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Movistar Fusión Contracts Increase 5 Euros/month

Telefonica is in the process of informing all clients that have contracted one of the Movistar Fusion products, that as of May 5th the contracted services will be 5 euros/month more expensive. Fusión TV Contigo will go up from 42 to 47 euros. F

Healthcare For Undocumented Immigrants

Illegal immigrants living in Spain will have access to free primary healthcare with a general practitioner are reinstated. These undocumented citizens lost the right to healthcare under the April 2012 ruling. This left only pregnant women, those

– New Instruction From Dgt/trafico Re Renewal Driving Licences

Although the directora of DGT/Trafico has not had the decency to respond to our letters, the latest sent on February 16th and delivered to her office on February 18th. We believe that the DGT are back-peddling and the new Instrucción 15/S-136 t

Banks Charging For Cash Withdrawals With Card From Different Bank

CONSUMER INFO: For those not banking with Caixa but using their cash-withdrawal machines – as of 27th of March Caixa will be charging 2 euros per withdrawal. Consumer Organisations warn consumers that they are now paying double, as the ba

Sixty Detained In Timeshare Fraud Affecting British Pensioners In Malaga Region

According to the national police, sixty members of a criminal network who preyed on retired British expatriates have been arrested. Using a telesales team these crooks offered to purchase timeshares at very attractive prices. The owners of these

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

´cheque Familiar´of 1200 Euro Tax Reduction For Large Or One Parent Families

Myra wrote about it in THIS article in December 2014, but just to remind you that 31st of March is the deadline to apply for the ´cheque familiar´ or the 1200 euro tax reduction, to be able to receive the payment monthly in advance. If you can

Plan Pive 7

Seventh 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 175 milli

Excellent News: Judicial ´tasas´(court Taxes) Removed

Since the introduction of the ´Ley de Tasas´ in 2012, private individuals were responsible for the costs involved in lots of judicial procedures, like appealing fines, appealing dismissal before higher court, appeal an eviction, appeal non-ret

A Residents Valid Will Has Been Executed Under Spanish Law

When a sole heir could not register her deceased partner’s share of their property into her name the lady contacted us. The registrar has refused to carry out this commonplace practice without giving consideration to the children who were not
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