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Thanks, Steve and Shuggie. That's very helpful. I didn't expect it to be simple :grin: Ideal would be a runabout with lots of seats. I'm looking at old VW (70s bay window) microbuses, not at all reliable, but 9 seats to take a big family group to the beach, and easy to fix :) Alternative would be a ...

Because of the high cost of car hire in peak season (cost me £900 for two weeks last summer), I'm considering buying an old car to keep on the island. To keep things simpler, I'm looking at Spanish-registered vehicles. Are there any special restrictions on vehicles on the island? Any gotchas that I ...

For anyone looking at options for heating, cooling and insulation, I highly recommend reading this, for a clear explanation with unbiased real world assessments of the effectiveness of different options. "Without hot air" http://www.withouthotair.com/c21/page_146.shtml Air source heatpumps seem like...

... As an aside; if we pay the extra 7% complementary tax due on their inflated property value now, are we liable to pay less capital gains tax 18% (?) later, when we sell? P. I expect that it's either one or the other with complementary tax on purchase or capital gains tax on a sale, assuming(!) t...

Hi lm new tn this forum. Just wondering if any one has stayed at the princess playa hotel? Its our first time to menorca and we have booked to stay here for 2 wks 12th sept next yr. Can any one advise what prices ard like for meals and drinks. Reason l ask is we went to majorca this year and found ...

Thanks very much. That's some useful info.

Next time I'm over, I'll get quotes to install a flue for a stove through the flat roof of the house. It would be a great thing to have during the winter months.

Oh, how much I'd like to have a wood-burning stove :)

Is it easy to get good seasoned firewood on the island?

At the moment we have an open fireplace, we are thinking of putting in a wood burner, but I think it could get to hot in the evenings, so I am also thinking of getting an electric fire that looks like a log burner, could be better just to turn on and off when needed. At the moment we only have air ...

Looks like it would be tricky to apply, especially with people buying one-way plane tickets.

Don't know how it can fit with the "freedom of movement" principle within the Schengen area of the EU. Surely you can't be taxed for being somewhere?

No I don't have a chimney and the roof is only 6 years old and is concrete construction as well but has a rubber membrain under the concrete pad so I don't want to cut through that and risk a leak. I've gone through an external wall with insulated chimney tube. Pictures below hopefully. Not finishe...