I was one year in Spain looking for a property for myself and settle there, But the Squatters but me off, I heard many story's there especially on the Costa Blanca,, I didn't buy anything at all. Also Spain is allowing 300000 new immigrants into the country every year,? The liberal government will not make this problem go away, They want it.
not sure they are allowing 300,000 into the country. The are pardoning 300,000 per year illegals in the country - this INCLUDES British, I know many people here under the radar who have lived in Spain for 20 years, so we are just as bad as everyone else. (Well maybe not as bad) :)
Valencia was quick to issue new rules to their respective subordinates, most importantly the different police. Now, if the owner made a formal complaint, followed by a notarised transcript of property registration, or other valid papers and vitnesses - basically when there is no doubt about the facts - the police could remove the occupants swiftly. The Valencian instructions is based on the penal law (art.202.1 and 245)
Make sure you keep your post box empty of post, it's one way they know which properties are empty, if post is piled up. Also they turn up with a child and Police reluctant to kick them out, then Police leave and child given back to proper parents. They have more rights than owner of property they break in to.
The major problem, is that the Spanish government is bogged down with a bureaucracy, frozen in the time of Stalinist Russia. (In fact, the bureaucracy of Stalinist Russia was probably more efficient than in 21st century Spain!)
there are about 4 million properties un Spain laying empty and about 40.000 people homeless,that is inmoral and what the Government does to remedy tha?.Nothin,absolutly nothing.
Does Spain have the right to housing? Spain | Housing Rights Watch The Right to housing is guaranteed in the Spanish constitution (1978). Article 47 provides that one of the “guiding principles of social and economic policy” is the right of Spanish citizens to decent and adequate housing..............Does the Government implement this article of the Constitution? the anwser is No.
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2 questions come to mind - is squatting a problem if you own an apartment with a door entry system (in other words the outer door is locked unless an apartment inside "buzzes" you in). Also I would assume fully gated communities have no squatting problems - as they could not gain entry to the private complex in the first place?? Or is this wrong??
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Is this squatter problem more prominent in certain areas? I’ve not seen any other comments about this being a huge problem in Spain so just wondering if it’s more in certain areas. It’s very worrying even if you intend on buying a home to live in. By the sounds of it they may not just stop at getting into vacant houses. You’d be frightened to go on holiday 😱
No it’s all over Spain some areas maybe not have vacant properties..but yes if go on properties for sale in Spain 🇪🇸 you will find some properties with illegal tenants inside 😩
Yes people in Spain 🇪🇸 think it’s not happening until they open their eyes 👀 and see for themselves they will realise ..probably unaware how bad it is …and it’s all areas
@@paradiseworldvideos3859 18th century Spanish laws allow it...needs to be changed to protect hardworking homeowners who have put all their savings. It's heartbreaking. I will say though although we have squatters living fairly close by and have been there many years, we have a good community so as soon as it happens we all jump on it to get them out within the requisite 48 hours. One lady was seeing them break in on camera and begging everyone to get help. It's not right and I dislike it here because of it to be quite honest.
Same thing happens in the UK. They move in paying a month's rent and a month's deposit then stop paying. You cannot force them out so you need to go through the courts. Meanwhile utility bills mount up and if you have a buy to let mortgage you still have to pay the monthly instalments.
It’s not right clearly breaking the law …it’s loop hole …I think they need to change the law ..if home owners were taken things in their own hands someone was to be killed I think they would act on it
Hi there, thanks for your video. But I have to disagree with the problem being property boom. Yes, true, that's part of It, but you & I who live in Spain both know that the bigger problem are the spanish laws & that the police here have no authority because our gov't doesn't allow them to protect the property owner. So let's start there & then go to the housing crisis problem which is Now worldwide. Again, Thanks for your video
You may dislike but it’s well known fact .. that’s why all the demonstrations are happening rent now become unaffordable.. property in my area has shot up €20 ,000 last year talk to any estate agents or read the papers 📝
How can I become a squatter? You can break into any house, use all the facilities and if the police come, you have rights and if you don´t, they just say move on. I guess if you sold ornaments and other expensive stuff, the owners can´t prove it. When does a break in become a burglary or is burglary also legal? In Cyprus, they robbers left my house bare. They even sold the locks.
Do you work for the UK tourist board, not sure why expats would like to come here with all your bad news, squatting.!! Hardly a new problem, globally its an issue, always has been. Different rules in different countries, I have an apartment in Torrevieja that I rent (legally), I know how I would deal with the issue if I had one. Stop the scaremongering and go back to sharing the charms of the Costa Blanca.
Whos mongering 😂 who’s scared ? It’s nothing new but it’s getting worse hence why there’s Spanish 🇪🇸 protest going on all over Spain Canary Islands …simple reason all todo with tourist buying up the property the Spanish people are priced out of the market and shortage of homes that’s why squatters are going up …🗞️ I only report on true facts ….my urbanisation and neighbouring one plenty of squatters have moved in …only the other day 2 separate incidents police managed to kick them out …I’ve been here 10 years only knew a couple of cases now it’s gone crazy
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I've seen a number of listings on Idealista that say the property is occupied and it will be the buyer's responsibility to get them out. Pretty scary.
