"Pay the Priors now", Costa del Sol News, 27 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

Protesters gather outside Vera town hall to demand compensation for couple; SOHA members travel to Almería in a show of support

 

"Expats Flee Spain To Avoid Tax On Overseas Assets", Money International, 27 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

Tax changes are believed to have forced thousands of expats to flee their new home in the Spanish sunshine. ... Many expats who have failed to make the declaration are suspected to have left the country to avoid fines and other penalties.

 

"Expats disenfranchised in EU referendum", Costa News, 26 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

Courts rule against long-term emigrants over 15-year rule

 

"Where Are Brits Moving To In 2016?", Expatriate Healthcare, 25 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

...a new global migration report, conducted by MoveHub ... revealed that three in ten Brits were leaving the UK in search for a better quality of life, and 54% were seeking sunnier climes. ... Unsurprisingly, Spain ranked in third place... The British expat community in Spain is vast and many feel as if the county is a home away from home, particularly for retirees...

 

"British retirees 'have more money to spend on Iberian property'", OPP.Today, 25 | 05 | 2016 - Opinión (Adrian Bishop, editor of OPP.Today)

Martin Dell, Director of leading Spanish property portal ... says “Retirees these days have more funds behind them to explore the world with, but a considerable number look no further than Spain when it comes to where they want to live during their golden years. When you consider Spain’s advantages, it’s easy to see why.

 

"Expats are leaving Spain, official figures show", Expat Forum, 24 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

Overall foreign resident numbers steadily increased up to 2012 but have fallen every year since driven by a big drop in expats from European Union countries. ... a British expat who runs property business ... put blame on the change in law which means that expats living in Spain must now declare their worldwide assets for tax purposes. ... He pointed out that the worldwide asset declaration obligation was introduced to clamp down on corruption and fiscal evasion by locals. “But the main victims have been EU expats, who are either leaving Spain, choosing not to come in the first place, arranging their affairs to avoid being fiscal residents, or simply dropping off the radar,”...

 

"Baffled, Spain's British expats on edge as Brexit threatens", Times of India, 22 | 05 | 2016 - Reportaje

Like countless retired British nationals who have swapped the infamous rain back home for the sun of Spain and the lure of cheaper property, Pauline ... is most concerned about healthcare. ... covered by Spain's healthcare system under EU mechanisms that allow her to get the same treatment as locals. ... "One of the most important aspects of the withdrawal negotiations would be determining the acquired rights of the two million or so UK citizens living in other member states," a British parliamentary committee concluded earlier this month. ... Of all UK-born residents living in the EU in 2011, the largest number was in Spain, according to Britain's Migration Observatory -- and many are retired.

 

"Brexit: What would happen to expats if Britain leaves the EU?", Express, 20 | 05 | 2016 - Reportaje (Alice Foster)

...a Government paper on Brexit has warned there are no guarantees over continuing rights to work, reside and own property or access public services such as healthcare in the EU. ... a Leave.EU spokesman said: “Expats rights will be grandfathered due to the Vienna Convention.” ... Expats already living in the EU would retain their “acquired right” to stay there but it would not apply to people who move abroad in the future. ... "...The rights do not cover healthcare or benefits. That is the legal view of the legal profession.”

 

"La patronal de Valencia alerta de que la subida de impuestos ahuyenta a los residentes extranjeros", Valencia Plaza, 20 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

El primer informe sobre propuestas fiscales elaborado por la patronal de Valencia CEV alerta de que "la insoportable presión fiscal a la que se enfrentan" los ciudadanos comunitarios, sobre todo jubilados, está provocando un abandono "significativo" de extranjeros residentes que pagaban impuestos en Comunitat. El estudio atribuye ese fenómeno a la subida del IRPF en los últimos años, pero advierte de que la tendencia se acentuará con la subida del Impuesto de Patrimonio aprobada por el Consell. ... destaca que, tras crecer durante varios años de forma consecutiva, la población de la Comunitat se ha ido reduciendo desde julio de 2011, coincidiendo con el final de las bonificaciones y la recuperación del Impuesto sobre el Patrimonio. ... Además ... detectan un cambio en el perfil del extranjero residente en la Comunitat. ... Este cambio de roles que supone la "huida de la población europea coincide con un importante aumento de la presión fiscal sobre este colectivo en España, que en su mayoría son jubilados de otros países de la Unión Europea".

 

"Expatriates in Spain. Advantages and convenience of making a Spanish Power of Attorney", Round Town News, 20 | 05 | 2016 - Opinión (White & Baos Abogados)

We receive many enquiries from older people who either live in Spain or have interests here, who are concerned about what would happen to them if one day they could no longer deal with their affairs themselves and they needed to make arrangements with the bank, or sell a property in Spain, etc. For these cases, to try to avoid or prevent problems, it can be very advisable to grant a Power of Attorney in favor of their relatives or other trusted person.

 

"Ciudadanos se concentran en Vera y piden una solución para la pareja británica cuya casa fue derribada", Almeria360 Noticias, 19 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

Una protesta, en la que han participado principalmente ciudadanos de origen británico, que ha contado con la presencia del matrimonio afectado. Los Prior, una pareja de 72 años que reside en un garaje desde que su vivienda fuese demolida pese a recibir el amparo del Tribunal Constitucional...

 

"Manifestación en Vera de apoyo a los Prior", Teleprensa, 19 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

...la Sra Helen Prior habló de sus años de calvario, aunque dijo no querer irse de esta tierra... También habló Lenox Napier de Mojácar Positiva se mueve, Maura Hillen presidenta de AUAN, Philip Smalley presidente de SOHA, Gerardo Vázquez portavoz de AUAN, y el Alcalde de Vera...

 

"British expats in Spain worry they may lose jobs and money if UK votes to leave EU", ITV, 17 | 05 | 2016 - Reportaje (James Mates, ITV News Europe Editor)

Pensions are also a concern for those Britons who have retired in Spain and could well be another reason they could decide to come home. Like much in this campaign, it's not at all clear what the implications would be for those who claim their pensions here. Currently pensions are index linked because the UK has bilateral agreement with Spain but no one is certain that that arrangement would continue after June 23rd.