30 Aug 2015 11:27 AM:
Like angeonline I bought a plot doing all the required checks and making sure all was in order, only to find before I could begin building (thank god) that the Junta had reclassified the land as rural. 11 years on The town hall don't give a toss and when applied to are quite happy to grant a building permit unfortunately the Junta don't agree and I am still waiting for their agreement to building an Almacen (half living and half storage). would never buy land again. But I do love living in rural Spain I couldn't live in the costas sends me running for the hills every time I have to go there.
The reason a lot of Spanish in our village don't make particular friends with foreigners is not because they are not friendly but that they were all born there and have known each other from birth so they don't even think about making new friends. However they are more than willing to chat and have been very helpful to me. You can't walk down the street without every body you pass wishing you good morning.
If I did it again I would rent for a at least a year and then buy a property that was already built.
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What would you do differently?
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