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Lanzarote & Fuerteventura: Insurance Guide for Expats

23 May 2026

Lanzarote & Fuerteventura: Insurance Guide for Expats

Lanzarote & Fuerteventura: Insurance Guide for Expats Lanzarote and Fuerteventura are the easternmost Canary Islands, lying close...

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Does Spanish Home Insurance Cover Wildfire Damage?

23 Aug 2026

Does Spanish Home Insurance Cover Wildfire Damage?

If a wildfire reaches your property in Spain, the organisation that pays is not the one most owners expect. Ask in almost any expa...

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Driving a UK-Plated Car in Spain: The 90-Day Insurance Trap

25 Aug 2026

Driving a UK-Plated Car in Spain: The 90-Day Insurance Trap

Your UK insurance certificate runs until next spring. The MOT is in date, the car is taxed, and nothing about the paperwork looks...

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Costa Blanca Insurance Guide for Expats

29 Aug 2026

Costa Blanca Insurance Guide for Expats

A Costa Blanca property is insured differently from a house in Kent, and not because Spanish policies are worse. They are built di...

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Spain's September Rental Shake-Up: What Landlords Lose

2 Sep 2026

Spain's September Rental Shake-Up: What Landlords Lose

If you let a property in Spain, you have probably read that the rules change in September. They might. At the time of writing — 23...

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Renewing an NLV in 2026: The Insurance Rules That Changed

4 Sep 2026

Renewing an NLV in 2026: The Insurance Rules That Changed

Your non-lucrative visa renewal is not really a test of whether you still deserve to live in Spain. It is a test of whether your f...

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Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa: Insurance for Expat Homeowners

7 Sep 2026

Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa: Insurance for Expat Homeowners

Buy a flat in Torrevieja or on Orihuela Costa and you inherit a policy you never chose. The comunidad de propietarios insures the...

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IBI, Modelo 210 and the Autumn Bills Owners Forget

11 Sep 2026

IBI, Modelo 210 and the Autumn Bills Owners Forget

Autumn is when the Spanish property bills stop being theoretical. The IBI demand appears, someone mentions Modelo 210 in a WhatsAp...

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Costa del Sol Insurance Guide for Expats

14 Sep 2026

Costa del Sol Insurance Guide for Expats

Buying on the Costa del Sol usually means arranging insurance in a language you half-speak, against risks you never had to think a...

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The V16 Beacon, Nine Months On: Fines, Void Models, Foreign Plates

16 Sep 2026

The V16 Beacon, Nine Months On: Fines, Void Models, Foreign Plates

If you bought a V16 beacon in a rush last December, there is a fair chance it is sitting in your glovebox doing nothing useful. Ni...

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