Our building community insurance includes a financial excess clause which comes into effect when a claim is made for damages caused by extreme weather ... read more
AGM 2007 REPORT - A summary of the discussions and decisions at the AGM.
The 2008 AGM will be held on the 23rd October, venue TBA, first calling 16.30. If you are not up to date with your community fees then please endeavour to do so by the end of September otherwise you will lose your right to vote. As ever, your vote is important, if you cannot attend the AGM then please nominate your proxy vote.
Reminders of important dates will be posted on the website and Community notice board. If you believe you have not received any correspondence then please do not hesitate in contacting the Secretary.
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Residents from EU countries holding an EU "credit card type" driving licence are not required to change to a Spanish one. However within Spain it is a legal requirement over a certain age to have a routine medical examination and you must have a medical certificate. If you have a Spanish licence then a reminder is sent to this effect automatically. With a licence from your home country no such reminder is issued.
A recent court case witnessed a lady driver losing her case because she did not have a current medical certificate with her UK driving licence!! The Insurance Company refused to acknowledge her claim classing her policy as null and void. This lady faces a huge financial bill for the sake of a certificate which costs 40€.
There is a new, non political group, set up within the Ajuntamiento of Quesada to try to sort out thirty years of building irregularities with you know who! This new office works under the title of "OFICINA DE INFORMACIÓN AL RESIDENTE INTERNACIÓNAL", and has been formed after two years of talks with the Mayor of Royales and has his authorisation and backing.
It will provide support, advice and assistance with problems or enquiries in various languages and will include those problems that Community Presidents encounter on a regular basis. Whether this will in any way resolve or possibly assist us in the short term is unclear but it is another avenue to explore. One positive thing that has come to light is the requirement for all roads, footpaths etc. to be corrected before Rojales Ajuntamiento will take official responsibilty for the community, and this includes resurfacing of the community roads! ... read more
The changes to the Spanish Tax Laws which we reported previously have been approved by the Spanish Congress and are effective from 1st January 2007. This will be in force for tax returns prepared in 2008 for the 2007 tax year. The relevant changes are as follows:-
CAPITAL GAINS TAX FOR NON-RESIDENTS - Capital Gains Tax on the profit from the sale of property by
non-residents reduced from 35% to 18%; and the deposit required by the Tax Office at the time of sale is reduced from 5% to 3%.
INCOME TAX FOR NON-RESIDENTS - Reduced from 25% to 24%.
CHANGES FOR RESIDENTS - Personal allowances increased from 3,400€ to 5,050€ and further increases in allowances for pensioners. The number of tax bands is reduced from five to four with the removal of the 15% band, and a decrease of the 45% band to 43%. There are also changes affecting Dividends, Capital Gains, Interest and Pension Plans.
Check with your Abagado/Fiscal Represntative for further details.