With the best will in the world, your local Town Hall (Ayuntamiento) and the teams responsible for keeping things ship shape in your municipality, can’t be everywhere at once. Local authorities rely on citizens to keep them updated about issues and the Gecor app is a great way of doing this. Funded by the Spanish…
When moving lock, stock and barrel to another country, a huge part of the process is packing up your worldly goods and getting them transported to your new home. In order to do this successfully in Spain, there’s a very important process you’ll need to complete – registering a Modelo 030 tax form with the…
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression” With the demise of the face-to-face appointment, where you could speak up for yourself and argue the toss if necessary, your documents now have to do the talking for you. The move to online for everything, means that the quality of the documents you…
Getting a non-lucrative visa in your passport is no mean feat, and it’s the start of your new journey in Spain. Find out more about what comes next and what you need to do first when you arrive in Spain. VERY IMPORTANT: make sure you get an entry stamp in your passport. Pretty straightforward if…
Those of you who already own a home in Spain will know the answer – IBI is the Spanish equivalent of Council Tax in the UK. IBI stands for Impuesto Sobre Bienes Inmuebles (literally “tax on immovable goods” or real estate tax, also known as SUMA in some areas of Spain) and all property owners…
