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

Banking

Sterling is holding. The Brits are retreating anyway.

May 6, 2026

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5 min read

Sterling is holding. The Brits are retreating anyway.

The pound is up 1% YTD. British buying keeps dropping. Something else is moving.

Andrew Lawrence

Costs

Headlines: doctors will leave. Reality: cleaners are already leaving.

May 5, 2026

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4 min read

Headlines: doctors will leave. Reality: cleaners are already leaving.

A Costa hospital worker is sleeping in her car. The failure is at the layer you can't see.

Andrew Lawrence

Driving

May 4, 2026

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5 min read

The COVID fines were the rehearsal

Madrid lost the ZBE in court last month. €650 million in fines stayed. Málaga is next.

Andrew Lawrence

Remote Work

The lifestyle was the bait. The work caught up.

May 1, 2026

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3 min read

The lifestyle was the bait. The work caught up.

Something to celebrate on Labour Day. Five things on the Costa that got easier.

Andrew Lawrence

Infrastructure

The headlines say done. The Costa says not yet.

Apr 30, 2026

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5 min read

The headlines say done. The Costa says not yet.

Single track, three hours, full normalisation end of 2026. Spain finishes things by declaring them finished. Five tools for reading the next reopening, the next 'fully operational,' the next claim form.

Andrew Lawrence

Deadlines

The Hacienda phone line opens today. Most expats should not call it.

Apr 29, 2026

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4 min read

The Hacienda phone line opens today. Most expats should not call it.

Plan Le Llamamos is for simple cases. If you run an autónomo file, own a rental flat, or filed Modelo 720, the line is the wrong door.

Andrew Lawrence

Archive

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

Sterling is holding. The Brits are retreating anyway.

Headlines: doctors will leave. Reality: cleaners are already leaving.

The COVID fines were the rehearsal

The lifestyle was the bait. The work caught up.

The headlines say done. The Costa says not yet.

The Hacienda phone line opens today. Most expats should not call it.

Waypoint Sur