Hi Just come across your channel. We have a house in Torrevieja we bought in 2017. If we had been 40 years younger we may have considered what you are doing but at our time of life we just do as little as possible. We have a channel called Between the Lakes and we tour around on our e-bikes and fly our DJI MINI 2 drone now and again. Thanks for sharing your journey, we will very much enjoy watching your progress. Best of Luck Mike and Yvonne.
Hi I have just seen your video about farm land consisting of 4 properties. I have neither mentionrd measurement of farms nor price of the same. You must have an atrial visuals with making appropriate boundaries of the land. As well as the cost of land as per square yard or in totality. Thanks
Hi. We were just sharing our experience as we viewed the different pieces of land. We are not the estate agents so didn’t have 100% of the details to share.. We viewed properties between €10,000 and €25,000, all with 5 acres or more.
Hi Dears, We once started watching your marvelous journey in Spain especially in Cataluna, We have the same idea of starting our life there in Cataluna with a small farm and homestead to escape from city life to nature. Our family looks like yours but we have 2 daughters. Good luck in your journey & we hope to meet soon in order to learn more from you….
Thank you! We’re very excited to start building something beautiful in the mountains. Watch our most recent video to see the land we’ve purchased..!! ☺️
@@SmithsdaleFarm We have been looking from anywhere between Albox to Valencia as we believed the weather was slightly better than further up towards Barcelona, however we may be wrong with this, so this is something i am keen to see in your vlogs. I have followed you on instagram so will probably message you via there, i think its all very exciting.
@@oneinap1llion Baix Ebre will be up to 40 in the summer and down to about 12 in the winter (daytime). Night times are cooler, of course. Yeah! Pop us over a DM on there and we’ll happily share more info ☺️
Thanks for the suggestion. We’ve seen a lot of people moving to Portugal recently. We considered it, but after 5 years in Barcelona we really wanted to stay in Spain as we already know the language and particularly like Catalunya. 🙂
@@SmithsdaleFarm thank you. We have been living off grid in a geodesic dome in Southern Spain for the last 17 years. If we can be of any help don’t hesitate to contact us. We are watching your journey with interest. Mark & Lori
Hi! On “no build” land… probably not. But it’s always best to ask the local Ayuntamiento of the area you’re considering and ask about specific plots you’re interested in. They will be able to tell you what’s possible or not. ☺️
Thank you for your wonderful videos. I have a question. If I buy a peace of land or olive (fruit) orchard can I build a wooden Cabin, and how big should it be? Should I ask municipalities for permission or...?
Hi Abdul. Thank you, we’re so glad you’re enjoying our videos! In reality the rules are different in each region, and even differ from village to village!! It’s best to check with the local Ayuntamiento (town hall) about specific restrictions. But as a general rule, it seems almost everything needs some kind of permission. Some things require a build tax, too.
Hi! New subscriber here... very interesting channel. Me and my daughter are driving down in my van this July.... I'm interested in a piece of land similar to yours. I follow your adventures..... Regards Rickard from Sweden 🇸🇪
Thanks so much Rickard. We’re glad you’re enjoying the videos and will hopefully find them useful. Feel free to get in touch on Instagram @smithsdale_farm if you have any specific questions 🙂
Hey Rob. We viewed 8 different properties (you can see them all across the 2 vids on here) - they all ranged from €10k to €25k depending on location, size, condition of the property and access track etc. There are plenty that are much larger or more developed for higher prices too, but we wanted to focus on getting something to allow us to be mortgage free.
We viewed properties between €10,000 and €27,000. We made a video about all the costs of the property we bought, here: HOW MUCH DID WE PAY? | Cost of buying land in Spain | V.10 ua-cam.com/video/28lFNDSaKrs/v-deo.html 🙂
We’re going to double check everything with a local architect before we begin. But we think as long as we stick to the footprint as internal space, we should be ok. Outside space (not fully enclosed) is more flexible (e.g outdoor cooking and dining space). It may never get full permission as a “dwelling” in terms of registration though. We need to look into it. There are lots of other renovations in the surrounding mountains though so we’re hoping to find out from others what their experience has been.
@@SmithsdaleFarm I have read somewhere that it is not like UK where if there was a previous structure then more likely get permission to rebuild. If I recollect correctly, it was mentioned that getting legal permission to rebuild and reside in a ruin is difficult as Spain does not provide easy permission even if the structure was pre-existing. You may want to double check this as there was some mention of with roof being treated differently and without roof, as well as old buildings never had permission so it was illegal build in the first instance etc. I was thinking of a finca with ruin to rebuild but stalled the idea due to such issues in getting permission I read. Good luck keep us educated on the process :)
My God those crickets are noisy. It's as if those crickets are are rattling their jewelry at an auction. I could never live in a place that noisy. They make noise in the day and at night.
