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The Strength Behind Seniors Money Lifetime Loans

16.02.2008 - Many retired British expatriates living in Spain will have heard of equity release – turning capital locked in their homes into cash. The money raised can be used to increase income, to meet urgent and necessary expense or to purchase luxuries.
Seniors Money launched in Spain in summer 2006 provides the means for you to release the equity from your Spanish home in the form of a safe and flexible lifetime loan.

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Check the weather before booking a holiday

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Summer holiday warning

16.02.2008 - Leading UK insurer Esure, is advising prospective British holidaymakers to check the weather for their chosen destination before they splash out on their summer holidays.
Esure said that the US, the Caribbean and Asia had become increasingly popular holiday destinations with British holidaymakers, but few checked when extreme weather conditions could affect their chosen holiday spots.
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New Ryanair base

16.02.2008 - Budget flier Ryanair have recently announced its 25th international base at Birmingham airport..
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A gay merger

16.02.2008 - Respect Holidays and Sensations Holidays, a UK gay and lesbian tour operator, have merged making it Europe’s biggest specialist holiday provider.
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More Canary flights

16.02.2008 - Thomas Cook recently announced that during winter 2008/9 they will start to offer flights to Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote from Leeds/Bradford airport.
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Beating the taxman with constructive tax planning

16.02.2008 - Just about everyone hates paying taxes and the less tax you have to pay the better. It gives you more to spend on yourself and your family, and/or more to save up for your future. You may also wish to leave your children a useful inheritance.

Paying taxes is a legal and social responsibility and moving abroad doesn’t negate the necessity to pay taxes. This is why legitimate tax planning is so important, so you can reduce the amount of tax you have to pay without breaking any rules, leaving more in your pocket for you and your dependants.
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Spaniards are not comfortable with the euro

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Spanish euro discomfort

16.02.2008 - A study by the European Commission has found that 54 per cent of Spaniards are still not comfortable using the euro and admit to not managing it well.

The study titled, The Eurozone – five years after the introduction of the euro, which took place in 2006 asked questions like “Do you buy less because you fear spending too much?” “Do you buy more because you don’t know how much you are spending?” and “Does the euro make little difference to your spending habits?”
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Poor chocolate quality

16.02.2008 - Leading European chocolate producers are predicting that the quality of chocolate will become poorer, but the prices of it are set to rise.
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Abolish unfair measures

16.02.2008 - Brussels based organisation European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) has called on all Member States to abolish transitional measures that have been placed on EU ascension countries restricting their labour markets. ECAS claim that the number of Romanians and Bulgarians seeking work in other EU countries since 1st January 2007 has not been significant and that the transitional measures are contrary to “the spirit of the founding treaties”.
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Savings banks granted the most mortgages

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Spanish mortgage statistics

16.02.2008 - The National Institute of Statistics (INE) recently revealed that the average mortgage in Spain during October of last year was 170,872 euros, a rise of 7.7 per cent when compared to the same period in 2006 and 2.5 per cent higher than the figures for September 2007.
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Heat returns with a vengeance

Canary Islands - 30.07.2010 - Soaring temperatures yesterday have brought a sweltering end to the month for most parts of the Canaries. more...

Pool users treated after chlorine leak

Santa Cruz - 30.07.2010 - Eight swimmers using Santa Cruz's municipal swimming pool required medical treatment yesterday evening after chlorine leaked from a maintenance tank into the air. more...

Karate school boss charged with 56 child sex offences

Gran Canaria - 30.07.2010 - The owner of Gran Canaria's most successful karate school is to be prosecuted for almost 60 separate offences in what Spanish media are billing as the biggest child sex scandal in the country's history. more...

Drunk woman driver held

Santa Cruz - 29.07.2010 - A Santa Cruz woman who knocked over a pedestrian and damaged several cars in the Ramblas area of the city was well over the alcohol limit, according to police. more...

Arona resorts set for 22 million euro facelift

Arona - 29.07.2010 - The main tourist areas in Arona are to receive a massive facelift under a 22 million euro project unveiled yesterday by the local council. more...

Islands claim bullfight ban 'first'

Canary Islands - 29.07.2010 - Yesterday's headline-making decision by Catalonia to outlaw bullfighting in the region as of 2012 has prompted a flurry of media reminders here that the Canaries were the first part of Spain to ban the sport. more...

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Living & Lifestyle

What kind of body type are you?
Did you ever notice that some people can eat whatever they want and rarely get fat? Did you ever notice how some people gain weight a lot easier and a lot quicker than other people? Did you ever notice the same about gaining muscle? more...

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The new VW Touareg

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