“Foreign property buyers spend €1.6 billion on Balearic homes in 2016”, The Olive Press, 02 | 06 | 2017 - Noticia
The ministry of development’s figures show total spend by foreign owners is 50% up on 2014. Europeans made the bulk of the purchases, with the number of Swedish buyers rising by a third…

“Expertos apuestan por copiar ideas de destinos exitosos como la Costa Azul”, La Opinión de Málaga, 02 | 06 | 2017 - Noticia
La IX edición de la Jornada de Turismo Residencial reunió … a numerosos expertos del sector que debatieron sobre la estrategia futura que ha de seguir Marbella. … el presidente de la Federación Andaluza de Urbanizadores y Turismo Residencial … señaló que la ciudad debe apostar por un turismo residencial de calidad medio y alto y buscar atraer a estos clientes de alto poder adquisitivo mediante una oferta de servicios acordes a sus expectativas, predominando el mercado británico y del norte de Europa … apostó por copiar lo que están haciendo los grandes promotores, que «están combinando el tema hotelero con el tema residencial».

“The dreaded Padrón… or the mystery of the missing Brits”, Costa News, 01 | 06 | 2017 - Noticia
The National Institute for Statistics … published last week their ongoing Padrón statistics which show that during 2016 Alicante lost 16,000 residents, of which 9,344 were of British nationality. The figures released by the INE show that the British population in Alicante stands at 63,010, which equals the number of Brits way back in 2004. What is the reason behind this continued fall since 2008?

"'If Spain healthcare went, we'd be lost' Expat fears as pensioner exodus to overload NHS", Daily Express, 31 | 05 | 2017 - Reportaje (Vickiie Oliphant)
...post-Brexit, many could be forced to return home for care - landing the NHS with an additional bill of about £979million according to Nuffield Trust. .. The British government currently pay Spain £223 million to fund healthcare for nationals living abroad in Spain. Although the cost to Spain is likely to be much higher, expats are considered so crucial to the local economy the government does not raise the issue.

“Brexit expat pensioners 'may cost NHS millions’”, BBC, 31 | 05 | 2017 - Noticia
…there could be gains too post-Brexit, the Nuffield Trust says. When the UK leaves the EU it could stop paying EU membership fees. Money from this saving could be used by the NHS. Nuffield Trust spokesman Mark Dayan said: "It is possible that extra funds could be found for the NHS from any cancellation of Britain's EU membership fees. "But whether or not these benefits will outweigh the significant staffing and financial costs Brexit may impose on already stretched services remains to be seen. That depends largely on the NHS being recognised as a significant priority as we enter some of the most important negotiations in Britain's history."

“NHS faces £500m bill if British expats lose EU healthcare rights post-Brexit”, National Health Executive, 31 | 05 | 2017 - Noticia
Brexit could leave the NHS footing a bill of almost half a billion pounds if British nationals are forced to return to the UK to receive free healthcare. This is the headline finding of a study released … by leading think tank the Nuffield Trust called ‘Getting a Brexit Deal that Works for the NHS’. Researchers looked into the effects of a scenario where thousands of British citizens living abroad were forced to come home after their right to healthcare in Europe was taken away due to the UK leaving the European Union. … the report did also find that Brexit could yield some positive effects. … Dr Mark Porter, BMA [the British Medical Association] council chair added: “These figures are a stark reminder that with the NHS at breaking point, politicians must keep the health service and its patients at the forefront during Brexit negotiations and reduce the impact that leaving the EU will have on health and social care across the UK.”

“Will expat pensioners really cost the NHS £1 billion?”, Channel 4, 31 | 05 | 2017 - Reportaje (Martin Williams)
A new report by the Nuffield Trust warns of a massive bill for the NHS if the government fails to reach a good Brexit deal and expat pensioners return to the UK. … The Nuffield Trust raises legitimate concerns about Brexit’s impact on healthcare. If no agreement is reached, returning expats could put extra pressure on the NHS. But the statistics they use may be shaky.

