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They said you needed EUR 80,000 for your NLV renewal. The regulation says your pension is enough.

Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

They said you needed EUR 80,000 for your NLV renewal. The regulation says your pension is enough.

Your gestor, your lawyer, your broker. The market grew. Their playbook may not have.

Andrew Lawrence

Costs

8% more for Sanitas or 173 days for SAS. You do not have to pick just one.

Apr 20, 2026

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5 min read

8% more for Sanitas or 173 days for SAS. You do not have to pick just one.

Private premiums up 8-10%. SAS surgical wait at 173 days. How to use both systems deliberately.

Andrew Lawrence

Costs

The Phone Number You Won't Share at Dinner Parties

Apr 17, 2026

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3 min read

The Phone Number You Won't Share at Dinner Parties

Your cleaner, your handyman, your piano teacher. Spain just gave them papers and options.

Andrew Lawrence

Costs

Marbella Has the Wealthiest Town Hall on the Costa. So Why Did It Outsource Its Workers' Healthcare?

Apr 16, 2026

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4 min read

Marbella Has the Wealthiest Town Hall on the Costa. So Why Did It Outsource Its Workers' Healthcare?

0.86 beds per 1,000 people. The town hall read the numbers before you did.

Andrew Lawrence

Driving

€200 Every Time You Drive Into Málaga. Because of a Sticker.

Apr 15, 2026

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8 min read

€200 Every Time You Drive Into Málaga. Because of a Sticker.

The fix costs €5 at any post office. Most expats haven't done it.

Andrew Lawrence

Foreign Home Purchases Fell in 2025. But Then We Drove Them Up.

Apr 14, 2026

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8 min read

Foreign Home Purchases Fell in 2025. But Then We Drove Them Up.

Non-resident buyers down 10%. Resident buyers up 4%. The demand is not arriving by plane.

Andrew Lawrence

Archive

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

They said you needed EUR 80,000 for your NLV renewal. The regulation says your pension is enough.

8% more for Sanitas or 173 days for SAS. You do not have to pick just one.

The Phone Number You Won't Share at Dinner Parties

Marbella Has the Wealthiest Town Hall on the Costa. So Why Did It Outsource Its Workers' Healthcare?

€200 Every Time You Drive Into Málaga. Because of a Sticker.

Foreign Home Purchases Fell in 2025. But Then We Drove Them Up.

Waypoint Sur