What Brings People to Valencia?   This month we have a bumper edition of the podcast with a discussion about what brought us to Valencia, what brings clients to Valencia and what people appreciate about the city and the region compared to wherever they lived before. There's so much to appreciate here of course, I once wrote an article of 112 reasons to move here of course, but it's interesting to hear what brought people here because not everyone has the same story.    The links to things...

"Bye Bye Brits- Incompetence and Inflation".   Welcome to the fourth episode of our second series of the Valencia Property podcast. Lots has been going on in our first month back after the summer break so to bring you up to date with everything of course we bring you the podcast. We have a look at each post from the last month in turn but also we have two main parts to the podcast this week, firstly about the effects of the incompetents running the UK in a section we call "Bye Bye Brits" and...

We are back after a long hot summer with the Valencia Property podcast. Paul has been looking after the shop and making sure people have been contacted, the website has been updated and we have been doing all of the background stuff that keeps you informed about what is going on in the Valencia Property market.    In the podcast this week we talk about the following - Why we take the Summer Break - The Valencia Property Market - The Latest on The Digital Nomad Visa - Our Favourite Restaurants...

Hi there and welcome to the latest monthly episode of the Valencia Property Podcast. Today we are going to explore the top tips that the most important people give us, our clients. Those who have already made the move and made their purchase.   What do they think are the most important aspects to bear in mind when looking for your Valencia Property?   I sent out a voice note on whatsapp to our clients and got a load of responses in various accents and of varying lengths. Listen to them all...

Hello and welcome back to the Valencia property podcast. As you might know if you followed our first series we are going monthly now as opposed to weekly as the main issues we wanted to cover we have covered, we will keep referring back to them in the rest of the episodes and let you know episode numbers where applicable.   Our plan now is a monthly podcast done in a slightly different way with more interviews, more market information and a whole lot more concentration on what we have listed...

Welcome to the final episode of the first series of the Valencia Property Podcast but don't worry we are not going away, we are just going to a new schedule. So today we are going to look back at what we have done so far on the podcast tell you where to find those episodes, look at what the podcast has done for us as a company and look at the properties we have sold this year, in terms of prices, availability, nationalities buying and a whole lot more. We are also looking at how we have...

Welcome to the 19th and penultimate episode of our first series of Valencia Property podcasts. The last one next week will not be the last of course, it will just be the last of the weekly series before we go monthly. In the monthly series we are looking to go deeper into some subjects with more news, client questions and interviews as well as more interviews, round table discussions, lifestyle features and more.    Today though we are talking about some of the things that we love and hate...

Welcome to the 18th episode of the Valencia Property podcast. I almost didn't get this one out this week due to... well life... you can find out why in the podcast Today as usual we will start with our listener questions that have been sent in before moving onto our subject for today which is living in Valencia and exploring Spain. Recommended Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGAsG6_JgAI An hour of drone footage from Spain over calming music. If you need some relaxation here it is...

Welcome to the 17th episode of the Valencia Property podcast in which we will look into how to find out more about living in Spain.   Today's podcast has our usual listener questions, some news from Valencia and in the main part we talk about how you can find out more about living in Spain if you don't speak Spanish. We talk about which podcasts to follow to give you more information, which Youtube channels, blogs, social media accounts and even some newspapers.    Recommended Videos Video...

In the latest episode of the VP podcast we are talking about money, your money, and how to make the most of it. Lots of our clients are sending money from countries which don't have the Euro and lots of them are getting ripped off mercilessly because they just don't suspect that the banks may not have their best interests at heart. So today we will be looking at the best way to send your money to Spain to your own bank account which you will need once here and we will be chatting with Toni...

Welcome to the 15th episode of the Valencia Property podcast. In today's episode we look at why Valencia is so different to Alicante (And to a lesser extent the differences between Valencia and Madrid and Barcelona) we answer some more of your questions and we start our meet the team series.  As usual we finish off with our recommendations and you can see the links we talk about below in the show notes.    Recommended Video Valencia your new home. Our intro video on the website just gives you...

Welcome to the latest episode of the Valencia Property podcast. Today on number 14 we will be looking at mortgages on your Valencia Property and why more and more people are getting them. But before we get into that we have as usual a few questions and a bit of news from the Valencia Property market.  The main part of the episode today talks about mortgages and includes an interview with Kevin Monger co-founder of Mortgage Direct who work here in Valencia. You can contact Mortgage Direct...

