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Down-Payments, Deposits, Guarantees & Sureties

New residents in any country without a credit history or good financial track record often find themselves being asked to provide down-payments, deposits, guarantees, or sureties for financial commitments in their new home.  Most often this can be to enable them to buy or rent a property for their new home or business, buy a car, or borrow money.

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Taxi!

In light of the recent arrests made at El Altet Airport in Alicante, the subject of illegal taxi services and airport “runs” has come to the forefront again.  There are many expats that make a living, or supplement their income, from these airport runs and do not believe that they are doing anything wrong.   Some have never taken the trouble to find out the regulations that govern this service, and others have not been fully informed by their “gestorias”, or other advisers as to how they can carry on this occupation legally.

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Give Me Land, Lots of Land

One of the big attractions of inland rural Spain for immigrants from the densely populated UK and other crowded countries of northern Europe is the large expanse of land that can surround their new home in the sun.  

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Come fly with me...and my baggage too!

Frequent and occasional travelers by air are often unpleasantly surprised at the dismissive attitude which airport operators and airlines take to claims for damage or theft of baggage and personal belongings.   This has become a more significant concern now that so many people are travelling just with hand baggage to avoid supplements for checking in luggage.  

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Your Lawyer and Your Money

All transactions involving lawyers inevitably come down to money. The money needed to buy a house, or received from the sale of a property; obtaining probate of an estate; money recovered through proceedings in Court; the lawyer’s own fees.

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