The Valencia Property Podcast

Orientation Days

The 13th episode of the Valencia Property podcast is here and it's a shorter one this week as there are no interviews. All pure content goodness. This week we talk about Orientation Days, what they are and what they involve. Have a listen and check out the links we talk about in the podcast below.
Check out our homepage on www.valencia-property.com and the blog at www.valencia-property.com/new 
Recommended Video/podcast:
 
Fancy taking a look at Valencia in 4k video? Take a look at the linked video. Nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmsFT_OdDlU 
The podcast for you here with all about using a buyers' agent
https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/ep12/
 
Recommended Articles:
 
Our latest article about changes possibly coming to the golden visa https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/03/28/get-your-golden-visa-quickly-just-in-case/ It might be useful to get it done now just in case
All about orientation days you can find here https://valencia-property.com/new/2018/03/02/how-we-organise-your-orientation-day-in-valencia/ 
 
Recommended Property:
 
Small but perfectly formed, well located, and what do we say about location, this penthouse apartment in central Valencia ticks a hell of a lot of boxes https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-city/fantastic-investment-opportunity-1833.php 

Why Use a Buyers Agent in Valencia?

Welcome back to the Valencia Property podcast. After our week off because of the Fallas Fiestas we are back and this week we are talking about our role as buyer's agents and what goes into this role. We take a look at the latest news and events coming out of Valencia and have quite a few listener questions covered so listen up. As usual we mention various things in the podcast and links are here in the show notes below. 
Recommended Video
Our second podcast talked about the numbers of Americans coming over to buy here. You can hear it on YouTube here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir-vcNUvVcw
and the buring of the Falla in the town hall 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKgZYx_KJZQ
 
Recommended Article
Fill in the form on our First Step post 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/06/22/the-first-step-to-buying-property-in-valencia/
As the episode is about Buyers' Agents here are a couple of articles about that. 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/02/05/we-are-your-buyers-agent-in-valencia/
https://valencia-property.com/new/2017/10/27/why-valencia-property-should-be-your-personal-mls/
 
Recommended Property
This property on the golf course at El Bosque was mist shrouded and wet when I visited and the description lets you know how wet I got. It also describes a good value property though so take a look 
https://www.valencia-property.com/chiva/the-nineteenth-hole-1831.php
 
This podcast is brought to you by Valencia Property. The music used is by Another Brick https://another-brick.nl/ The track is 2 Pan Man and you can find it on their album here and Ghost Drones which can be found here https://ghostmatter1.bandcamp.com/ 

Episode 11. No Podcast ThisWeek

It's Fallas in Valencia, our big fiestas in the city and so therefore there's just an update podcast this week to let you know we have no podcast.
You can still follow us on our socials and everywhere else at the links below.
The website here
The blog here
The Facebook page
The Twitter feed
 
 

Lawyers, Legalities and Power of Attorney

Legalities and Powers of Attorney
 
Welcome to episode ten of the Valencia property podcast. Today we are talking about something that should be very important to you as a Valencia or Spanish property buyer, the legality of what you are buying.
 
We will also be looking at the latest news, giving you the results of our survey, thanks for all of you that answered it by the way, and also announcing the winner of our raffle to win the two books about Valencia that we announced a few weeks ago. 
 
Recommended Video
 
I'm going to go back to last week and recommend the video we made with James about his story in Spain and his new project helping people move to Spain. You can see it on our Youtube Channel at the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mPudFt4jSI 
 
Recommended Article
 
The recommended article is all about lawyers this week of course and you can see it at the link https://valencia-property.com/new/2019/11/18/choosing-a-lawyer-for-your-valencia-property-purchase/  However we also mentioned the article we published on Monday about Valencia and how it benefits from the homewroking revolution Take a look at it in the show notes. https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/03/07/why-valencia-benefits-from-the-homeworking-revolution/ 
 
Recommended Property
 
It's the week of the inexpensive penthouses in Valencia this week and we have been listing lots of penthouse apartments in the city in response to request from people for more apartments with terrace around the 200k mark. Therefore get over to our homepage and take a look at what your penthouse might look like www.valencia-property.com 
 
This podcast is brought to you by Valencia Property. The music used is by Another Brick https://another-brick.nl/ The track is 2 Pan Man and you can find it on their album here and Ghost Drones which can be found here https://ghostmatter1.bandcamp.com/ 
 

The Paradox of Choice and An Interview With James Blick

This week's podcast is number nine in our series and talks about the Paradox of Choice and what having a restricted number of options means for your Valencia Property purchase. 
 
