Banking
+2
Mar 18, 2026
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7 min read
Your NLV Is Sorted. Your Bank Account Isn't.
Spain's banking rules are separate from your visa approval. The bank needs a different set of documents entirely.
Banking
+2
Mar 18, 2026
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7 min read
Your NLV Is Sorted. Your Bank Account Isn't.
Spain's banking rules are separate from your visa approval. The bank needs a different set of documents entirely.
Wills
+3
Mar 17, 2026
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5 min read
Your Will Is Done. Your Spanish Property Probably Isn't.
Most expats with property here have never heard of the rule that overrides their will.
Costs
+2
Mar 13, 2026
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6 min read
The €3,000 rule doesn't exist anymore. What Hacienda can see now is everything.
The reporting threshold is gone. Every bank transfer, Bizum, Revolut, and card payment is now logged automatically.
Costs
+2
Mar 12, 2026
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7 min read
Your landlord can raise the rent. But not by as much as he wants.
The legal cap is 2.14%. Most renewals on the western corridor are running higher.
Driving
+2
Mar 11, 2026
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5 min read
The speed trap you won't see.
The camera moved overnight. The V16 beacon is required. Your ITV plate is being scanned.
Costs
+2
Mar 10, 2026
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7 min read
The school you assumed you'd get into is full.
The top schools are filling fast. Aloha College has eight year groups full with waiting lists. For the first time in 35 years. EIC has waiting lists too. The one school with confirmed September places is 40 minutes away.
Malaga
+1
Mar 6, 2026
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5 min read
The film festival on your doorstep opens today
Most people on the coast have never been. Here is what you are missing.
Malaga
+2
Mar 5, 2026
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5 min read
The AVE won't make Easter. Here's the picture.
ADIF confirms a March 23rd restart date. Here is what six days before Easter actually buys.
Costs
+2
Feb 27, 2026
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6 min read
The most important week of the Costa's year is now in question
The AVE line to Madrid is still down. Easter is six weeks away.
Costs
+2
Feb 26, 2026
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5 min read
Your rent is being pushed up from below
Spain's largest migration regularization since 2005 is changing who competes for your apartment.
Costs
+2
Feb 25, 2026
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5 min read
March is the window. Here's what to do before it closes.
March is when you make the decisions before spring makes them harder.
Costs
+1
Feb 24, 2026
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6 min read
Why the Costa del Sol property market isn't crashing: it's freezing
Transaction volume is falling. Prices aren't. Here's what that means for you.
Driving
+2
Feb 20, 2026
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5 min read
300 Potholes. No Repair Plan. One Legal Claim
Spain's busiest road has a legal claims process for damage. Almost nobody files it.
