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Marmite, tea bags and pork pies: What can you bring into France from the UK?
BREXIT

Marmite, tea bags and pork pies: What can you bring into France from the UK?

How to open a bank account in Spain if you’re not a resident
BANKING

How to open a bank account in Spain if you're not a resident

Which banks in Spain allow non-residents to open accounts? What are the requirements and the paperwork? Here’s what you need to know if you’re in Spain for extended periods of time or you own a second home here and you want to open a Spanish bank account.

Squatting in Spain: Which regions have the worst ‘okupa’ problems? 
PROPERTY

Squatting in Spain: Which regions have the worst ‘okupa’ problems? 

BREXIT: Could France let Brits stay more than 90 days without a visa?
SECOND HOMES

BREXIT: Could France let Brits stay more than 90 days without a visa?

PROPERTY

French property renovation grants closed to second-home owners

French property renovation grants closed to second-home owners
SECOND HOMES

Brexit: What has changed for British second-home owners in France?

Brexit: What has changed for British second-home owners in France?
SECOND HOMES

Reader question: Will Italy consider scrapping the 90-day limit for Brits?

Reader question: Will Italy consider scrapping the 90-day limit for Brits?
SECOND HOMES

BREXIT: Valencia region pushes to give Brits more than 90 days in Spain

BREXIT: Valencia region pushes to give Brits more than 90 days in Spain
French property: How planning permission rules change in 2022
PROPERTY

French property: How planning permission rules change in 2022

Tax warning for second-home owners with French carte de séjour
SECOND HOMES

Tax warning for second-home owners with French carte de séjour

EXPLAINED: What are Spain’s rules and taxes for Airbnb rentals?
TOURISM

EXPLAINED: What are Spain’s rules and taxes for Airbnb rentals?

PROPERTY

Second-home owners: What French taxes do you need to pay?

Second-home owners: What French taxes do you need to pay?