Being a Brit in Spain

Spain has not been immune to the global economic slump of recent times, with reports showing unemployment levels in August 2008 at their highest since 1998. Brits wishing to escape the gloom of the UK housing market should be aware of an equivalent slowdown in the Spanish market, with some property developers projecting further drops of 30% over the next three years. Economics aside, as we emerge from the dreary August weather in the UK, the Mediterranean climate and general quality of life available in Spain still have strong appeal: the Economist's 2005 Quality of Life index shows a ran...