As usual we start with an introduction, the latest news from Valencia, followed by our listener questions, our article about the Paradox of Choice and we finish off with our recommendations. 
 
However we also have two other sections this week. We have an interview with James Blick from Spain Revealed about his new project helping people to move to Spain and we also have a little insert about our ongoing competition and our survey from last week. You can participate in our survey here 
 
Recommended Video
 
The recommended video this week is one of James' of course and I couldn't let this go by without recommending a recent video James made with his friend Phil Kitromiledes who, let's just say, has a restricted palate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-UC36PaT5Q . James took him on a wild tapas tour of offal and bits of animals that many people just won't touch. It's lots of fun.
 
Also take a look at the videos where James talks about moving to Spain and how you can help define what you are looking for when you move to Spain. Obviously we hope you decide that that place in Spain is Valencia. You can see the playlist here
 
Recommended Articles
 
The articles mentioned in the podcast today can be found here
https://valencia-property.com/new/2019/09/18/stamp-duty-and-council-tax-on-valencia-property/ all about taxes 
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/03/26/getting-to-know-the-community/ All about the community 
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/10/12/the-paradox-of-choice-in-valencia/ All about the Paradox of Choice
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/06/22/the-first-step-to-buying-property-in-valencia/ All about taking the first step
 
Recommended Property
 
We have found this little gem near to the riverbed in Valencia. Doesn't look much on the photos but due to size, location, facilities and more it could be just right for somebody looking for their ideal Valencia Property. Remember, looks aren't everything but location often is. 
 
Acknowledgements.
 
This podcast is brought to you by Valencia Property. The music used is by Kevin MacLoed at https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/
 
https://another-brick.nl/ (The track is 2 Pan Man and you can find it on their album here )
 
and
 
Ghost Drones which can be found here https://ghostmatter1.bandcamp.com/ 
 
Thanks for listening and we look forward to getting your feedback. Remember you can mail us on information@valencia-property.com or send a whatsapp voicenote to 0034 657994311. 
 

Lifestyle in Valencia. In or Out

Welcome to the 8th episode of the Valencia Property Podcast. This week we are talking about what to expect day to day as you live and possibly work in Valencia. We look at the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city or the suburbs and what type of property you can get in each area. Also we have a conversation about the advantages and disadvantages of living inside or outside the city. We have some news, and very good news for Valencia, a couple of listener questions are answered and of course our weekly recommendations you can see below. Recommended Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm1ZIXiDqiE The Fallas exhibition for this year at the City of Arts and Sciences is pretty cool.
 
Recommended Articles
 
Articles mentioned in the podcast today are listed here. 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2018/09/07/distances-and-times-into-valencia-from-the-surrounding-towns/
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2020/11/22/inland-valencia-towns-where-you-can-grab-a-great-lifestyle/
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/08/30/the-race-for-space-in-valencia/
 
Recommended Property
 
We love a lot of the little towns around Valencia in the beautiful interior countryside and one of the most beautiful places is Sot de Chera. A bolthole in this lovely little village for your weekend getaways can be got for as little as 40k. Take a look on the website to see our latest listings and in the show notes you have a link to a small townhouse for just 40k
https://www.valencia-property.com/chulilla/town-house-in-beautiful-sot-de-chera-1812.php
 
And remember that we have a competition running at the moment. Listen to Episode 7 here. There's a great prize to be won!
 
Music by Ghost Drones can be found here https://ghostmatter1.bandcamp.com/ and thanks to Stan and Olly for the soundbites
 
 

What’s Happening in the Valencia Property Market Right Now

The seventh episode of the Valencia Property Podcast talks about what is happening in the market currently but first details of our competition. You'll need to listen to the podcast to hear the questions but here are the details of what you need to do. 
1) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. You can see the link here. https://valencia-property.com/new/ApplePodcasts 
(Equally if you prefer to listen to your podcasts on Spotify, Podbean or others you could leave us another review there too just to be nice ;-))
 
2) Share the podcast on your favourite social media and screenshot the post or posts if you really want to get more brownie points (You might even want to tag us on Twitter @grahunt, Facebook (Valencia Property) and Instagram @grahunt if you are that way inclined).
 
3) Answer the 4 questions that follow, they should be easy with a little Googling or knowledge about the city
 
The four questions are...
No, you'll have to listen to the podcast to hear them
 
4) Once done then send us a mail to information@valencia-property.com with the screenshots and the name you used on the Apple Podcast Review along with your four answers. On the podcast in 3 weeks time we will have a draw for the winner and if your name is announced we will contact you to get details to send you your prize. We will send the books anywhere in the World but would prefer to present them in person of course if you are around. 
 
