SOLAR ELECTRIC OPTIONS

Solar Grid connected Daytime electric saving assisted by Grid – Night-time Grid usage only Solar Grid connected with battery backup Daytime electric saving assisted by Grid –...

FISH & CHIPS IN COMPETA

Laura and her dad Colin were at home one evening in their house in the village of Competa neither wanting to cook and both...

MORGAGES IN SPAIN

Anyone who is in the position of applying for a mortgage with a Spanish bank would have certain questions: i.e. How much can I...
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BUYING A PROPERTY IN SPAIN

Alex Radford, a solicitor and abogado comunitario with the law Firm De Cotta McKenna y Santafe, explains the pitfalls.I see lots of adverts for...

BECOME A TAX RESIDENT IN SPAIN

According to the Spanish Law all individuals who are living in Spain for more than 183 days a year are tax residents in Spain...

KIYA Survivors

Some people in Competa may recently have heard about this charity, as one of our local residents, Helen Sanderson, has been holding...
Pete Benson Gardening

MEET PETE BENSON OWNER OF PMS SERVICES

Where did you come from originally? We moved to Spain from Tidworth, near Salisbury in Wiltshire where I finished my career as...
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DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS TREES

Whatever your opinion of Christmas – contempt for its ever increasing commerciality and tarnished image, or loving every silver ball, mince pies, ‘Silent Night’...

I LIKE TO BE BY THE SEASIDE

August, for me, conjures up sand and sea; it's the month of holidays for many and what better place to spend it than on...