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Buying in Spain: the NIE and the process step by step
From getting your NIE to signing at the notary: a clear overview of how buying a home in Spain works, which taxes to plan for and how long it usually takes.
Notes from four cities
Guides to renting and buying, portraits of neighbourhoods and what we learn on the ground in Lisbon, Madrid, Valencia and Warsaw.
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Guides
What a viewing should tell you
Light, noise, damp, the state of the building and the questions worth asking: how to get the most out of a twenty-minute viewing, whether you rent or buy.
Renting
Renting in Lisbon as a newcomer: NIF, guarantors and deposits
Moving to Lisbon and looking for a flat? Here is what to prepare: your NIF, a guarantor or an alternative, the deposit and the documents landlords usually ask for.
Neighbourhoods
Warsaw's Praga, then and now
Pre-war tenements, the Neon Museum, Ząbkowska street and new lofts in old factories: how Praga has changed as a place to live.
Neighbourhoods
Malasaña or Chamberí: two Madrid neighbourhoods for renters
Two central Madrid neighbourhoods a short walk apart, with a very different feel. We compare Malasaña and Chamberí on noise, space, transport and everyday life.
Neighbourhoods
A weekend in Ruzafa, Valencia
The market on Saturday morning, cafés in the afternoon and the Turia gardens on Sunday: a weekend in Ruzafa, and what it is like to live there.