New life in the Sun.

PeteKnight wrote:It makes me wonder how many people end-up regretting going on these shows for their five minutes of fame. I’m sure most of them don’t think through the consequences.
I remember one of the Bargain Loving Brits series where a lady set-up a catering business from home. In the U.K. that would have needed to be registered with the local authority food hygiene people and inspected, and she’d need public liability insurance, and her insurance company would need to know that he’s running a business from home. Even things like care insurance would need to be considered if you were doing deliveries.
In Spain I’d guess that she’d need to jump through even more hoops to be legal, and I’d doubt that she’d successfully ticked all of these boxes.

I’m not knocking these people’s efforts to earn a living, but if you’re not 110% sorted then it’s a bit silly to stick your head above the parapet.

On another note, there was a couple one the New Life in the Sun who bought a static caravan for €50k+ and are paying over €2k per year in site fees. This did include utilities, and there’s clearly quite a bit in the way of facilities on site, but it seems quite a bit to pay for a wooden home that needed quite a bit of work.
They also stuck a decking monstrosity on the side, which I’m sure won’t endear them to their neighbours!

I guess this is why I watch this stuff!

Pete.

Mac3blade wrote:Don’t give up so easily.
Surely there must be a citizens advice centre or the equivalent in Alicante that you could go along for advice.
Follow your dream. I wonder if you worked with estate agents or hotels, would you be allowed to collect guests on their behalf? English speaking people sometimes prefer an English speaking driver to pick them up or take them somewhere.
It is a shame that non spanish people are not encouraged to be industrious . There should be enough work for everyone.
Contact the programme you saw and see if you could possibly meet-up with the limousine owner..or.google it. Do some research and you May yet find your dream. Good luck.

PeteKnight wrote:It makes me wonder how many people end-up regretting going on these shows for their five minutes of fame. I’m sure most of them don’t think through the consequences.
I remember one of the Bargain Loving Brits series where a lady set-up a catering business from home. In the U.K. that would have needed to be registered with the local authority food hygiene people and inspected, and she’d need public liability insurance, and her insurance company would need to know that he’s running a business from home. Even things like care insurance would need to be considered if you were doing deliveries.
In Spain I’d guess that she’d need to jump through even more hoops to be legal, and I’d doubt that she’d successfully ticked all of these boxes.

I’m not knocking these people’s efforts to earn a living, but if you’re not 110% sorted then it’s a bit silly to stick your head above the parapet.

On another note, there was a couple one the New Life in the Sun who bought a static caravan for €50k+ and are paying over €2k per year in site fees. This did include utilities, and there’s clearly quite a bit in the way of facilities on site, but it seems quite a bit to pay for a wooden home that needed quite a bit of work.
They also stuck a decking monstrosity on the side, which I’m sure won’t endear them to their neighbours!

I guess this is why I watch this stuff!

Pete.