@Marnie22

I do not know about the Indian community but there is an important Pakistanese community (they own most of the Indian restaurant) you will find them south of Raval, Rambla de Raval, Read More

The problem is that there are far too many so-called Real Estate Agents in the tourist areas of Spain, And the commission rates - for both renting and selling - are far too high and out of all proportion to the often non-existent service they offer. ... Read More

Costabravamark In Andalucía there is new legislation governing real estate agents. I do not know the law in Cataluña For those interested, see here re Andalucía ... Read More

You have Saint Peter and Saint George in Barcelona which are private English schools but it is quite far from Arenys de Munt I think it is the same time to go to Saint George in Girona ... After in the "Maresme", the coast from ... Read More

Thank you. This is a little pueblo so the tecnico may get lost! :) I'll try calling a few more Movistar shops - I did so this morning and got no response.They almost never answer the best is to go directly and check with them Read More

Thanks, Marnie - much appreciated. I've got a NIE and Spanish bank account. Do you know if there is any lead-in time e.g. reactivating the line? We just have a few days there, so I'm trying to organize in advance.The time really depends on ... Read More

Find a Movistar shop, go there and ask them to have Internet, you will need an ID, a NIE number, and a Spanish Bank Account Number (it is the easiest way) Read More

Of course, a lot of Brits only speak English in Spain, in France ... but most of the time it is just because they do not learn another language, they do not make the effort The ones who try, learn, take lessons, manage to have at least a level to ... Read More

I know 2 types of Brits in Spain : the ones that do not speak a word or just Hola, Gracias, and another type with quite a good level (or above), enough to have a casual conversation and for the day to day life Anyway, how can you have a confortable ... Read More

You should not rely on this because sometimes everybody can access sometimes not, PP in charge not possible, PSOE in charge possible, no clue about the next government in charge what will they do? For example in Catalonia, anybody, even migrants ... Read More

Please don't tell me that. Ive seen loads advertised, yet no one replies to the emails i send, or the property has gone. But thanks for the info.Also some agency wont even reply to foreigners especially if you message, email them, calling is ... Read More

The best is to contact the city directly 1) To know more about the schools 2) They will be able to tell you if there is still some room in the school for your son 3) To give you all the information about what you need to register your son Read More

Welcome to the Forum :) If you have worked in Spain and claiming a pension from the Spanish Government it would be best to ask the questions from the pension department where you are, for the correct answers.If you have worked at least 15 years in ... Read More

I can see that you are in Barcelona in your profile, you can ask for an appointment with the offices of the city that give advice, even legal advice regarding renting issue http://habitatge.barcelona/es/red-de-oficinas Read More

Clearly Domenica has had some bad experiences, and it really isn’t appropriate for anyone to suggest that they didn’t happen. Personally I suspect that Spain is no better or worse than most other European countries with regard to ... Read More