Posts written by Graham Hunt

I wrote a Note on the Valencia Property Facebook page that was quite well received. Click on the link to see it there and like the page while there if you want ;-). However I thought those people who don't use Facebook may like to take a look too. So here are 15 things that Brits say when in Spain that demonstrate that they don't understand the country... yet!

The latest issue of Spain is Different Magazine is now out. Including stories about a 24 metre statue of a Megalomaniac standing outside an airport with no planes, how the USA bullied Spain into it's new internet law, lots of only in Spain stories, 5 Spanish Start up companies that may do really well this year and our latest editorial about how you can help Spain become more dynamic.

Here at Valencia Property we are proud to produce all of our own content, no guest blogs that have nothing to do with the subject of these pages, no sponsored posts, lots of information in long form blog posts to keep you up to date with all of the market moves and a little bit of humour thrown in for good measure. Today we are changing the format a bit though because I got lazy... Well, when I say I got lazy, for four years now I have been promising myself I'd write the Ultimate Guide to buying property and living in Valencia. And I have been putting it off because it was a big project and every week we put out a long form blog post and also for the last four years we have been a tad busy. Even during lockdown I managed to find excuses not to do it.

Last week we produced the first part of our "Ultimate AI Guide to Buying Property in Valencia" based on all of the information in this blog and this blog alone. Today of course we will be publishing the second part of that guide as promised. However there is also other stuff going on in Valencia Property land and some excellent new properties coming onto the site so it's time to start reading and enjoying the images. We also feature some of the new properties on the Valencia Property homepage and also look at what's happening as we move into the summer including news of our summer holiday dates and when you shouldn't be planning to come over here.

The numbers of American clients that pass through our virtual doors at Valencia Property continues to grow. Year on year and quarter by quarter we continue to see greater numbers of Americans looking to buy real estate in Valencia either to settle here or to have a holiday home leading up to retirement when they intend to settle permanently. We are often asked why this is and we constantly see posts online asking those who have already made the move whether it was worth it. The answers are almost 100% positive by those who have moved. So today on the blog we thought we would look at why Americans specifically are attracted to Valencia and, by extension, Spain.

I was encouraged to write this article as a result of a few interactions recently by our agents. In the body of the article I will detail what happened and how this makes it more difficult for us, and indeed you, to find your ideal Valencia Property. Firstly though let's lay out the ground rules for this post. The vast majority of people looking to buy Valencia Property work hand in hand with us, sharing interesting properties, their thoughts on each property they see and they give us their wishlist, allowing us to trim down potential properties that will suit their needs so they only see the best.

It has been a slow start to 2021 in Valencia. This always happens due to Kings Day on the 6th January (Epiphany) but this year it has seemed slower. We were due to have a signing today, 8th January, but it has been put off until next week as the bank sent the papers for the mortgage to the wrong notary (Spain happens) and then the regional government put in place new restrictions on movement including some towns completely shut down, see below, and then the weather decided to go really bad and maybe we will get some snow, Requena already has some!

Just in case you have missed it I am giving away an iPad to everyone who buys a property off us in the second half of the year. See why in the video.

You may have noticed that there have been a few new properties put into Valencia Property this week however you may not have noticed that a lot of stuff has been going on in the background too. Of the properties there is new stuff available in Lliria, Benaguasil, Valencia, Torrente and Olocau. There are also a lot more to come over the next few days and weeks.

Brexit and Valencia Property. Your Questions Answered. This is a difficult article to write. It's not difficult from a technical point of view, that's easy, it's a totally emotional thing. Writing about something that should never have even been a consideration for British people who have wanted to exercise their right to live, work and reside in another EU state was not even on the radar a few years ago.

When you are looking for a property in Valencia one of the questions you will inevitably ask us is "How long does it take to buy a property in Valencia?" The truth is it can be a lot quicker than you expect and possibly a lot quicker than you are used to in your own country

In April I wrote this article about Valencia's Property Taxes. I thought you might like an update to the story as over the last few days I have been corresponding with three different potential Valencia Property buyers who are worried about their potential tax liability (they haven't come through my company but they found the article and contacted for clarifications) We are now five months further down the line from the original post and the situation is a little clearer (Translation: It is still a mess).

I placed this article on a note on the Valencia Property Facebook page yesterday but a lot of people have been asking me about it so I thought it might be useful to place it into the blog and see what you think too. Yesterday I was sent some publicity by a bank and took a look. Some of the properties that they were advertising among their repossessed stock were interesting so I phoned up to get to look at one especially. My conversation went like this.

When you are moving to Spain you have three options really for your accommodation (or four if you bring a tent); 1) Purchase a property 2) Rent a property 3) Rent a property with a purchase option The first option is fine, the second suits a lot of people too but the third presents problems peculiar to this type of contract and make coming to an agreement that suits both parties rather difficult at times. Let's look at the issues that can come up:

The European Union wants to crack down on Golden Visa programmes. The War and the perceived abuse of the system by Russians (and also other country's citizens) bearing in mind the current situation in the Ukraine, means that the EU has decided that now might be the time to crack down on the Golden Visa process. We have been dealing with people getting the Golden Visa for years now and the vast majority of our clients being granted the Golden Visa are from North America and latterly the UK. However the crackdown may be more general rather than on individual countries. Only this week a block was put on applications from Russians looking for the Golden Visa in Spain.

I will explain more in my next post but currently enjoy the video which is a bit self explanatory. Living in a property in Spain with shared facilities.