02 November, 2012

By VIVA Team

Fireworks

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It’s November 5 on Monday. For Brits that date means huddling around a hastily built bonfire in a friend’s garden, doing the quick obligatory check for hedgehogs and standing well back as Geoff (it’s usually a Geoff) staggers towards the pile of wood and newspaper with mulled wine in one hand and petrol can in the other. It rarely ends well.

It’s a strange ritual really, but one that Brits hold dear as theirs. Because nobody else does it – elsewhere in the world, fireworks are used on a whole host of occasions, while unauthorised back garden fires usually mean your neighbour is simply disposing of rubbish, or their heating’s broken.

But us Brits enjoy ploughing our own furrow, what with our three-pronged plugs, milky tea, driving on the left and a strange affinity for houses that are the smallest in Western Europe.

Actually, that last point is not an ‘affinity’ at all, it’s a curse. Many Brits have no choice but to live in cramped, ill-insulated accommodation. They’re stuck, at the mercy of housebuilders who cut more corners than a classroom of school kids making their Christmas decorations.

So no wonder that 1.5 million Brits own a second home, with an estimated 500,000 of those second homes in Spain. So if you’re looking over your fence this Bonfire Night at your neighbour’s pitiful attempts at lighting a bonfire, all the while struggling against the cold in a house that’s too small, consider this:

  • Buying a property in Spain is easier and more affordable than ever
  • The Costa del Sol has a dedicated network of professionals that can make the move to Spain as seamless as possible
  • VIVA has thousands of properties to choose from, suiting all budgets
  • Many affordable properties on the Costa del Sol will have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, large floor areas, private balconies and even shared pools – you need never feel cramped again
  • The weather at this time of year in southern Spain will hover between 18-22c, with many endless sunny days
  • Your neighbour is highly unlikely to be called Geoff