Friday, March 29, 2024

Columnists

Is your guy a ‘Barbie man’?

Mistress of Sizzle Belinda Beckett on the role of macho Iberico barbecueus in the ritual of al fresco feasting

Spanish bureaucracy and tax loopholes

Antonio Flores, of Marbella-based Lawbird, explores Spain’s paperwork forests

Loud and Clear!

In which our man shows he has more bolas than most!

Would you trust an estate agent?

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Take it from me; I'm an estate agent

Delaying a pension is not always wrong

Deferring your UK State Pension may seem like a crazy idea but there may be method in the madness, writes Richard Alexander

Antequera: The town that’s ‘all heart’

The town surrounded by Andalucía’s Big Three cities is also at the centre of a ‘love triangle’, writes Jack Gaioni

Boost for Euro over Sterling after IMF comments

Columnist Mark Rickard breaks down the current status of foreign exchange

Insurance brokers or robots?

Internet comparison sites are all very well but nothing beats the human touch, writes Danni Worth

Dealing with the Marbs high season and its struggles

Columnist Giles Brown recounts the tales of a battered Brit and projectile weapons

What if Jimmy Savile had found his prey in Torremolinos?

Legal columnist Antonio Flores explains how criminals can slip through the cracks in Spain

In praise of Cadiz’s Los Palmones beach

Sucks to what the Tourist Board says, writes Belinda Beckett, aka the Mistress of Sizzle

What should you pay, or be paid, for your property in Spain?

In this column we'll take a look at how valuations are calculated, who needs them, and how they can help you

Little pensions add up!

Columnist and financial expert Richard Alexander with some good press for pensions

A Sterling summer

Columnist and financial expert Mark Rickard of HiFX, on summer changes and the ever-struggling euro

Summertime, and the livin’ ain’t easy

Columnist Giles Brown on tourist woes on the coast

The magic formula for claiming on household insurance

Columnist and financial expert Danni Worth, of Op de Beeck & Worth, on how to stake your claim

Hacks and lumberjacks are NOT okay!

Columnist Belinda Beckett, aka the Mistress of Sizzle, regrets her career choice

Ways to tackle Spanish property transfer tax

With the tax rate going higher and higher, columnist Antonio Flores looks at ways to get around it

Useful Spanish property tools for buyers and sellers are just a click away

If you're thinking about buying or selling property in Spain, one of the first, and best, places to start is online. Here are some of the most useful sites on the Internet...

Chasing income

Finance expert Richard Alexander suggests ways to make your money work for you

Reaching fever pitch but avoiding San Juan

Our lifestyle expert Giles Brown on the World Cup and San Juan sin-purging

The winding road to Spanish residency

Antonio Flores examines the route to residency

Fantasy football

Belinda Beckett, aka the Mistress of Sizzle, celebrates the World Cup in her own way

A new Spanish property boom or a bottom-feeding frenzy?

Some Costa del Sol agents and clients are even using the 'B' word, again. (As in 'boom'...)

‘Sell in May and go away’

Columnist Richard Alexander asks if we're looking for a dip in the economy come the summer, and if so where you should put your money

Rolling commentary

Columnist Mark Rickard, of HiFX, needs solace after the World Cup

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