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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 Court Ruling Against The Inss

There has been a fourth ruling against the INSS for rejecting a person with a valid residencia permit for healthcare funded by the state. This time in Madrid, where the resident that was refused free healthcare was assisted by lawyers from NGO M

Off-plan Property Purchasers, Time To Recover Your Money!

NEW AIFOS PURCHASERS OPTIONS TO RECOVER THEIR MONEY FROM THE BANKS “Better late than never”, says a very famous Spanish refrain with Words of Wisdom. Effectively and slowly but surely, the Spanish Court´s judicial system is finally providin

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

Price Gas Bottles Down Again As Per 19.5.2015

Since yesterday, the regular heavy 12,5 kg butane gas bottles should be sold for 14,12 euros, another significant decrease in price, since the first one in March of this year. This price will stand till the third Tuesday in July, when the new pr

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
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