18 Sep 2026
Okupas in 2026: What Express Eviction Changed for Absent Owners
The last week of August is when the summer owners lock up and fly home, and the house goes dark until Easter. That is also the poi...
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21 Sep 2026
Jávea, Moraira and the Northern Costa Blanca
A villa on the northern Costa Blanca is usually the most valuable thing its owner will ever insure, and it is routinely insured fo...
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23 Sep 2026
ETIAS Is Coming: What It Means for Family Visiting You
The message arrives from your sister in March: do we need to do anything before we come out in June? You live here, so you are the...
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25 Sep 2026
Marbella and Estepona: Insuring a Higher-Value Home
Most people insuring a home in Marbella or Estepona buy the same product they would buy for a flat in Torremolinos, with a bigger...
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28 Sep 2026
Mortgage Life Cover: What the Bank Sells You vs What You Can Buy
You are at the notary's office in six weeks and the bank has just sent through the mortgage offer. Somewhere in it is a life polic...
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30 Sep 2026
Fuengirola, Benalmádena and Mijas: Insurance Essentials
Buy a flat in Fuengirola, Benalmádena or Mijas Costa and you inherit two insurance policies: the one you choose, and the one your...
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1 Sep 2026
8% Insurance Premium Tax in Spain: What Expats and Small Businesses Must Check
Spain charges Insurance Premium Tax at a standard rate of 8% on most non-life policies, and your insurer, not you, carries the leg...
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2 Sep 2026
14 Days Cooling Off Rights in Spain for Expats: Law 22/2007
Yes, Spain gives you a statutory cooling-off period on most insurance bought at a distance: a statutory cooling-off period general...
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3 Sep 2026
S1 in Spain: Bilingual 5 Steps to Register with INSS for UK Pensioners
If you receive a UK State Pension or another qualifying exportable benefit, or you’re a posted or frontier worker, an S1 lets you...
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4 Sep 2026
Expats in Spain: Switch Insurers Safely With a Bilingual Broker in Two Months
Yes, you can change private insurers in Spain. The Ley de Contrato de Seguro, Ley 50/1980, gives every policyholder that right, bu...
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