Yes
I was one year in Spain looking for a property for myself and settle there, But the Squatters but me off, I heard many story's there especially on the Costa Blanca,, I didn't buy anything at all.
Also Spain is allowing 300000 new immigrants into the country every year,?
The liberal government will not make this problem go away, They want it.
not sure they are allowing 300,000 into the country. The are pardoning 300,000 per year illegals in the country - this INCLUDES British, I know many people here under the radar who have lived in Spain for 20 years, so we are just as bad as everyone else. (Well maybe not as bad) :)
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Thats quite a dragged out report on squatters. Could of been shortened
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Valencia was quick to issue new rules to their respective subordinates, most importantly the different police. Now, if the owner made a formal complaint, followed by a notarised transcript of property registration, or other valid papers and vitnesses - basically when there is no doubt about the facts - the police could remove the occupants swiftly. The Valencian instructions is based on the penal law (art.202.1 and 245)
Thats why I got an alarm service direct to the Police.
Yes you definitely need good security 👍
Make sure you keep your post box empty of post, it's one way they know which properties are empty, if post is piled up. Also they turn up with a child and Police reluctant to kick them out, then Police leave and child given back to proper parents. They have more rights than owner of property they break in to.
Yes good information post boxes full and car on the drive wrapped up with a sheet dead giveaway
Loved that walk around torrevieja. Had a lot of lovely holidays there.
Only time I’ve seen “alilingui” ( at the fountain ) empty lol
Yes strange normally really busy
Thank you!
You're welcome!
The major problem, is that the Spanish government is bogged down with a bureaucracy, frozen in the time of Stalinist Russia. (In fact, the bureaucracy of Stalinist Russia was probably more efficient than in 21st century Spain!)
there are about 4 million properties un Spain laying empty and about 40.000 people homeless,that is inmoral and what the Government does to remedy tha?.Nothin,absolutly nothing.
Does Spain have the right to housing?
Spain | Housing Rights Watch
The Right to housing is guaranteed in the Spanish constitution (1978). Article 47 provides that one of the “guiding principles of social and economic policy” is the right of Spanish citizens to decent and adequate housing..............Does the Government implement this article of the Constitution? the anwser is No.
£11 for a visa to the UK then you can suck the life out of the Benefit system, better still cross the channel on a dinghy and you get a four star hotel!
😜
They are getting posh London apartments and new houses now..I kid you not !
Not true.
Stop reading the Mail pal. All sensationalising.
@@mrt1878 I'm not your pal, don't tell me stop anying and mind your own god damn business!
Puts you off going or living in spain
Don’t let it put you off 🇪🇸
Good comment, but don't forget the front door hinge bolt remedy and windows, if they get in its burglary.
Yes we have bolts on our windows
I dont understand what you mean regarding bolts?
have you done a video about properties in torrevieja yet?
Yes plenty search my channel
One question what if the squatters say they have been in for more than 48 hours,even if they have not is it your word against there’s ?
Yes but the police 👮 will probably take there word
@@peterwilliams3252 the squatters post on instagram to time date their arrival
2 questions come to mind - is squatting a problem if you own an apartment with a door entry system (in other words the outer door is locked unless an apartment inside "buzzes" you in). Also I would assume fully gated communities have no squatting problems - as they could not gain entry to the private complex in the first place?? Or is this wrong??
You are a lot better in gated entry if it’s proper secured.they cannot go in and look at the properties
Linea Direct do a Squatters Insurance and it cost me €26 and my main House insurance is with Banco Sabbadel
Yes pretty cheap ! Just goes to show how the problem is in Spain 🇪🇸
@@paradiseworldvideos3859 I live in the hills above El Campello, Alicante and we don't have problems. But we had a friend who did
€25' for the L D squatters insurance. My neighbours just taken it out here
€25 well spent for a piece of mind ….
What does it do? You still need to go through the Cought
In November 2024, the Spanish Congress approved a new law that aims to speed up the eviction process for squatters:
I think not only the speed up but they would be allow to evict any time
Soon, the UK government will means test the pension, then the landscape in Spain will change!
Probably
Fun Fact, thinking that it's not, all E.U. Citizens entering Blighty from April 2025 have to go down the route of that E.T.A. Visa program, as those from the Republic of Ireland have that already existing Common Travel agreement ... right, that dates back from more that 100 years ago,that being [1922 ] when the , Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) came into being... which later morphed into the state of The Republic of Ireland circa 1948, conversely those UK citizens have that agreement to travel unhindered into and to reside in the Irish Republic, and many UK citizens are now upping up sticks coming to the South , not alone for Travel but also to work and some to Study...also many are looking into that Irish Grandparent rule whereby that have that right claim Irish Citizenship and thereby an Irish Passport and by default obviously full unfettered E.U. residence, working rights, Health benefits and the other good stuff , of the European Union...
Dont worry, most of the world seems to be coming to IRL. We are being invaded by all types of migrants. Off the charts so no fun.
