Self-Employed and Moving to Spain...

Hi All,

Trevor MacDonald's documentary last night was largely negative, with a host of hard luck stories and 'no sells' at auctions.

The land grab stories continue to run and run, but i did not hear them mention that it is only in certain areas (eg, Valencia)

But there was the odd sensible comment from proffessionals and if you read between the lines, the message seemed to be that unless you know spanish property law inside out, you would do best to stick to quality builds from quality developers.

With that in mind, Murcia region seems to have an abundance of quality developers (Calidona / Polaris / etc) and I am still very happy with the purchasers i made.

That said, I did miss the first 5 minutes of the programme, did i miss something???

Comments welcome.

Hi All

I agree 100% with the comments below.  To be quite honest I thought it a poorly edited programme focussing on issues that have been covered ad nauseum over the last year or so cobbled together from recent sensationalist press reports.  There was absolutely nothing new in what was said.

It dealt mainly with the Costa da Sol, with an auctioneer whose credentials were not explained or from what authority she was speaking!  I also thought that couple whose property was due to be demolished should sue their lawyers - how on earth could they have bought a property with no proper licences in place!   The programme makers then found one estate agent in Murcia (somewhere) and a bar owner in San Javier - well I am saying nothing more!!

So, although the ride may become a little rocky, I think the message was - avoid the Costa da Sol, get proper legal advice and don't get carried away.

We as a family are just looking forward to enjoying our quality home in a lovely resort built by a respected builder!

Sandra & Allan & MC