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Smart Meters And The New Facturation As Of 1st October 2015

As of the 1st of October 2015 the digital and tele-operated ´smart´ meters will be used to registrate hourly fluctuations in the price of consumed electricity and this will be reflected on your electricity bill. Almost 11 million households wi

Going Abroad? Download Free Safety App Europe

Going on holiday in Europe or travelling or business. Consider downloading this safety application. ‘Going abroad’ All the information necessary to travel abroad in each country in Europe. Watch a simple video and download the app fo

Free Healthcare-the Facts

We at CAB Spain were the pioneers in sharing the fact that all pre April 2012 residents are allowed free healthcare in Spain. Requisites: Resident, registered on the padron and earning less than 100,000 annually (putting a limit on earnings has

New Subsidies For Energy Saving Home Improvements

Programa de Ayudas para la Rehabilitación Energética de Edificios existentes (Programa PAREER-II) / Programme for Energy Saving Improvements to Existing Buildings. Second edition. To promote ´reformas´ that will result in a higher energy eff

Plan Pive 8 - Final Edition

Eighth and final edition of the programme PIVE , providing subsidies on the purchase of new cars, meant to reduce the number of older cars on the road, thus providing better road safety and an impulse to Spanish economy. Budget for this edition

The Weather Interactive Site

The weather from the meteorological office in Spain. Extensive information. Available for mobiles. The menu includes: Weather. Warnings daily Locations. Warning for Spanish towns Beaches. Forecast for Spanish coastal areas Mountains. Predictions

Inheritance And Increases On Plusvalia Taxes.

Some expats appear to be unaware of the need to use a good legal representative when you lose a loved one. Unaware of the duties to be paid by the beneficiaries. Each region has its own regulations on IHT and amounts payable if at all. I have of

Scam Awareness 2015

Safe not sorry. Consumer Protection. Dear members. Due to your response about setting up a scam awareness spot, At present we can use this area. We will post the guides from CAB UK on how to spot scam of all types of scam. We will slowly draft o

Dgt Insult To Expat Intelligence

Update. The two year protocol no longer stands. From the DGT site: Exchanging EU and EEA licences while you have a valid licence is completely voluntary. With the exchange we will change the driving licence you had for an equivalent Spanish dr

Telephone Contracts. Is Residencia A Requisite For A Contract?

Today the 14/03/15 we have another long thread on our facebook group page on the title matter. The information will be lost to fb scroll so is being published on our website. I have spoken to a lovely Movistar staff member from Sevilla who was m
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