Noticeboard

Notices from the lobby

Longer notes on the NIE and residence in Benidorm: what changed, what to plan for, what people ask us about.

What Brexit changed on paper in Benidorm

Same flat, same view of the bay, a different set of papers. A calm look at what changed for British residents, owners and newcomers, and what did not.

Your NIE and the date at the notary

The offer is accepted and the notary has a date. Why the NIE belongs at the start of a purchase, not in the week before the signing.

The winter visitor who stays on

A few weeks of winter sun, then a few months, then most of the year. When does a visitor turn into a resident, and which papers change?

Playa de Poniente seen from above at La Cala: a near-empty curve of sand and surf along the seafront, with the white sail-shaped Delfín Tower, the golden Intempo skyscraper and the city's high-rises rising against the mountains under a cloudy sky
Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, resized