Appointment scam hits Foreigners' Department as British residents worry
"For some time there have been no available dates..."
Spain touts benefits of migration, what about the British?
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez this week announced measures to make it easier for immigrants to settle in Spain.
Lifting 90-day rule back on the agenda in France, will Spain follow?
"These second home owners play an active role in the local economy. The difficulties they are experiencing in occupying their homes since the Brexit are being felt in our regions."
"Making people laugh is the best thing on the planet"
Stand up comic Ben Cattell talks about his new Med Life Crisis night.

A British retired couple on a beach
A British retired couple on a beach.
Why retirement planning matters at any age
Deciding what to do with your pensions may be one of life’s most important financial decisions.
Balearics has largest foreign population in Spain
17,952 resident are from the United Kingdom.
British community explodes in Spain
The need to be legal may have pushed up the number of Britons.
“Big boys don’t cry” - oh yes they do!
I wonder if the traditional British stiff-upper-lip is becoming something of a distant memory?
Little Britain - Pollensa and Alcudia
The largest foreign community in Pollensa is the British.

Neither the Spanish not British authorities could have made the advice any clearer.
Neither the Spanish not British authorities could have made the advice any clearer.

Palma's beach
Palma's beach
Big rise in the number of British residents in the Balearics
"There are now almost 18,000 British residents in the Balearics...."
Is Spain right to deport Britons whose paperwork is not in order?
British resident tells of battle to get Covid vaccine in Mallorca
Difficulties with getting onto the vaccination list for recent UK residents in Mallorca.
Letters to the Editor
A reader shares his experience on returning to the island with the lastest restrictions in force.
Brexit
Brexit: what next?
"At the moment there is plenty of uncertainty, we do not know how the vote will affect the British tourist industry, Balearic exports, the purchase of homes in the islands by British citizens ... ."
- Spain at boiling point over eggs!
- Now there's a proposal for a fifteen-year residency requirement to buy a home in the Balearics
- A Good Friday. Britain's biggest cruise ship heads for Palma for Easter
- Ryanair launches subscription that waives fees for reserved seats and insurance
- Super luxury British hotels set to open in Mallorca this summer
Comment
No special treatment, you voted for it!
“If the British were buying homes and businesses like they did in the 1980s and 1990s, would they still face so much red tape in Spain?”
Jason Moore28/02/2025 12:55