When it comes to buying a property in Spain, there are more purchase options available than doing it through a real estate agency or a private seller. Here we take look a the advantages and disadvantages of each way of buying a home in Spain, covering everything from costs to risks.
Some UK nationals applying for residency in Spain for the first time are having their applications rejected. We spoke to some of the groups helping Britons register to find out where the main problems are and how the appeal process works.
Spain is generally a safe country but there are still tens of thousands of burglaries happening every year. Here are the best ways to prevent someone from breaking into your property in Spain.
Many of our readers in Spain want to know when they’ll be called up to get their Covid-19 vaccine. This is what Spain’s Health Ministry has announced as of mid-June 2021.
More than one million Europeans have obtained the new EU Covid health certificate being rolled out in each country to unlock travel within the bloc, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
The Spanish government on Saturday June 5th published a state bulletin confirming that it will modify the entry rules for vaccinated non-EU/Schengen citizens from June 7th.
Despite ongoing travel restrictions, extra costs and uncertainty over new Covid variants, international residents living across Europe vow to travel abroad this summer. For most it is the need to see family that motivates them.
It remains optional for Brits in Spain to exchange their green residency certificates for TIE cards, but now both UK and Spanish authorities are urging that UK nationals do so anyway. Here's why.
As Spain reopens its borders to all UK nationals on May 24th, reports and rumours about the need for an invitation letter for those visiting friends and relatives have been awash in both the press and forums. Here’s what Britons need to know about the carta de invitación and how to get it.
Spain and the EU's Covid digital certificate for travel is set to be launched this summer. Here are the requirements to obtain it, how it will work and the benefits it could bring.
Spain will allow all vaccinated travellers - regardless of their country of origin - to visit the country from June 7th, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Friday, as the tourism hotspot aims to revive its virus-battered travel industry.
Spain’s government has proposed a controversial change to the "autónomo" system which would see self-employed workers in Spain pay between €90 and €1,220 per month in social security contributions, apart from paying income tax as well. Here’s what you need to know.
Even though the end of Spain’s state of alarm on May 9th theoretically meant many restrictions ceased to exist, governments and courts - both national and regional - are not seeing eye to eye over how to proceed with Covid measures. Here’s what you need to know.
The Spanish government is planning a fiscal reform which will increase personal income tax, wealth tax, inheritances, the price of diesel and more. Here’s the breakdown of a tax reform which affects all taxpayers in Spain to a greater or lesser extent.
As some countries' vaccination campaigns are going much faster than Spain's, can foreign residents fly back to their home countries to get the Covid-19 vaccine sooner? Some US nationals are doing exactly that, The Local finds out.
A new month often brings with it changes to daily living in Spain, but this May will see developments that affect the life of most of the country’s 47 million inhabitants.
A new study has revealed the Spanish city with the best quality of life according to its inhabitants. With its well-preserved old town and spectacular wild coastline, we can certainly understand why.
With UK nationals expected to be allowed to holiday abroad from May 17th, will they be able to come to Spain without having to quarantine on their return to the United Kingdom?
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told journalists on Tuesday he trusted that the country’s state of alarm will end in just over a month. What would this mean for people living in Spain in terms of rules and restrictions from then on?
Pedro Sánchez and Emmanuel Macron’s recent agreement to allow dual nationality between both countries could be a stepping stone for similar citizenship deals between Spain and other nations, International Civil Law specialist Margaret Hauschild Rey tells The Local Spain.
It’s been a year since Spain declared the Covid state of alarm and the country’s 47 million inhabitants went into strict lockdown. This visual gallery of powerful photos reveals just how much our lives have changed in 365 days.
Health authorities in a growing number of Spanish autonomous communities have put aside a batch of AstraZeneca vaccines which are under investigation in other European countries.
As of December 31st, when the Brexit transition period officially ended, the cost of sending packages to and from UK has gone up. Here's what you need to know.
The Spanish government has said it will allow tourists to visit Spain as soon as 30 to 40 percent of its population has been vaccinated, backtracking on its previous plan to open up when the vaccine rollout was 70 percent complete.
