There are answers to these questions somewhere, I'm sure

[mrypg9]

Originally Posted by jojo

I'm in the Malaga region and I'm sure crime goes on, it does everywhere, I've not experienced any and I dont know anyone that has. I dont know any facts or figures, but i feel safe enough.

That said, I read the local newspapers here and pick pocketing is occasionally mentioned and the odd burglary. I dont think its wildly out of control!?!

Jo

It's more of a nuisance than a real worry here. You have to be constantly alert but then that's the case everywhere, unfortunately. If you have a 'foreign' i.e. not Skoda car or a car on foreign plates in Prague you need to keep it securely garaged or you'll soon find bits missing and/or vandalised.

[jojo]

Originally Posted by mrypg9

It's more of a nuisance than a real worry here. You have to be constantly alert but then that's the case everywhere, unfortunately. If you have a 'foreign' i.e. not Skoda car or a car on foreign plates in Prague you need to keep it securely garaged or you'll soon find bits missing and/or vandalised.

Its not like that here - well i havent found that to be the case.

jo

[mrypg9]

Originally Posted by jojo

Its not like that here - well i havent found that to be the case.

jo

Good!! Yet another reason for moving -as well as the fact that we've had the heating on for a week....
How about tv? We are football mad and have Sky (the full package) but we can't get BBC or ITV without a 2m dish. We have also a Czech satellite provider, UPC, so we can get to watch most Premier and international matches - we've just watched the Everton/Liverpool Derby, now watching Man U v Bolton.
Will we be able to get Sky with our little (60cm?) dish?
Once again, thanks for your advice etc

[Stravinsky]

Originally Posted by mrypg9

Will we be able to get Sky with our little (60cm?) dish?
Once again, thanks for your advice etc

Probably not. My dish is 1.8 and I get most of the channels inc BBC ITV, but they do drop off in the evening later on

[jojo]

Originally Posted by mrypg9

Good!! Yet another reason for moving -as well as the fact that we've had the heating on for a week....
How about tv? We are football mad and have Sky (the full package) but we can't get BBC or ITV without a 2m dish. We have also a Czech satellite provider, UPC, so we can get to watch most Premier and international matches - we've just watched the Everton/Liverpool Derby, now watching Man U v Bolton.
Will we be able to get Sky with our little (60cm?) dish?
Once again, thanks for your advice etc

hhmmm, you're getting too technical for me now lol!! We do have a very large sky dish, I dont know how big, but we had to have the small one that was here replaced. We get all UK channels, inc BBC, ITV etc. I dont know how, but I think my husband has a sky package in the UK and brought the box and the card over here?????????????

He sorts it out and I watch it - good arrangement!!!

Jo

[mrypg9]

Originally Posted by jojo

hhmmm, you're getting too technical for me now lol!! We do have a very large sky dish, I dont know how big, but we had to have the small one that was here replaced. We get all UK channels, inc BBC, ITV etc. I dont know how, but I think my husband has a sky package in the UK and brought the box and the card over here?????????????

He sorts it out and I watch it - good arrangement!!!

Jo

Sounds like a 2m dish.
One last question: (for today, anyway) -we're driving down from Prague at the end of November, a 1600 mile trip. We're planning on three days as we have two vehicles and four drivers. Our furniture etc will be stored here by the removal company until we find somewhere permanent. So we'll be taking a couple of suitcases with clothes for a month or so as my son's house has everything else we need.
How warm will it be in December? Will it still be shorts weather? Should we pack typical UK winter clothes?
You need Polar explorar gear here in winter, don't suppose there's any need to pack that kind of thing?
Do you know about that eleven month lease clause that seems to be in most long term rental contracts?
Just realised - that's two questions!

[jojo]

Originally Posted by mrypg9

Sounds like a 2m dish.
One last question: (for today, anyway) -we're driving down from Prague at the end of November, a 1600 mile trip. We're planning on three days as we have two vehicles and four drivers. Our furniture etc will be stored here by the removal company until we find somewhere permanent. So we'll be taking a couple of suitcases with clothes for a month or so as my son's house has everything else we need.
How warm will it be in December? Will it still be shorts weather? Should we pack typical UK winter clothes?
You need Polar explorar gear here in winter, don't suppose there's any need to pack that kind of thing?
Do you know about that eleven month lease clause that seems to be in most long term rental contracts?
Just realised - that's two questions!

I dont full understand the 11 month lease thing. I do know that its something to do with longer leases leading to the tennants getting too many rights, so I believe that the longest lease you can get is 11 months, but you can renew it - I hope, cos I dont wanna leave here!!

Clothes: Right now its wet and chilly here. I'm wearing a long sleeved jumper and jeans, a waterproof jacket if I go out. I have heard that last december was very warm and christmas day, people were swimming in their pools!?

I guess you'll need the kind of clothes you'd expect to need for a British spring/summer!!

Jo

[mrypg9]

Originally Posted by jojo

I dont full understand the 11 month lease thing. I do know that its something to do with longer leases leading to the tennants getting too many rights, so I believe that the longest lease you can get is 11 months, but you can renew it - I hope, cos I dont wanna leave here!!

Clothes: Right now its wet and chilly here. I'm wearing a long sleeved jumper and jeans, a waterproof jacket if I go out. I have heard that last december was very warm and christmas day, people were swimming in their pools!?

I guess you'll need the kind of clothes you'd expect to need for a British spring/summer!!

Jo

Thanks for all your posts, Jo. I'll leave you in peace .....for the time being
By the way, leases here are usually for two years renewable. I guess that's got something to do with tenants who stay longer having more rights.
Landlords here have a bad reputation. We've been lucky, ours has been good - he maintains the large gardens and the pool at no extra cost.
The house we rent is lovely - four bedrooms and a huge living room with lots of interesting wooden panelling and ceiling decorations everywhere. We'll really miss it. But we won't miss the poor food and poor food hygiene in shops as well as the very cold winters -m a novelty the first time you experience a metre of snow and minus 15 C but a novelty that soon wears off. Plus , as I said, living here is expensive, unless you are prepared to drop your standards which we are not.
The Czech crown has appreciated by over 30% against the £ over the last year. That's much worse than the £/euro depreciation, which I think has averaged 12 -15% over the same period.

[SunnySpain]

Hi again,

Contracts

11 month contracts are the norm in Andalucia (not so all of Spain) and its done to minimise the rights of the tennant. You can renew the contract as long as you agree with the owner prior to the 11th month.

Crime

I don't live that way, but both times we have been to Marbella other people have told us to be careful with our belongings as they had both had things stolen (bag including car keys and camera). So the key would seem to be to not leave things on show or they might well go missing.

Where to live

I think Jo should be able to help on this one and from what you have said so far, it may well be worth taking a look at near where Jo lives, as near to the Airport, albeit Malaga Airport not Gibraltar

Good luck, Dave

[jojo]

Originally Posted by SunnySpain

Where to live

I think Jo should be able to help on this one and from what you have said so far, it may well be worth taking a look at near where Jo lives, as near to the Airport, albeit Malaga Airport not Gibraltar

Yes, my area is the best LOL!!

Jo