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The importance of taking out motor insurance for a Tenerife car
Have you recently set up home on the island of Tenerife? If so, you are likely feeling very lucky. Usually, time spent on the largest of Spain's Canary Islands is limited to getaways - but you now have its warm climate and beautiful beaches and scenery on your doorstep. However, this does le ..
Monday, October 15, 2018
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There can be heartbreaking consequences for title defects in Spain – so be sure to protect yourself
At Ibex Insurance Services we are always sad to learn of the dire situations that some expatriates have found themselves in after purchasing property in Spain that they had reasonable cause to think did not present any title defects, planning permission or other legal issues. This story in The ..
Wednesday, October 03, 2018
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Whether you are dealing with known or unknown property risks, our conveyancing insurance in Spain could enable you to rest easy
No one wishes to purchase property in an unfamiliar part of the world, in hope of embarking on a new and exciting chapter of their life, with a cloud of uncertainty over their heads - yet this is precisely the situation that all too many expats can end up in when acquiring property in Spain. ..
Thursday, September 20, 2018
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Don’t allow your Spanish property dream to be – quite literally – demolished by title defects
Title defects (http://www.ibexinsure.com/title-insurance/title-insurance-benefits) on Spanish properties have been a headache for expats for many years now, with all manner of headlines having appeared in the British press about couples whose dream of living in Spain has turned sour due to legal ..
Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Why is it so important for the buyers of Spanish property to have conveyancing insurance?
Spain has long had an arguably undeserved reputation as a country in which it is risky to purchase property, largely due to the various news stories that have been published over the years giving the impression of an alarmingly large number of expats in the country encountering legal issues with ..
Thursday, August 30, 2018
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How can you protect yourself against becoming one of the latest victims of illegal builds in Spain?
There’s very little to dislike about Spain. After all, not only is the weather routinely fabulous, but the country is also renowned for its cuisine and there’s a strong complement of houses, apartments and villas from which to choose when you are looking to own property here. ..
Friday, August 17, 2018
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What are the basic steps involved in buying Portuguese property from overseas?
Reports continue to emerge of demand pushing up the price of property in Portugal. These include, as revealed by the National Institute of Statistics, a 7.8% increase in the average value of real estate in the country during the first quarter of 2018 on a year-on-year basis. Indeed, you can now ..
Tuesday, August 07, 2018
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Spanish drivers: be aware of Operación Salida these days!
A holiday exodus is an inevitable feature of life in various countries around the world. Many of those who use Ibex Insurance Services as their car insurance broker in Spain (http://www.ibexinsure.com/car-insurance/car-insurance-benefits)should therefore probably already be familiar with the ann ..
Monday, July 30, 2018
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We make it so easy for you to pick the right expat medical cover in Spain
If you have spent most of your life in the UK and are accustomed to NHS treatments, your move to Spain may bring various issues – not least the complexity and confusion inherent in attempting to choose a medical insurance broker in Spain (http://www.ibexinsure.com/health-insurance/health-i ..
Monday, July 16, 2018
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How is the search for a house insurance broker different when you’re an expat?
At a time in your life when so much else will be new and unfamiliar to you, the last thing you will want to do is end up doing business with a cowboy house insurance broker (http://www.ibexinsure.com/home-insurance/home-insurance-benefits)that doesn’t provide the protection or service you ..
Thursday, July 05, 2018
Recent Posts
- The importance of taking out motor insurance for a Tenerife car
- There can be heartbreaking consequences for title defects in Spain – so be sure to protect yourself
- Whether you are dealing with known or unknown property risks, our conveyancing insurance in Spain could enable you to rest easy
- Don’t allow your Spanish property dream to be – quite literally – demolished by title defects
- Why is it so important for the buyers of Spanish property to have conveyancing insurance?
- How can you protect yourself against becoming one of the latest victims of illegal builds in Spain?
- What are the basic steps involved in buying Portuguese property from overseas?
- Spanish drivers: be aware of Operación Salida these days!
- We make it so easy for you to pick the right expat medical cover in Spain
- How is the search for a house insurance broker different when you’re an expat?