There’s always international school 😉 Kidding.. we know! We intend to learn Catalan too. We can already understand quite a lot of it , we just don’t speak it yet as we’re focused on getting our Spanish to a solid level first so we don’t confuse the two as we learn.
Hi Just come across your channel. We have a house in Torrevieja we bought in 2017. If we had been 40 years younger we may have considered what you are doing but at our time of life we just do as little as possible. We have a channel called Between the Lakes and we tour around on our e-bikes and fly our DJI MINI 2 drone now and again. Thanks for sharing your journey, we will very much enjoy watching your progress. Best of Luck Mike and Yvonne.
Ah thanks so much.
We figured if we didn’t take the plunge now in our early 30s, we might never do it!
We’ll definitely check out your channel too 🥰
Hi
I have just seen your video about farm land consisting of 4 properties. I have neither mentionrd measurement of farms nor price of the same.
You must have an atrial visuals with making appropriate boundaries of the land. As well as the cost of land as per square yard or in totality.
Thanks
Hi. We were just sharing our experience as we viewed the different pieces of land. We are not the estate agents so didn’t have 100% of the details to share..
We viewed properties between €10,000 and €25,000, all with 5 acres or more.
@@SmithsdaleFarm Than you very much.
Hi Dears,
We once started watching your marvelous journey in Spain especially in Cataluna, We have the same idea of starting our life there in Cataluna with a small farm and homestead to escape from city life to nature. Our family looks like yours but we have 2 daughters.
Good luck in your journey & we hope to meet soon in order to learn more from you….
Thank you 💚
Good luck for your search too. What areas of Catalunya are you interested in?
@@SmithsdaleFarm
Many thanks for your reply,
We are searching near Mataró or Ebrè river.
Thank you for sharing your land hunt with the world. I wish you find the one that inspires you and where you can build your green dream :)
Thank you! We’re very excited to start building something beautiful in the mountains. Watch our most recent video to see the land we’ve purchased..!! ☺️
I cannot wait to follow your journey. We are hoping to do something similar in the not too distant future. Just binge watching from the beginning!
Thanks a lot Catherine! What places are you considering?
Pssst newest video just published 😉
@@SmithsdaleFarm We have been looking from anywhere between Albox to Valencia as we believed the weather was slightly better than further up towards Barcelona, however we may be wrong with this, so this is something i am keen to see in your vlogs. I have followed you on instagram so will probably message you via there, i think its all very exciting.
@@oneinap1llion Baix Ebre will be up to 40 in the summer and down to about 12 in the winter (daytime). Night times are cooler, of course.
Yeah! Pop us over a DM on there and we’ll happily share more info ☺️
@@SmithsdaleFarm i can't lie, i have been looking on Kyero for places for sale during my lunch.....i need reining in!
@@oneinap1llion naaaaaaa, we totally encourage that...!!! 😅
good luck both , after you buying agriculture land plant good returns trees and start goat farm and cow farm.enjoy village life. thanks for sharing .
Thank you Govind 🙂
You should try to see some lands in Portugal.
Thanks for the suggestion. We’ve seen a lot of people moving to Portugal recently. We considered it, but after 5 years in Barcelona we really wanted to stay in Spain as we already know the language and particularly like Catalunya. 🙂
Nice video. Just a recommendation- please move your camera slowly.... difficult to see swift movements on screen👍
Thanks Nikunj 🙂
Wow! That's amazing 👏 subscribed. I'm also looking for land in Spain right now 😊 will be following your journey
💚 Good luck for your land search! Which areas are you looking in?
@@SmithsdaleFarm Thanks! We're looking for land in Mallorca, we currently live there 😊 Is your new video coming soon?
Good luck to you both....follow your dreams...👍
Thank you Jonathan!
Thanks for the share.... Hope you success... Beautiful English
Thanks 💚
great job!!!!!
Thanks so much! 😁
Expat in Mazarrón directed us here. We are subbing and looking forward to watching your videos. 👍
We’re very glad to have you join us along the way 🥰
@@SmithsdaleFarm thank you. We have been living off grid in a geodesic dome in Southern Spain for the last 17 years. If we can be of any help don’t hesitate to contact us. We are watching your journey with interest. Mark & Lori
@@valleyviewretreat Oh wow! Brilliant! Just checked out your channel too👏🏻 Subbed to keep up with all you’re getting on with!
