along top of baskets,easy access and used as cooler trays for shopping. Ht is 176cms, width 56cms and depth 55cms. It was bought for new kitchen but no longer required. Grab a bargain. It is in Villena close to Yecla.

Hi there

Can you let me know best beaches and harbours nearest to Yecla please?  How many miles away is Costa Calida? X🙂