OK, if you have any questions then just tag me on Twitter @grahunt. The competition will be announced on our socials too. 
 
So much good feedback from last week's longer episode but today won't be as long as there is no interview. However we have divided the pod into various areas. We'll start with news and an explanation of taxes on purchase, (the tldr on this is that it's a bit more complicated than it was before but not necessarily more expensive.)
 
Then we go onto a bit more news from Valencia which is currently in the hangover from the Goya awards which were presented last week at the City of Arts and Sciences (The Goya awards for those who don't know are the Spanish cinema Oscars).
 
After the news we have our competition to win some really cool books about Valencia. 
 
The main part of the pod this week is about who is buying, who is selling and what is happening with supply and prices in the Valencia property market.
 
As usual we will then follow up with some listener questions. Don't forget to submit yours via voice note to our Whatsapp on 0034 657994311 with your name or send me a voice memo to information@valencia-property.com 
 
Finally we have our recommendations this week. A recommended video, article and property as usual. Hope you enjoy itRecommended Video
Levante won! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLZo8rCYfuY but seriously there was a small firework display for the Goya film awards in Valencia last week and our friends at For 91 Days took a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmd6oreQvVs Take a look at the stunning City of Arts and Sciences by day and night.
 
Recommended Article
https://valencia-property.com/new/2019/09/18/stamp-duty-and-council-tax-on-valencia-property/ All about taxes and how much it costs to buy and own a property in Valencia and Spain as a whole
In the podcast we also talked about the following articles
https://valencia-property.com/new/2018/03/20/its-important-to-have-your-ducks-in-a-row-or-else/ 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/10/12/the-paradox-of-choice-in-valencia/
https://www.lovevalencia.com/evento/el-fabuloso-mercado-de-tapineria
 
Recommended Property
Today I'm just going to direct you to our homepage www.valencia-property.com as the quality of the properties uploaded recently has been excellent. OK, there are a few for deeper pockets only but they are worth a look especially if you are still in the depths of winter in Northern Europe.
 
As you listen to this podcast on Friday I might well be by the beach with my brunch or chatting to clients over a small beer, that's how nice the weather is at this time of year. Take a look at my twitter and facebook for regular envy inducing photos. 
 
This podcast is brought to you by Valencia Property. The music used is by Kevin MacLoed at https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ 
and https://another-brick.nl/ The track is 2 Pan Man and you can find it on their album here 
 

The Story Of Valencia Property

Welcome to the sixth podcast in our series about buying property in Valencia.
 
Today we are going to be looking at the story of our company, why we do what we do and how we do it because we do things in a different way.
 
We have a look at some of the events happening in Valencia this month and what football you can watch here. 
 
We will be having a discussion about the all important descriptions we put out into the world and looking at the tech we use every day.
 
We will also be answering more of your questions, just a couple today as one of them is a longer answer and with the discussion about descriptions we didn't want to take up too much of your time.
 
Remember to stay to the end though as the last few minutes are a bit of a bonus. Listen then sign up for our whatsapp broadcast list to get the rest of that discussion. 
 
Recommended Video
We sold a place down in Denia this week and I made a video for the new owners with aerial photos and drone video. Take a look on our Youtube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir_AbnYCYnU
 
Recommended Article
The article this week is the one I wrote on Monday which featured on the blog. All about what you don't see when looking at properties online before your visit. You get the views, although they might not be from the apartment itself, you get great looking kitchens and bathrooms, but they may not exist, and you get CGI renders which of course don't exist, you don't get the grubby bits, the damp bits or the dark bits, you don't get the smells and you don't get the reality. Take a look https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/02/07/photoshop-and-other-sins-in-real-estate-listings/ 
 
Recommended Property
When a villa is attainable unlike George Clooney. https://www.valencia-property.com/betera/hunky-attainable-villa-1805.php What does that mean. Well check out the description. It's all about taking that first step and you never know where you might finish up. 
 
