27 Jan

Fraud : Online property scams are getting more sophisticated, experts warn

Authorities in Spain ask would-be buyers and tenants to use common sense when faced with an offer that proposes early payment through uncontrolled channels   “Hi! Thanks for taking the time to look at my property. My name is Ana and I am the owner of the apartment. I am currently working in the UK. If you are interested and want to know more about renting it, get in touch and I will send the step-by-step procedure.” This is an extract from [...]

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11 Jan

New flights from Valencia !

The beginning of the year starts with some good news for travelers looking for new direct flights from or to Valencia. The airport of Manises this year once again will be connected with 9 new destinations . Thus, thanks to the French company Volotea, the connection Valencia / Lyon will be assured as in 2016 and 2017, with the Transalvia company. From the 12th of April, Volotea will assure flights on Mondays and Fridays. Another french city that is [...]

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03 Jan

You know that you live in Valencia …when

You know that you live in Valencia ... - when you go back to your native country and you see a mixed paella of meat and seafood, you feel indignant, crie out that its a gastronomic scandal and threat to file a complaint! - If you have passed the test of the famous NIE, that is to say, if you took less than a week to understand exactly how it works and less than 2 months to get it. - If when [...]

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24 Dec

Spanish government is extending rental contract to a period of 5 years and limits the rental deposit to 2 months

  On Friday 14th December, as expected, the Council of Ministers has approved the urgent matter regarding rental accommodations in order to improve its conditions, particularly difficult in larger cities. These new mesures are aiming to decrease difficulties encounter by families and young people alike when accessing the rental market. This new legislation would provide them with improved visibility and stability.The contract will be available for a period of 5 years instead of 3 as it was the case in the past. In [...]

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18 Dec

New rules of the game …

A small reminder about the new rules of the game ... If you own a tourist apartment registered on one of the many short-term rental platforms, you have probably received an email explaining that from January 2019, Hacienda (Spanish taxes) will require all the data relating to your rentals. It is a tax law, approved by the Ministry of Finances in December 2017, came into vigor last July that requires platforms such as Airbnb, HomeAway e.t.c. to communicate before the 31st [...]

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03 Dec

Super nice ambiance at our last “expat dinner”

  With almost 40 people and a mixture of Americans, English, French, and of course Valencians, the dinner that we organize every month has had, as always, a lot of success ... The selection of the site has been a good choice, because the Restaurant La Pureta privatized its facilities to receive  that great group of "guiris"! A nice food watered by good Spanish wines helped everyone to have a good evening, making new friends and contacts. That dinner takes place [...]

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27 Nov

Valencia is getting ready for its 38th historic marathon, Sunday december 2nd

22,000: this is the record-breaking number of bibs sold this year for the big gathering of runners. Registrations have already closed 2 months ago after easily reaching the threshold of 20,000! Last year had already seen an amazing number of 19,248 participants, setting a record, as it does year after year. Both the government and the organisers intent to monitor the growth of this event. In fact, this dramatic increase has been initiated by Juan Roig, businessman and sponsor, [...]

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26 Nov

Living in Valencia : the new “American dream”

One of the many things I love about Valencia is the ease with which we can meet with friends. There is always a bar, a restaurant or a cozy place to be able to share with someone (or on your own) a coffee, a horchata or a vermouth. There isn’t a great distance or traffic jams between each person so you can easily “pensat y fet” (think and do) and find time to talk, visit an art exhibit, or simply [...]

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