Join Talk Quesada
Welcome to Talk Quesada! My name's Alex and this is my website all about Ciudad Quesada in Spain. Talk Quesada is free to sign up and use so register below!
moving to torrevieja is it a good idea ?
Discuss your questions about the EU and Brexit and what it means for Quesada and Spain
Re: moving to torrevieja is it a good idea ?
by walnut » Sun Jul 10, 2016 1:56 am
As far as I'm aware,there is a 50's Spanish law that prevents non Europeans buying a property along the orihuela Costa,if the gov decides it,they can enforce this old statute.
-
walnut - Posts: 316
- Joined: Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:04 am
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Dolores
- Gender: Male
Re: moving to torrevieja is it a good idea ?
by Redr0bb0 » Sun Jul 10, 2016 11:45 am
valenciasman wrote:The health care arrangements are nothing to do with the EU, it is between UK and Spain, unlikely to change. EHIC is different.
That is music to my ears and I really hope this is the case as we already bought a house last years (rate 1.40 which seems like a good decision!) and plan to move out next year permanently (which is now under threat due to Brexit complications).
However, given the above it's now do-able. Can anyone else confirm, not that I disbelieve Valenciasman, but everyone else I have spoken to reckons the reciprocal agreement is under threat.
- Redr0bb0
- Posts: 139
- Joined: Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:42 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Dona Pepa
- Gender: Male
Re: moving to torrevieja is it a good idea ?
by Tootandploot » Sun Jul 10, 2016 11:53 am
I am given to understand that the reciprocal healthcare arrangement was abolished in 2014 except for those who are aged over 65. The information in available on the net.
- Tootandploot
- Posts: 857
- Joined: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:26 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Quesada
- Gender: Female
Re: moving to torrevieja is it a good idea ?
by Jillandsteve » Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:29 pm
Toot made a good point. We are over 65 and with the Form S1 we are covered now by the Spanish healthcare system. If you are not in receipt of a UK aged pension then, I believe, you now need medical insurance
-
Jillandsteve - Posts: 1104
- Joined: Thu Feb 04, 2016 11:02 am
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Rojales
- Gender: Male
Re: moving to torrevieja is it a good idea ?
by Jan » Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:31 pm
I think this link below confirms the post above and this information seems relatively up to date and in theory, with the Brexit situation, shouldn't change for at least 2 years:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/healthcare-in-spain
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/healthcare-in-spain
Like us on Facebook to keep in touch: Facebook.com/TalkQuesada
-
Jan - Site Admin
- Posts: 11193
- Images: 164
- Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:34 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Lo Marabu Dona Pepa
- Gender: Female
Re: moving to torrevieja is it a good idea ?
by marcliff » Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:35 pm
I don't know where the agreement between UK and Spain for reciprocal healthcare came from but it is actually a EU directive on cross border health treatment. I can't find any UK - Spain agreement except the EU Directive 2011/24/EU.
I know the dual tax agreement is between UK and Spain but I can find nothing similar for health.
Claiming the costs back from the host country is also laid down in that EU Directive. There are other agreements with some non-EU countries (like S American countries) which are easy to find but not one for any other EU country apart from the EU ruling.
Not that I'm claiming anything will change as nobody really knows. I do know we will be OK for up to 2 years (at least) after we get someone who actually says we are going to leave the EU.
What happens after that is anyone's guess though I would suggest becoming fully established as a resident and signing on the padron now would be the sensible thing to do. And don't forget, you can be a non-fiscal resident in Spain if you spend more than 3 months of the year but less than 6 months in Spain. At least your status would be formalised.
The UK government stopped the system where you got a couple of years healthcare based on your NI payments in UK back in 2014. This fits in with the Spanish system whereby if you haven't paid social security in Spain you don't get treatment unless you are registered disabled, under 18 or over retirement age.
I know the dual tax agreement is between UK and Spain but I can find nothing similar for health.
Claiming the costs back from the host country is also laid down in that EU Directive. There are other agreements with some non-EU countries (like S American countries) which are easy to find but not one for any other EU country apart from the EU ruling.
Not that I'm claiming anything will change as nobody really knows. I do know we will be OK for up to 2 years (at least) after we get someone who actually says we are going to leave the EU.
What happens after that is anyone's guess though I would suggest becoming fully established as a resident and signing on the padron now would be the sensible thing to do. And don't forget, you can be a non-fiscal resident in Spain if you spend more than 3 months of the year but less than 6 months in Spain. At least your status would be formalised.
The UK government stopped the system where you got a couple of years healthcare based on your NI payments in UK back in 2014. This fits in with the Spanish system whereby if you haven't paid social security in Spain you don't get treatment unless you are registered disabled, under 18 or over retirement age.
-
marcliff - Posts: 9694
- Joined: Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:41 pm
- Location: Doña Pepa 2
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Dona Pepa 2
- Gender: Male
Re: moving to torrevieja is it a good idea ?
by Koenigsberger » Sun Jul 10, 2016 10:25 pm
Personally wouldn't move to torrevieja . There are plenty of nicer places. With good value for money.
- Koenigsberger
- Posts: 125
- Images: 0
- Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:47 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Benimar
- Gender: Female
Re: moving to torrevieja is it a good idea ?
by DTR » Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:20 pm
Move yes, Torrevieja no! That said it also depends on your budget. Torrevieja is cheap and generally for a reason! Sorry to anyone living in Torrevieja. I did 8 years and was so glad to get out.
