Sorry for raising a potentially stressful subject, but after all the work that you have been putting in, doesn't the uncertainty of Brexit scare you? My nephew is going out to the Benidorm area to do labouring work on some properties in that area. The owner bought them AFTER the 'leave' vote was delivered, which struck me as a risky thing to do.
Hi Colin - it's a valid point.
To be honest I have so little idea of how Brexit is actually going to pan out and what the consequences globally might be, that it doesn't even register on the "worry-radar" just yet.
I suspect that Spain will continue to be a place that Brits like to come to on holiday and I don't imagine the Brits living here being "asked to leave" in a hurry.
There might be tax implications specific to "foreigners" but to be honest, whatever comes our way - we'll deal with. Don't forget, we came here from South Africa, not from the UK. I'd been in SA for the last eight years (and had another ten there when I was a child) and Mrs Bonus had been there since she was three years old. If you can deal with the problems that South African officialdom throws your way (and I won't go into that on here) and survive then I'm sure we can "make a plan" here too.
We have Spanish residence, which we got before the vote. We also bought our property before the vote. Maybe that will make a difference.
Also we are going to be living in a small village among the locals and running a business that pays into the tax system. That might be an advantage over being, say, a retired Brit over here who lives in a community full of other Brits and keeps his money to himself. (so to speak)
We will watch with quiet interest for now but, along with the Global war on terror, the various wars in the middle east, what's going on in US politics and the various European Parliamentary crisis' . . . well pass the biscuits and let's have a cup of tea.
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