The 13th episode of the Valencia Property podcast is here and it's a shorter one this week as there are no interviews. All pure content goodness. This week we talk about Orientation Days, what they are and what they involve. Have a listen and check out the links we talk about in the podcast below. Check out our homepage on www.valencia-property.com and the blog at www.valencia-property.com/new  Recommended Video/podcast:   Fancy taking a look at Valencia in 4k video? Take a look at the...

Welcome back to the Valencia Property podcast. After our week off because of the Fallas Fiestas we are back and this week we are talking about our role as buyer's agents and what goes into this role. We take a look at the latest news and events coming out of Valencia and have quite a few listener questions covered so listen up. As usual we mention various things in the podcast and links are here in the show notes below.  Recommended Video Our second podcast talked about the numbers of...

It's Fallas in Valencia, our big fiestas in the city and so therefore there's just an update podcast this week to let you know we have no podcast. You can still follow us on our socials and everywhere else at the links below. The website here The blog here The Facebook page The Twitter feed    

Legalities and Powers of Attorney   Welcome to episode ten of the Valencia property podcast. Today we are talking about something that should be very important to you as a Valencia or Spanish property buyer, the legality of what you are buying.   We will also be looking at the latest news, giving you the results of our survey, thanks for all of you that answered it by the way, and also announcing the winner of our raffle to win the two books about Valencia that we announced a few weeks...

This week's podcast is number nine in our series and talks about the Paradox of Choice and what having a restricted number of options means for your Valencia Property purchase.    As usual we start with an introduction, the latest news from Valencia, followed by our listener questions, our article about the Paradox of Choice and we finish off with our recommendations.    However we also have two other sections this week. We have an interview with James Blick from Spain Revealed about his new...

Welcome to the 8th episode of the Valencia Property Podcast. This week we are talking about what to expect day to day as you live and possibly work in Valencia. We look at the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city or the suburbs and what type of property you can get in each area. Also we have a conversation about the advantages and disadvantages of living inside or outside the city.  We have some news, and very good news for Valencia, a couple of listener questions are...

The seventh episode of the Valencia Property Podcast talks about what is happening in the market currently but first details of our competition. You'll need to listen to the podcast to hear the questions but here are the details of what you need to do.  1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. You can see the link here. https://valencia-property.com/new/ApplePodcasts  (Equally if you prefer to listen to your podcasts on Spotify, Podbean or others you could leave us another review there too...

Welcome to the sixth podcast in our series about buying property in Valencia.   Today we are going to be looking at the story of our company, why we do what we do and how we do it because we do things in a different way.   We have a look at some of the events happening in Valencia this month and what football you can watch here.    We will be having a discussion about the all important descriptions we put out into the world and looking at the tech we use every day.   We will also be answering...

The fifth episode about buying Valencia Property is about Visas and includes more listener questions. In this episode we talk about the three main types of Visas that our clients are looking for, the Golden Visa, the Non Lucrative Visa and the soon to be released digital nomad visa.   In our listeners' questions section we look at questions about working with us, where to start on a property search, the quality of building in Valencia and preparation for getting a mortgage. If you would...

The fourth episode about buying Valencia Property is about Brexit and Brits and includes our first set of listener questions. In this episode we talk about how the situation has changed for Brits, what this has meant in the property market and how Brits are affected in terms of requirements for visas. We also have a section about deluded Brits, those who don't realise or won't admit that the situation has changed for them.  We also go through various questions about Valencia including one...

In this third episode about buying Valencia Property we look at why people choose to buy a property to modernise and what is the process of modernisation  Why Modernise? Licences and timelines The role of the architect The role of the project manager Getting materials and furnishings We also have an interview with Corinne who is currently going through this process. She gives you the inside track on her modernisation and why she originally chose Valencia to buy her place.    In this...

In this second episode about buying Valencia Property we look at how Americans came to be our number one clients in the last year: Why Valencia? What Americans are Escaping What Americans Look For What Do Americans Like About Valencia In this episode we also mention various links to take a look Recommended Video Twelve years ago I did a video series of 100 tips for people moving to Spain. What you need to think about before coming. It was probably the most useful thing we have ever...

In this first episode about buying Valencia Property we look into how you should prepare to come to Valencia: How Long Before Coming Over To Start Looking Steps Needed in Preparation How to Prepare Your Trip How You Can Work With Us What You Need to Get Clear Before Buying In this episode we also mention various links to take a look Recommended Video The recommended video was taken from a time back during the first Covid lockdown when a beard appeared on my face. You can see the...