Is this squatter problem more prominent in certain areas? I’ve not seen any other comments about this being a huge problem in Spain so just wondering if it’s more in certain areas. It’s very worrying even if you intend on buying a home to live in. By the sounds of it they may not just stop at getting into vacant houses. You’d be frightened to go on holiday 😱
No it’s all over Spain some areas maybe not have vacant properties..but yes if go on properties for sale in Spain 🇪🇸 you will find some properties with illegal tenants inside 😩
We get it frequently on our urbanisation. Makes you nervous leaving home for any period of time 😢
Yes people in Spain 🇪🇸 think it’s not happening until they open their eyes 👀 and see for themselves they will realise ..probably unaware how bad it is …and it’s all areas
@@paradiseworldvideos3859 18th century Spanish laws allow it...needs to be changed to protect hardworking homeowners who have put all their savings. It's heartbreaking. I will say though although we have squatters living fairly close by and have been there many years, we have a good community so as soon as it happens we all jump on it to get them out within the requisite 48 hours. One lady was seeing them break in on camera and begging everyone to get help. It's not right and I dislike it here because of it to be quite honest.
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..authorities enjoy the extra income through the legal / court process / Kaatching... win win...
Same thing happens in the UK. They move in paying a month's rent and a month's deposit then stop paying. You cannot force them out so you need to go through the courts. Meanwhile utility bills mount up and if you have a buy to let mortgage you still have to pay the monthly instalments.
It’s not right
clearly breaking the law …it’s loop hole …I think they need to change the law ..if home owners were taken things in their own hands someone was to be killed I think they would act on it
Utility bills don't mount up if they are not paid you get cut off.
Lovely place just got home from there yesterday already feeling miserable
Sorry to hear that 🤪
Winter sucks
Where in spain are u matey
Orihuela Costa
Torrevija
I was looking at buying an occupied property. My plan was to turn up with €5k and get them out.
😂😂
U will be lucky lol
@@darren2484 Not enough???
Pay a team 2k they move them out...
@nickycocreator7694 Not very legal 🤔
That is why there is a lot for salye.
wo' r skwo''rs mai?
Think I’ll just rent 😂
😅
I thought they had just addressed this matter with new laws
No just amended a few things but still all in squatters advantage
Hi there, thanks for your video. But I have to disagree with the problem being property boom. Yes, true, that's part of It, but you & I who live in Spain both know that the bigger problem are the spanish laws & that the police here have no authority because our gov't doesn't allow them to protect the property owner. So let's start there & then go to the housing crisis problem which is Now worldwide. Again, Thanks for your video
You may dislike but it’s well known fact .. that’s why all the demonstrations are happening rent now become unaffordable.. property in my area has shot up €20 ,000 last year talk to any estate agents or read the papers 📝
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I bet if was a Spaniard who owned the house with squatters they wouldn’t be there long ,
Strangely enough it was a Spanish pensioner
How can I become a squatter? You can break into any house, use all the facilities and if the police come, you have rights and if you don´t, they just say move on. I guess if you sold ornaments and other expensive stuff, the owners can´t prove it. When does a break in become a burglary or is burglary also legal? In Cyprus, they robbers left my house bare. They even sold the locks.
The law in Spain absolutely nuts …seems you can break in a home occupier it after 48 hrs you have got free house no bills 💸
@@paradiseworldvideos3859Until the first thing the owners do is cut off all utilities, etc.
I have 2 passports if i wanna go bk to uk i use my english one problem solved
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Desokupa problem solved
Maybe better to rent.
Yes if you are not living here
Several gangs operate here to remove squatters.
Yes it’s not right Spain 🇪🇸 needs to sort the problem out
Maybe send in the SAS then sell the property....
@@michaeljones3774I've also heard stories here whereby several people quickly cement the windows and door up 🥴😆
Do you work for the UK tourist board, not sure why expats would like to come here with all your bad news, squatting.!! Hardly a new problem, globally its an issue, always has been. Different rules in different countries, I have an apartment in Torrevieja that I rent (legally), I know how I would deal with the issue if I had one. Stop the scaremongering and go back to sharing the charms of the Costa Blanca.
I report on all news 🗞️ good or bad I have apartment I rent I’m not scared or scaremongering 😂😂😂
He's talking sense it's true there doing it everywhere even in Barcelona
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You’ll own nothing and be happy
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Some more old scaremongering stories it bin like this for a long long time nothing new .
Whos mongering 😂 who’s scared ? It’s nothing new but it’s getting worse hence why there’s Spanish 🇪🇸 protest going on all over Spain Canary Islands …simple reason all todo with tourist buying up the property the Spanish people are priced out of the market and shortage of homes that’s why squatters are going up …🗞️ I only report on true facts ….my urbanisation and neighbouring one plenty of squatters have moved in …only the other day 2 separate incidents police managed to kick them out …I’ve been here 10 years only knew a couple of cases now it’s gone crazy
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Why don’t you return to UK if you. Don’t like Spain so much.
I love Spain why would go to uk ? 🇬🇧 😂😂😂 everyone trying to leave
Nobody should have more than one property when others are homeless.
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