Links from today
https://www.visitvalencia.com/en/events-valencia Valencia Events for February
https://www.wdcvalencia2022.com/events/festival-paradis-2022/ The Paradis Festival in Valencia
The Almenara Townhouse https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-region/the-townhouse-that-time-forgot-1628.php 
 
 
You can find us on the web at www.valencia-property.com and the blog at www.valencia-property.com/new
We can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram
 
This podcast is brought to you by Valencia Property. The music used is by Kevin MacLoed at https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ 
and https://another-brick.nl/ The track is 2 Pan Man and you can find it on their album here 
 

Valencia Property Visas and Questions

The fifth episode about buying Valencia Property is about Visas and includes more listener questions. In this episode we talk about the three main types of Visas that our clients are looking for, the Golden Visa, the Non Lucrative Visa and the soon to be released digital nomad visa.  
In our listeners' questions section we look at questions about working with us, where to start on a property search, the quality of building in Valencia and preparation for getting a mortgage. If you would like to hear your question answered on the pod just send us a voice memo or note to our whatsapp on 0034 657994311. 
 
The links that we mention in the podcast are as follows. 
Homepage www.valencia-property.com
Whatsapp Number for our broadcast 0034657994311 "I want in"
Golden Visa Articles https://valencia-property.com/new/?s=Golden+Visa 
Brexit and Brits https://valencia-property.com/new/2020/12/15/getting-residency-in-spain-for-brits-in-2021-post-brexit/
(This includes all of the links to the documents you need to download)
Mortgages in Valencia https://valencia-property.com/new/2018/06/07/getting-a-mortgage-on-your-valencia-property/
And also general articles about mortgages https://valencia-property.com/new/?s=Mortgage+Direct
For more little things you may find on buyng a Valencia Property https://valencia-property.com/new/2020/02/28/those-weird-things-you-might-find-in-a-valencia-property/ 
Your Personal MLS https://valencia-property.com/new/2017/10/27/why-valencia-property-should-be-your-personal-mls/
How we act as your Buyers' Agent https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/02/05/we-are-your-buyers-agent-in-valencia/
Recommended Video
This is a classic showing Spanish Entreprenurship coming up against Spanish Bureaucracy in a shootout for the ages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1K31w05eW4 I got you the version with subtitles. The original video is ten years old now and I think everyone in Spain has seen it and recommended it to everyone they know. It's truly superb. It's what awaits you when doing paperwork so get a lawyer with POA. You have been warned. 
 
Recommended Article
On the blog this week we wrote a paean to what makes Valencia so liveable. Twenty little things that make living in Valencia great. Sometimes we don't appreciate what we have so I thought it was time to write about some of them. Take a look at the article at the link here https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/01/31/20-great-little-things-about-valencia/ 
 
Recommended Property
Among the latest properties we uploaded onto the site there was a penthouse on Valencia's Golden Mile. Needs a reform but it's particularly interesting for anyone in this price range https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-city/palace-penthouse-on-valencias-golden-mile-1798.php 
 
You can find us on the web at www.valencia-property.com and the blog at www.valencia-property.com/new
We can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram
This podcast is brought to you by Valencia Property. The music used is by Kevin MacLoed at https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ 

Brexit and Brits in Valencia

The fourth episode about buying Valencia Property is about Brexit and Brits and includes our first set of listener questions. In this episode we talk about how the situation has changed for Brits, what this has meant in the property market and how Brits are affected in terms of requirements for visas. We also have a section about deluded Brits, those who don't realise or won't admit that the situation has changed for them. 
We also go through various questions about Valencia including one about parents of children going to international schools, asking this is Rhys is from Cambridge House school, a question about safety in Valencia from Rich in the States and two questions from Vicky about property holding its value and how easy it is to get modernisations done currently. If you would like to see your question answered on the pod just send us a voice memo or note to our whatsapp on 0034 657994311. 
 
In this episode we also mention various links to take a look at and they can be seen below
Recommended Video
Our recommended video this week is the Q+A we put together last year with people's questions about Valencia. You can see it at the link here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAVCTu1BTA 
 
If you have any questions feel free to send them and we can answer them here or make more Youtube videos with those questions being answered. 
 
Recommended Article
Our recommended article this week is our Brits post Brexit article which you can find at the link here. 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/12/06/brits-in-valencia-after-one-year-of-brexit/ 
 
Other articles mentioned in the podcast
Why Americans should move to Valencia
https://valencia-property.com/new/2018/01/08/why-americans-should-move-to-valencia/
Redeveloping Property in Valencia
https://valencia-property.com/new/2019/03/26/redeveloping-property-in-valencia-and-how-we-can-help/
 
Recommended Property
In L'Eliana and just a ten minute walk into town and two metro stations just 5 minutes walk away for getting into the city. 
https://www.valencia-property.com/la-eliana/great-house-in-a--good-neighbourhood-1785.php