My sister and I have booked an inspection trip to the Mercia region with Parador Properties at the end of April. Any ideas of particular towns and villages suitable for a family with children? What sort of jobs are available for English speakers? Is there a good transport network for non-drivers? Are there any areas with particularly good state schools for primary and secondary ages where the children don't speak Spanish but would be integrated into the system fairly easily? Are there any areas to avoid which are predominantly inhabited by tourists? We are looking to live somewhere where the ratio of spanish to english is in the spanish favour ie 80% spanish 20% english.
Any advice before the end of April would be greatly appreciated so that we can have a more concentrated visit and so that our imminent move will not be full of disappointment.
Mar 12, 2007 · damatt
Hi,
If you are going with one of the large Companies like Parador, me experience is that you will not have a great choise of your location, it will most likely be this is what and where we are building, do you like it, yes or no.
If you want to have a choice of where to live and to move soon, then try an independant Agent. With an independant, you can give them your brief of just what you want, where you want it.
With an independant you will be on a one to one trip, your hand will be held from start to finish and you will get what you want without the pressure. In many cases, the larger Companies employ commission only sales staff, though not in all cases, but this may lead to pressure selling.
I know some one who went with a large Company about 12 months ago and there had been 12 on the bus during the day but only 10 in the hotel and the two missing one's had been saying all day what a wonderful bargin, they would be buying, you have to question just what they are doing.
If you still go with the large company, do not be swept along with the all inclusive service of mortgage and legal services, do you own thing and save money.
If you want a good Costa Blanca Agent, then contact me on damatt@tiscali.co.uk and I will dig it out. It is the agent we used when we bought in 2006
Dave
If you are going with one of the large Companies like Parador, me experience is that you will not have a great choise of your location, it will most likely be this is what and where we are building, do you like it, yes or no.
If you want to have a choice of where to live and to move soon, then try an independant Agent. With an independant, you can give them your brief of just what you want, where you want it.
With an independant you will be on a one to one trip, your hand will be held from start to finish and you will get what you want without the pressure. In many cases, the larger Companies employ commission only sales staff, though not in all cases, but this may lead to pressure selling.
I know some one who went with a large Company about 12 months ago and there had been 12 on the bus during the day but only 10 in the hotel and the two missing one's had been saying all day what a wonderful bargin, they would be buying, you have to question just what they are doing.
If you still go with the large company, do not be swept along with the all inclusive service of mortgage and legal services, do you own thing and save money.
If you want a good Costa Blanca Agent, then contact me on damatt@tiscali.co.uk and I will dig it out. It is the agent we used when we bought in 2006
Dave