Living in Spain

"Get this choice wrong and you lose months waiting on a resolution for the wrong procedure."
- Getting Your University Degree Recognized in Spain

"Every package entering Spain from outside the EU has owed IVA since July 2021, no matter how cheap the item."
- Sending/Receiving Mail and Packages in Spain

"Ask to see the originals of all three documents before you go any further."
- Buying and Selling a Second Hand Car in Spain

"Budget somewhere between €50 and €250 a month for a concertado, and know that "voluntary" rarely means what it sounds like."
- Schools and Higher Education in Spain

"Two paths get most exchange students into a Spanish classroom, and a placement test isn't one of them."
- University Exchange Programs in Spain

"Private universities are on the verge of outnumbering public ones in Spain for the first time in the system's history."
- Universities In Spain

"The good news is that the builders have caught up to demand, so brokers cannot keep charging high rates.""
- Real Estate in Spain

"Before we go any further, please memorize this number: 112. "
- Emergency Telephone Numbers in Spain

"A fully standalone villa has no comunidad and no monthly fee; put the same villa inside an urbanización with shared elements and it gets both, the same as a block of flats."
- Villas in Spain

"El Born has the best claim to everyone's favorite, and some of the highest short-term-rental density in the city to go with it."
- Where to live in Barcelona

"... due to the real-estate boom generated by foreign investment over the last few years, the prices have risen rather dramatically."
- Apartments in Spain

"That said, you can occasionally "beat the system" with luck and persuasion."
- Public Healthcare in Spain

"That half-hour gap between the first and second convocatoria is why so many committees quietly plan for the second call from the start."
- Comunidad de Propietarios: Part 2, The Nitty Gritty

"In villages of fewer than 1,000 people, a third of homes stood empty at the last census."
- Old Houses for Sale in Spain: Why Baldosa Exists

"Like it or not, your immediate neighbours have a legal right to meddle in your affairs."
- The Comunidad de Propietarios for Property Owners

"...be sure to make a list of the receipts and verifications needed for costs reimbursement."
- Doctors in Spain

"Someone who is not entitled to social health care has the option of getting private care, which requires paying a monthly fee for private coverage ."
- Pregnant in Spain!