- DTR
- Posts: 832
- Joined: Wed Jul 01, 2015 3:29 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Quesada
- Gender: Male
Re: moving to torrevieja is it a good idea ?
by Paul - TV Techie » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:02 am
DTR wrote:Move yes, Torrevieja no! That said it also depends on your budget. Torrevieja is cheap and generally for a reason! Sorry to anyone living in Torrevieja. I did 8 years and was so glad to get out.
Not my cup of tea either. Has high crime rate (theft moreso then violent crime). Front and couple of street back ok, other than that is shabby, difficult to park & noisy. Quite grotty in parts.
La Mata is on the nicer side of Torre, though personally i'd go to Guardamar (15 mins from Torre) classier, cleaner, has more of a Spanish feel, though still popular with expats. Has the best / longest beaches locally and still options for English breakfast, chinese and Indian food (as well of course plenty of tapas and traditional restaurants).
Property cost is a little more than Torre, but (in my opinion only) - good value for a quite a nice area. Good parks, plenty of walks, protected areas such as the dunes, clean long beaches, marina etc. Also better rental / selling opportunities as not as overbuilt as Torre - smaller, about 15,000 population against 91,000 of Torre (though suspect much higher as many expats do not register).
- Paul - TV Techie
- Posts: 1122
- Joined: Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:21 pm
- Location: Technical Support
- Which part of Spain are you from?: almoradi, alicante
- Gender: Male
Re: moving to torrevieja
by Planet Janet » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:05 pm
My husband and I are in the middle of buying a house in Queseda we have fixed a rate with a broker but we did loose some money before we did that was a worry but to be honest it is what it is looking forward to completion and holidays.
- Planet Janet
- Posts: 210
- Joined: Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:28 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Quesada
- Gender: Female
Page 2 of 3 • 1, 2, 3
28 posts
• Page 2 of 3 • 1, 2, 3
Related topics
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
-
Rough idea
by dr.doolittle » Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:41 pm in Quesada general discussion - 5
- 524
-
by Philipb1407
Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:39 pm
-
Rough idea
-
-
Moving out Permanently
by Bettyboo » Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:26 pm in Quesada general discussion - 4
- 542
-
by I❤️Quesada
Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:24 am
-
Moving out Permanently
-
-
I’m moving to Quesada
by Sylvia1957 » Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:33 pm in Introduce yourselves - 5
- 471
-
by Chrisdee
Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:00 pm
-
I’m moving to Quesada
-
-
Moving House
by Squid Games » Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:23 am in Quesada general discussion - 7
- 478
-
by nottsman
Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:35 am
-
Moving House
-
-
Moving to Spain
by JohnES » Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:20 pm in Quesada general discussion - 5
- 559
-
by Brewingdog
Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:36 pm
-
Moving to Spain
Return to After Brexit and the EU: Living, holidaying and moving to Spain
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest
Login
Find in Quesada
Quesada pages
Quesada discussion
- Quesada general discussion
- Banking and finances
- Broadband, Wifi, Phone and TV
- Buses and public transport in and around Quesada
- Driving to Spain / Car hire in Spain / Buying and owning a car in Spain
- Fiestas in Quesada
- Flights, baggage and airports
- Health services in Quesada
- Insurances and wills in Spain
- Items for sale and wanted in and around Quesada
- Interesting articles about Spain
- Jobs and careers in Quesada
- Lost and found in Quesada
- Market days
- Places to go for free Wi-Fi
- Recommended restaurants / cafes / bars
- Recommended Tradesmen and Companies
- Residency in Spain: padron, residencia and passport advice
- Safety / security information and property in Spain hints and tips
- Taxes in Spain: Suma, NIE and general tax advice
- Taxis in Quesada
- Things to do and places to go in and around Quesada
- Utilities in Spain: Electric, gas and water recommendations and advice
- Weather in Quesada
- Where to buy things in and around Quesada
- Where to hire things in and around Quesada
Properties discussion
Businesses and places in Quesada
- Bars and pubs in Quesada
- Beaches near Quesada
- Beauticians / Beauty salons in Quesada
- Bedding and soft furnishings shops in Quesada
- Butchers in Quesada
- Car dealers in Quesada: new and used car dealers
- Car garages, mechanics, tyre fitter centres in Quesada
- Car hire in Quesada
- DIY / Bricolage / Ferreteria stores in Quesada
- Equipment hire centers in Quesada
- Estate agents in Quesada
- Furniture shops in Quesada
- Garden centres and garden furniture shops in Quesada
- Golf Courses in Quesada
- Grills / gates / metal items shops in Quesada
- Hairdressers in Quesada
- Hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfasts in Quesada and nearby
- Internet service providers that cover Quesada
- Launderettes / dry cleaners in Quesada
- Markets in Quesada
- Medical / Health centers in Quesada
- Pet shops in Quesada
- Pharmacies / Chemist shops in Quesada
- Restaurants in Quesada
- Shopping centres in Quesada
- Sports centres and gyms in Quesada
- Supermarkets in Quesada
- Swimming pool services in Quesada
- Town Halls (Ayuntamientos) in Quesada
- Waterparks/Aquaparks in Quesada
- TalkQuesada » Board index
- The team • Delete all board cookies • All times are UTC [ DST ]
- Our other websites:
- Costa Blanca forum
- Costa Calida forum
- Costa del Sol forum
- Costa de Almeria forum
- Costa de la Luz forum
- Costa Dorada forum
- Costa Brava forum
- UK forum
- Jobs in the UK
- Our policies:
- Privacy policy
- User agreement
- Content policy
- Website created and operated by JSM Forum Websites