A Place in the Sun is one of the UK’s most highly recognised names when it comes to property abroad and overseas lifestyle, and the A Place in the Sun magazine is always full of features and top tips help people with their property searches and plans for their life abroad, be that a holiday home a permanent move.

In the current issue, we’ve provided an editorial feature in the Ask the Experts section, offering a insight into the important considerations and steps to becoming a Spanish resident.

As Brexit draws closer, the subject is all the more poignant.  And for Brits planning to move to Spain, those here already who are thinking about taking up Spanish residency, the article is a must read.

Also of interest in the issue

Can you buy two homes for a budget of £150,000 on the eastern Costa del Sol?

With Brexit creeping closer, valuable information to help you prepare for the transition period next year (and/or beyond).

Why and how it’s not too late to find your perfect home in the next six months.

The magazine is available in stores and online now.

When buying holiday money or sending money abroad, many banks and brokers include hidden fees and or a mark-up in the exchange rate.  Not surprising, a recent study into international money transfers and payments found that 75% of consumers do not know about, or do not understand currency exchange rate mark-ups.

In recent years specialised currency exchange companies have broken the monopoly on the supply of currency exchange services.  Banks and high street exchanges are no longer the go to choice for changing currency.

These currency exchange companies deliver much more competitive exchange rates to consumers, more personalised service, and faster transfer times than banks offer. It’s no surprise than savvy overseas property buyers and expats choose these companies to get a better deal.

A high street bank may seem like the easy or convenient option, and may be your choice through habit, however using a specialist foreign currency exchange company is just as easy and more importantly works out much cheaper!

As in the UK, Spain has a system to identify and recognise Classic Cars. Under Spanish rules, cars that meet the various criteria, can achieve the status of being of ‘historical’ and registered as Classic Car with ‘historical’ licence plates. with the owner being able to enjoy the kudos of having their beloved motor officially recognised and adorned with ‘H’ plates.

Historical status for a Classic Car in Spain, also brings with the added perks of cheaper insurance, longer gaps between ITV´s and road tax exemption. The main identifying criteria is the age of the car, and in May 2018, that was raised, from 25 years to 30 years.

This change is not retrospective. Therefore, if your Classic Car is 27 years old and is already registered as ‘historical’, it won’t have lost its status.

Whilst in most cases age will be the determining factor for a vehicle to achieve ‘historical’ status, there are other ways a vehicle could make the grade, e.g. if it is listed in the Spanish Register of  Heritage Cars, or if it is of cultural interest due to rarity or it’s association with a specific event.

In all cases when applying for ‘historical’ status for a Classic Car, each application is a world unto itself and it’s important that you know what you’re doing, or employ someone who does.

We offer an expert service to register both domestic vehicles and foreign licensed Classic Cars brought to Spain as Historical vehicles.

Click here for more information about our service, or below to get an estimate of how much it will cost to get Historical Number Plates for your Classic Car.