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November 9th, 2009
This week I'm taking a look at some of the often overlooked aspects of living in Spain. Some recent personal experience with a very ill member of my family has highlighted a number of issues that have caused unnecessary work and problems. These were mostly due to the correct paperwork ...
Continue reading Moving to Spain – your rights and responsibilities … the first step
December 1st, 2009
One of Spain’s leading banks, Caixa Catalunya, has said that its stock of housing, taken on due to the recent financial circumstances, has almost completely been absorbed in some regions. The bank states that "we are very near the end, if not already finished". This has led to an increase ...
Continue reading Recovery in Some Areas of the Spanish Property Market
December 9th, 2009
In an interesting report, the British bank HSBC has stated that the adjustment of the housing market in Spain will continue in coming quarters even though there have been signs that the "free fall" of the property sector is nearing the end. The report compares the current status of the housing ...
Continue reading How Valid is One Bank’s Opinion on the Property Market in Spain?
December 21st, 2009
About 400,000 workers in Spain on permanent contracts will have access to intermittent unemployment benefits without having to have contributed at least six months social security, in an amendment to made to the Employment Act tomorrow that will reduce the minimum contributions to just 4 months. However, there is great concern ...
Continue reading Unemployment Benefit to be paid after only 4 Months work
December 22nd, 2009
The government aims to banish the current rules which state that workers are exempt from the obligation to contribute to Social Security if the duration of their work is less than 72 hours per month. With the new rules, employers and employees are required to declare "from the first hour ...
Continue reading Part time workers to pay Social Security
December 23rd, 2009
The Council of Ministers today approved a draft law that will regulate the benefits that may be claimed by self-employed workers who are unable to work or who voluntarily cease their activities. Benefits will last from two to six months depending on their recent contributions to social services. Deputy Prime Minister ...
Continue reading Self Employed Workers Receive Benefit Boost
January 8th, 2010
Further data released by Eurostat today, the EU statistics office, show unemployment in the EU rose to 9.5% in November, while Spain's figure reached 19.4% and remains the country with the second highest unemployment rate in the EU. The level of registered unemployed
Continue reading EU Unemployment Figures Released
January 4th, 2010
The price of newly constructed properties in Spain was down 5.7% on average during 2009, according to a report by the Appraisal Society. The Community of Madrid, had the highest depreciation of 7.7%, followed by Catalonia (6.3%) and Valencia (5.5%). The lowest drops were seen in Asturias, with a fall ...
Continue reading 2010 – a Transitional Year For New Property in Spain
January 4th, 2010
The American newspaper The New York Times has commented on today's "problematic" increasing rate of youth unemployment in Spain, which has reached 42.9% in the age group between 16 and 24 years. Specifically, one of the most worrying
Continue reading Few Opportunities For Young Spanish Workers
January 5th, 2010
As year end figures are released, the full effects of the economic crisis that continued throughout the world during 2009 are demonstrated. In Spain, the year closed with an increase of 794,640 unemployed people, making a total figure of 3,923,603 unemployed, the
Continue reading End of Year Unemployment Figures