@@SmithsdaleFarm ❤️
Hello, great video! could you recommend a local land property site? We are looking for potential places to live in Spain
Hi Kristine. You could try looking on Buscomasia or Kyero - they may not have coverage of all locations.. depends where you’re looking.
Hi we have been watching your channel, it’s give us inspiration, we have had a look at similar properties and may take the plunge.
Congrats. That’s very exciting! What areas are you considering?
@@SmithsdaleFarm we are currently in Torrevieja , But we would consider most places.
Can we put off grid/tiny homes on 'no build' rural land in Spain?
Does the different counties have different rules? I live in the Balearics..
Hi! On “no build” land… probably not. But it’s always best to ask the local Ayuntamiento of the area you’re considering and ask about specific plots you’re interested in. They will be able to tell you what’s possible or not. ☺️
New subscriber! Thank you for all the information and the video!
Thank you Catia 💚 Hopefully we can share much more along the way. This weekend we’ll be releasing a video all about the costs of buying our land 🙂
Thank you for your wonderful videos. I have a question. If I buy a peace of land or olive (fruit) orchard can I build a wooden Cabin, and how big should it be? Should I ask municipalities for permission or...?
Hi Abdul. Thank you, we’re so glad you’re enjoying our videos!
In reality the rules are different in each region, and even differ from village to village!! It’s best to check with the local Ayuntamiento (town hall) about specific restrictions. But as a general rule, it seems almost everything needs some kind of permission. Some things require a build tax, too.
Hi! New subscriber here... very interesting channel. Me and my daughter are driving down in my van this July.... I'm interested in a piece of land similar to yours. I follow your adventures..... Regards Rickard from Sweden 🇸🇪
Thanks so much Rickard. We’re glad you’re enjoying the videos and will hopefully find them useful. Feel free to get in touch on Instagram @smithsdale_farm if you have any specific questions 🙂
Are you going to build a complete new building?
No, renovate a house/ruin
@SmithsdaleFarm in this case it's almost the same thing. Good luck.
Great videos , is it possible to get prices of these properties?/plots?
Hey Rob. We viewed 8 different properties (you can see them all across the 2 vids on here) - they all ranged from €10k to €25k depending on location, size, condition of the property and access track etc. There are plenty that are much larger or more developed for higher prices too, but we wanted to focus on getting something to allow us to be mortgage free.
What is the price of the farm?
We viewed properties between €10,000 and €27,000. We made a video about all the costs of the property we bought, here: HOW MUCH DID WE PAY? | Cost of buying land in Spain | V.10
ua-cam.com/video/28lFNDSaKrs/v-deo.html 🙂
@@SmithsdaleFarm How much land did you bought it
Would you have permission to renovate and make it legal habitat ?
We’re going to double check everything with a local architect before we begin. But we think as long as we stick to the footprint as internal space, we should be ok. Outside space (not fully enclosed) is more flexible (e.g outdoor cooking and dining space). It may never get full permission as a “dwelling” in terms of registration though. We need to look into it.
There are lots of other renovations in the surrounding mountains though so we’re hoping to find out from others what their experience has been.
@@SmithsdaleFarm I have read somewhere that it is not like UK where if there was a previous structure then more likely get permission to rebuild. If I recollect correctly, it was mentioned that getting legal permission to rebuild and reside in a ruin is difficult as Spain does not provide easy permission even if the structure was pre-existing. You may want to double check this as there was some mention of with roof being treated differently and without roof, as well as old buildings never had permission so it was illegal build in the first instance etc. I was thinking of a finca with ruin to rebuild but stalled the idea due to such issues in getting permission I read. Good luck keep us educated on the process :)
@@vp2777 Thanks for sharing. We will definitely be looking into it closely, and will share what we find out along the way in future videos 🙂
What's the price
we have a video on it, #10
Sorry what link?
What link are you looking for, Joel? 🙂
My God those crickets are noisy. It's as if those crickets are are rattling their jewelry at an auction. I could never live in a place that noisy. They make noise in the day and at night.
If you have kids, they ll be tought 100% in catalan. Duno forget
There’s always international school 😉 Kidding.. we know! We intend to learn Catalan too. We can already understand quite a lot of it , we just don’t speak it yet as we’re focused on getting our Spanish to a solid level first so we don’t confuse the two as we learn.
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Hello I hope you are looking for someone to taking care of your land, just in case.. we are a couple can help you to taking care of it. Thank you
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE CAMERA...YOU MAKE-A YOUR AUDIENCE DIZZY...;)
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