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Hi Stephen, I did a video recently on buying property. Part 3 in this series on moving. Take a look at Idealista, Foto Casa, Rightmove, and Trovimap. All search engines that will show properties. Some local agents are: Lanzarote Investments, Lanzarote Agents, Optima, Estupendo, Playa Blanca Properties, Dream Homes, Olivina, and others as well. I’ll post you a link to my property video.

@StephenMcGhee-qy4jk Here’s the link to my property video. th-cam.com/video/Ps5LMS_KBm8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pKbY2bqR46dwtV4c Good luck with the move. Any questions feel free to ask. 😎

Hi David, thanks for the info, much appreciated

@@karlsugden4161 Thanks Karl. It was only a few minutes and very welcome. I’ve walked many a day in the UK in rain, wind, snow, hail, and occasional sunshine. But always good to be outdoors.

@HolaLanzarote2024 Connecting with nature and wildlife will give you everything you need in life. i walk every day myself, bringing good health joy happiness kindness love and gratitude for the gift of precious time 🙏 I love the island of Lanzarote. I've visited many times, and I have explored the all island it's a magical place to visit or live ✨️

We were walking out by the airport from Playa Honda towards Peurto del Carmen, got soaked along with a few others trying to shelter beside a wall!😂😂

@@stewartlockhart6444 It certainly rained!

@@karlsugden4161 Thank you Karl for your lovely comments. I hope your dreams come to fruition in the future. 😎

@HolaLanzarote2024 thank you. much appreciated take care best wishes

Yes. If you have an Irish passport you are an EU citizen so don’t need a visa and have the right to live and work in Spain. You just need to register as resident with the authorities once you are here.

@@jeannie2291 Thanks for watching and for your comments and suggestions. Yes the next few I have planned are on general living costs, getting around the area and coping with the language. No, we don’t worry about the volcanoes. I often think there are so many areas where natural disasters like floods devastate properties and are more prevalent these days. Thanks again. 😎

Thanks. Yes it’s worth exploring further.

It’s fairly reasonable- around 12-17€ for main courses. You can just go in for a drink or coffee € cake. You can view the menu online. Well worth a visit.

@@aileenoneill5619 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it.

@@andybursnoll Thanks for watching. We set up an account with a currency dealer before we left the UK. There are lots to choose from. Currencies Direct seem to be popular. We also set up an account with Wise. As we were renting we didn’t have to move all our cash at once so we waited until the rates were more favourable and changed smaller amounts at a time. We ended up not using the currency dealer as we got better rates with Wise. It’s always a gamble as to when to change - you don’t know if it’s going to go up or down. And for every 100,000 euros you want, a movement of 1 cent on the £ is 1000€, so it makes a big difference.

@ Thanks for reply. Useful advice I appreciate it. 👍

@@radiantinred There are squatters in some of the part-built houses where the developers went out of business. A lot of them are working people who just can’t find affordable housing in the area. The authorities evicted squatters from another unfinished development a few months ago. I’m not aware of any significant problem of squatters occupying people’s houses, but that maybe just my lack of knowledge.

@@carolgeraghty3488 You pay what is known as IBI to the local council, so that would be the equivalent of council tax, and you also pay separately for rubbish collection. The IBI is based on the cadastral value of your house. In our case it’s 420€ a year. Rubbish tax is about 30€ a year. Rates may differ dependant on where you live. Then if you live on a community you pay community fees to cover services on the community. Our community fees are 480€ a year.

@HolaLanzarote2024 thank you very much for taking the time to answer

@@carolgeraghty3488 Thank you.

@@Paola11852 Thanks. Glad you found it useful. Wish you well with the move and your future in Tenerife.

@@fakereality3792 Thank you. I do go on a bit though 😀

@@Keith-rm3cy Thanks, enjoy your holiday and hope things work out for you with your dream.

@@lanzapeeps Thanks for watching and congratulations on your anniversary.

Thanks again. Hope you’re enjoying your stay. If you fancy meeting up for a coffee or a beer let me know. 😎

@@justynarybczynska7053 I’m retired so I stick to hobbies 😎

Thanks. I'll do my best!

Thanks again. Glad you found it useful.

It's not really a worry to anyone moving here as they will then be EU residents, so not subject to any proposed tax increase.

Apologies - meant "GB Liners Ltd"

Thanks once again. Good to hear your story too. We all learn from each other. As I always say, every day is a school day!

Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes you still get your state pension from the UK in Spain, and as a UK pensioner you also get free public healthcare.

@@DenisMclean-e9o Yes in the summer months the wind can be quite annoying but my wife likes it as it keeps it cooler. Thanks for watching. I’ve only ever been to Santa Cruz in the north of Tenerife and I loved it.

@@VMS-g1j Thanks for your comments and for watching. Yes we’re in Faro Park area.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks again.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Wish you well for the future in Lanzarote.

@pushthebutton4602 hi,do you rent your apartment out as we go to pdc regularly

@ Sorry the apt are in Costa Teguise!

Thanks for your support. Will be posting part 2 very soon.

Thanks for your kind comments.

Thanks- enjoy!

Thanks for watching and your supportive comment. More content coming soon 😃

@@watchthis7620 Thanks again for watching and for your comment. Watching it back I agree it is a bit long winded, but it was off the cuff and unscripted. I’ll be a bit more succinct in future. Thanks again 😃

@@AnneWaters-x1k Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it 😃

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching. Things have certainly changed over the years. Enjoy your visit.

@@12alocin Yes, Dave here. 😃 The S1 gives you full state health cover. However, you can only get an S1 if you are a UK pensioner living or intending to live in the EU/EEA/Switzerland. There are some other very limited circumstances but It doesn’t apply to tourists.

@@HolaLanzarote2024 Thanks for that. I knew that it is for pensioners, but I thought that you would also need some private insurance. Just need to convince my wife now!

@@12alocin My wife was a bit unsure but she loves it now.

Thanks for watching and for your comment. We were in Arrecife again a couple of weeks ago and stayed at the Lancelot. Very nice hotel- I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. Lot’s to see in Arrecife and the bus service us very good if you want to travel further afield. Enjoy your stay. 😊

@@Paola11852 Thanks. Yes the rules are Spanish National rules so apply to Tenerife as well. However, sometimes you may find different provinces have slightly different procedures.

@ Hi 👋🏻. Aw…thank you for letting me know 🤗😀

@@grahamhall2105 Thanks very much for your comments. Glad you enjoyed the video and hope you have a great time in January. 😎

Thanks 😊 I’ve returned the compliment.

Hotel Diamar.

@@12alocin Hi again, electricity varies depending on the plan you have. Some plans have the same rate 24/7 while others have 3 different rates depending on when you use it. Average is probably around 10 to 12 céntimos per kWh. I’ve seen some advertising 9 centimos with Endesa but not sure of the contract details. Council tax equivalent is called IBI and rubbish collection is usually extra. We pay 420€ a year for IBI and rubbish collection is included in our community fees, which are about the same amount.

@@HolaLanzarote2024 Thanks for that. Our first night will be dinner in the Chinese overlooking Flamingo beach around 6.30.

@@watchthis7620 Thanjs again for watching and commenting. Yes, a real mix of music. I perhaps didn’t really get the best of the singer, she sang Alleluia beautifully but I was a bit bothered about copyright issues if I put more of the song in the video. Swan Lake next week 😀

Thanks again for watching and for the comments. Hope you enjoy it. I did think about getting a drone as it really adds something to videos - but I think I might be dangerous with it! It's good to be able to use stock footage , although I would prefer it to be all my own work.

Thank you 😎