In Spain the Healthcare is very efficient and subject to personal circumstances, you will find it freely available due to the reciprocal arrangements offers within the EU.

Healthcare is free to women of 60 and men of 65 years of age.
For more details contact the Overseas Benefits office – Tel 0191 2187547.

Education standards are very high in Spain. EU citizens have no problems finding their place in the system. If you require your child/children to enter the Spanish school system then the earlier the better. State schools are free and your child/children will become fluent in Spanish within the first year. For further information telephone the Ministry of Education and science – 0034 917018000.

For International schools who follow the British curriculum,  telephone the European Council of International Schools – 07130 268244 or log onto - www.ecis.org.

There are a number of ways you can finance your purchase over periods of up to 20 years. Since the lifting of exchange controls non-residents can now take out a mortgage on Spanish property. Mortgages are freely available. Residents and Non-residents a like can obtain mortgages with very little difficulty.Many leading international banks and former building societies now offer mortgage facilities on the purchase of Spanish homes, some are even UK Based.