“Brexit dims British dream of owning home in Spanish sun”, Irish Times, 22 | 05 | 2017 - Reportaje (Bloomberg)
Britons accounted for 14.5 per cent of purchases of Spanish homes by foreigners in the first quarter, according to Spain’s property registry. That’s the lowest proportion since the registry began compiling data in 2006. … “The Brexit effect is clearly having a notable impact on the buying behavior of UK buyers in Spain,” a report from the registry said. “Demand is clearly trending downwards.” To be sure, citizens from the UK still make up the largest share of foreign home buyers in Spain ahead of France and Germany. Even so, real estate agents agree that the future remains uncertain and where sterling goes next is key. “The British love affair with Spain hasn’t ended but it’s becoming more expensive,” said Mark Stucklin, who runs … a website that monitors real estate trends in Spain. “The pound is the biggest issue for would-be buyers.” Most British buyers expect the UK to hammer out a deal on residents’ rights and worry less about that than about what happens to sterling, said Mr Stucklin.

"The Tories promised to give expats the vote last year. It was a whopper", The Guardian, 22 | 05 | 2017 - Opinión (Giles Tremlett)
In October her minister for the constitution, Chris Skidmore, made a clear and unequivocal pledge to bring UK citizens living abroad back into the democratic fold, by allowing them to vote, before the next election. This was especially important to those whose lives are most traumatically affected by Brexit because they live elsewhere in the EU. ... On 8 June the millions of UK citizens living abroad will still be unable to vote. Those of us in the EU who were barred from the referendum that turned our lives upside down (despite a similar, clear promise in the 2015 Conservative party manifesto) are now also barred from voting for the government that will decide on the terms of Brexit.

“La pesadilla de las casas alegales de Albox agoniza con su regularización”, La Voz de Almería, 16 | 05 | 2017 - Noticia
Medio centenar de familias residentes en Albox están cerca de poner fin a su particular pesadilla. Años atrás invirtieron sus ahorros en la compra de una casa que, sin saberlo sus compradores, era ilegal. Esta situación ha obligado a muchos a sobrevivir sin agua o luz corriente; a base de generadores y pozos ciegos. … las nuevas medidas aprobadas por las diferentes administraciones están haciendo que cada vez más familias escapen de esta situación. … el Área de Urbanismo … ultima la regularización de 52 viviendas fuera de ordenación…

"Spain sets sights on post-Brexit citizens deal", Politico, 16 | 05 | 2017 - Reportaje (Charlie Cooper y Jan Cienski)
Along with Poland, Spain is one of the remaining EU27 countries with the most at stake in resolving what happens to EU citizens in the U.K., and vice versa, after Britain leaves the bloc. ... Dastis, Spain’s foreign minister ... said citizens’ rights is Spain’s top priority for the negotiations, adding: “We want the agreement to be as broad as possible … and as similar as possible to the situation we have now.” ... Many EU citizens who have already started to apply for permanent residence status in the U.K. are facing paperwork problems. ... The EU’s Brexit guidelines state that EU citizens who have been living legally in the U.K. for over five years (and vice versa) should be granted permanent resident status. Where the Spanish briefing goes further is suggesting protection for those who haven’t yet reached the five-year mark but have the expectation of doing so. ... Spain is home to the most British residents in the EU and is the only country where that is higher than the reciprocal figure. ... Many of these people may find themselves in an immigration limbo if the amount of paperwork and legal requirements of the citizens’ agreement are very strict. For example, some British residents spend up to six months a year in Spain and don’t register themselves with the local authorities — which could mean they don’t mean the requirements to qualify as permanent residents.

Última entrada OEG

Comentario de la Sentencia número 25/2017 (Juzgado de Primera Instancia nº 2, Fuengirola) y de la Sentencia correspondiente al juicio ordinario 762/2013 (Juzgado de Primera Instancia nº 4, Fuengirola, de 7 de febrero, 2017), sobre los productos financieros ofrecidos por la empresa británica S.L. Mortgage Fundin N1 LTD y Landsbanki Luxembourg, S.A., a tres británicos de avanzada edad y residentes en España. Santos G. Agrela Páez, abogado colaborador del OEG.