Category Archives: Spain

Brise Soliel

By John | February 8, 2010

We went to Xàtiva a couple of weeks ago to pick up the deeds for the plot we have bought, and to see a second architect. The guy we initially met made an offer for doing the design which was 50% over the usual rate, and was unable to explain why. Our (excellent) lawyer in [...]

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The Spanish Land Registry online

By John | November 4, 2009

We have received the results of the land registry checks that our abogado (lawyer) in Spain has made on the plot we want to buy. I am impressed. The time to get the information was less than a week, and the land registry for the whole of Spain is on-line, with basic information available [...]

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A place in Spain

By John | October 17, 2009

At the beginning of this year, the company I work for took over a smaller competitor. Some months later (surprise, surprise) cost cutting measures were announced, which included an offer allowing early retirement. After some thought Ruth and I decided it was an offer too good to pass up, and I signed up. So I [...]

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Inditex overtakes Gap to become leading fashion retailer

By John | August 12, 2008

Inditex, based in A Coruña (N. Spain), has overtaken Gap to become the world’s number one fashion retailer. You probably know at least one of their brand names, although I admit I hadn’t realised that all the following stores are part of the Inditex Group:

Zara
Bershka
Pull and Bear
Massimo Dutti
Stradivarius

Not that that is all the brands- there’s [...]