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Residency

One Office Won't Video-Check Your TIE for a Digital Certificate. Another Does It for €3.40

Oct 13, 2026

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4 min read

One Office Won't Video-Check Your TIE for a Digital Certificate. Another Does It for €3.40

The national mint's video check wants a Spanish DNI. Valencia's public issuer takes a TIE.

Andrew Lawrence

Driving

The Petrol Tax Cut Was the Same Everywhere. The Price at Your Station Wasn't

Oct 9, 2026

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3 min read

The Petrol Tax Cut Was the Same Everywhere. The Price at Your Station Wasn't

The ministry publishes reported prices at Málaga stations. Plus flu walk-ins and West Nile.

Andrew Lawrence

Real Estate

Some Short Holiday Lets in Spain Have Been VAT-Free. From 1 December That May End

Oct 8, 2026

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2 min read

Some Short Holiday Lets in Spain Have Been VAT-Free. From 1 December That May End

Stays up to 30 nights outside your habitual residence: what to ask your adviser now.

Andrew Lawrence

Driving

Have a Málaga Low-Emission Zone Fine? Our Advice Has Changed

Oct 6, 2026

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4 min read

Have a Málaga Low-Emission Zone Fine? Our Advice Has Changed

In May we said appeal by default. Now we explain when paying €100 can be sensible.

Andrew Lawrence

Spanish Bureaucracy

Andalucía Sells Public Healthcare on a Monthly Contract. Its Health-Card Pages Don't Say What to Do When It Goes Wrong

Oct 1, 2026

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3 min read

Andalucía Sells Public Healthcare on a Monthly Contract. Its Health-Card Pages Don't Say What to Do When It Goes Wrong

A reader couple, approved in May and paying since, have no doctor and no card.

Andrew Lawrence

Costs

Spain's Cheap Electricity Hours Are Only Cheap If Your Contract Says So

Sep 30, 2026

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3 min read

Spain's Cheap Electricity Hours Are Only Cheap If Your Contract Says So

A reader charged the car by the hourly price, but his contract used different prices.

Andrew Lawrence

Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

One Office Won't Video-Check Your TIE for a Digital Certificate. Another Does It for €3.40

The Petrol Tax Cut Was the Same Everywhere. The Price at Your Station Wasn't

Some Short Holiday Lets in Spain Have Been VAT-Free. From 1 December That May End

Have a Málaga Low-Emission Zone Fine? Our Advice Has Changed

Andalucía Sells Public Healthcare on a Monthly Contract. Its Health-Card Pages Don't Say What to Do When It Goes Wrong

Spain's Cheap Electricity Hours Are Only Cheap If Your Contract Says So

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