03 Apr 2019 4:13 PM:

Thank you both, Angeleyes and Roberto, for your very full and wise advice. I have been lucky so far, probably because I have used local firms who operate from established business premises. Banks are another story but I was fortunate in being pre-warned that they are a law unto themselves.

My present conundrum is that I have a Brit who has lived and worked in the area for over ten years and who has come highly recommended by someone who themselves is in a local, prominent and established business and has used this contractor on several occasions. I have received a professionally laid out quotation which includes everything except a physical address. My request for an address has so far fallen on deaf ears and I am a little reluctant to sour the connection at this early stage by giving the guy the third degree - hence my enquiry about local registration/qualifications etc. I guess from what Angeleyes says I shall soon learn that certain factions of society aren't exclusive to Texas!

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02 Apr 2019 3:48 PM:

Can someone please give me a bit of guidance with employing a small contractor in Spain? The work I am planning is minor alterations to a property combined with some appliance installations and I would like to be sure of the reliability of the person I'm hoping to use. In some countries contractors have to be licensed, bonded, insured and sometimes registered with the government or local authority.

Being unfamiliar with Spain, it would be reassuring to engage someone who has a little more than just an email address and a mobile phone by way of credentials. Is there any easy and reliable way of checking?

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