Monday 6 February 2017

WINTER HAS COME

You have found your perfect holiday winter sun destination, you have also found the perfect property to enjoy those hard earned holidays. Your flipflops, sun cream and all summer clothes are packed and ready to be used. Then you arrive to Spain and this is what happens:

Ronda, Malaga, Spain 19.01.2017

And this is because, believe it or not, in Spain we have winter too. And one thing that you need to bear in mind when looking for your dream home is that it comes with some sort of heating system.

There is the common misconception that there is an eternal summer in the south of Spain, and that is true for about 9 months of the year, but the other 3 it can get really really cold. Whilts you might be able to enjoy the sunshine and temperatures around 15º-20º C in the middle of the day, those temperatures can drop to 0º-5º C at night time. 

But the majority of the houses do not have central heating. Some will have a chimeny or a wood burner, but some do not have even that, so you will have to rely on electrical heaters which can prove to be very expensive. Just to give you an idea, one of my friends paid for their December electricity bill around 615€ this year. And that is a scary thought.

Instead of enjoying your holidays you might end up being a Popsicle in your new home sofa.

Therefore make sure before you buy anything that you will be able to instal the mentioned heating system. And pack some jumpers!



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