The Valencia Property Podcast

Graham Hunt

The Valencia Property Podcast is niche, of course it is. Here we will look at the Valencia Property market, the latest news and deals, interviews, blogs and the process of moving here. We answer your questions, look into the process of buying property and much more. read less

The Full Valencia Property Guide to Saving Money (Part 2)
Mar 4 2023
The Full Valencia Property Guide to Saving Money (Part 2)
In the latest episode of the Valencia Property Podcast we complete our essential guide to saving you money on your property purchase and we take you along to visit some of the worst properties we have seen in the last year of showing people around. We have plenty of articles and recommendations and you can find them below.  The articles mentioned in the pod are as follows The Mindset Change https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/06/the-mindset-change-of-living-outside-valencia-city/ The Deposit Contract Explained https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/13/the-valencia-property-deposit-contract-explained/ The Digital Nomad Visa Podcast https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/digitalnomadvisaspain/ Last Chance Saloon For The Spanish Golden Visa https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/20/last-chance-saloon-for-the-spanish-golden-visa/ Why Has That Property Been On Sale For So Long? https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/27/why-has-that-property-been-on-sale-for-so-long/ Powers of Attorney https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/09/why-would-you-get-a-power-of-attorney/ Why You Cannot See Properties at the Weekend https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/06/13/why-you-cannot-see-properties-at-the-weekend/ Our recommendations for this month are as usual an article, a video and a property.    The article you should read is 112 Reasons to Move to Valencia. Why? Well I took a lot of time writing it some years ago and it was inspired by a friend asking on twitter this week what one thing is good about the place you live. Just one, here's 112 https://valencia-property.com/new/2017/06/10/112-reasons-to-move-to-valencia-the-best-lifestyle-design-for-you/   The video this week is from one of our favourite youtubers, James Blick. James this week put out a video of 12 things he hates about living in Spain. Take a look at the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRablU35bOI   And the property, orange groves and history https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-region/orange-groves-and-history-2006.php
The Valencia Property Guide To Saving Money
Feb 3 2023
The Valencia Property Guide To Saving Money
Welcome back to the monthly podcast and this one is going to be a longer one, we know people like it when we get deep into the weeds with explaining how things work here, that's sort of counter intuitive but it's true, the deper the dive the better the reactions to the pod and the greater the number of downloads.   On this one we are looking back at the first month of 2023, what's been happening, what have we been doing and what's going on in the background and we will be looking into the rationales behind the website.   Other Podcast Episodes Mentioned Currency Transfer https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/ep16/   Mortgages https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/ep14/   Lawyers and POAs https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/ep10/    Recommendations for the month   Video of the month We found a Youtube channel all about cooking basic Spanish recipes. It's excellent. Spain on a fork, check it out on youtube https://www.youtube.com/@SpainonaFork    Property recommendation Our property recommendations for the month are simply to go to our homepage at www.valencia-property.com and take a look. You eat with your eyes of course but you can also put parameters in for your search. If you can't find what you want then simply fill in the form on our First Step post and we will find you something perfect. https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/06/22/the-first-step-to-buying-property-in-valencia/    Article Recommendations   Why do Americans move to Valencia? https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/02/why-do-americans-move-to-valencia/ Power of attorney post https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/09/why-would-you-get-a-power-of-attorney/ Where to eat out around Valencia https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/16/where-to-eat-out-around-valencia/ Golden Visa Villas in Valencia https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/23/golden-visa-villas-in-valencia/Digital Nomad/Remote Worker Visa https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/28/spains-new-digital-nomad-visa-is-up-and-running/
2022 in the Valencia Property Market
Dec 5 2022
2022 in the Valencia Property Market
Welcome back to the final podcast of 2022 and as it's the final one and the end of our first year of podcasting we are going to take a look back on the year in Valencia Property, what's been happening in the market, are things changing as we approach the end of the year and what are the perspectives for next year in the Valencian property market.    Our recommendations   This month we have a recommended video which is a 4D walk through Valencia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8CiJ_xbcGo. Sit back with a drink and enjoy the sights and sounds of Valencia   The recommended articles are the ones we wrote this month. Starting with the one about the rental crisis https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/10/31/the-rental-crisis-in-valencia/ following it with the one about the new digital nomad or remote worker visa https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/11/07/spains-digital-nomad-visa-has-arrived/ and then how to work with us at Valencia Property https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/11/14/how-to-work-with-valencia-property/ before finishing off with our two guides to the coast, the first here https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/11/21/the-valencia-community-coastline-towns-worth-investigating-part-one/ and the second here https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/11/28/the-valencia-community-coastline-towns-worth-investigating-part-two/    The recommended tweetstorm from Joan Ribó is here https://twitter.com/joanribo/status/1597897822783025156    And our recommended properties this week are one for the Golden Visa and the modern man with a hat tip to George Carlin https://www.valencia-property.com/la-eliana/a-house-for-the-modern-man-1953.php and another rather excellent investment apartment in the city https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-city/fully-furnished-bright-apartment-on-tramline-1951.php
Bye Bye Brits, Incompetence and Inflation
Oct 7 2022
Bye Bye Brits, Incompetence and Inflation
"Bye Bye Brits- Incompetence and Inflation".   Welcome to the fourth episode of our second series of the Valencia Property podcast. Lots has been going on in our first month back after the summer break so to bring you up to date with everything of course we bring you the podcast. We have a look at each post from the last month in turn but also we have two main parts to the podcast this week, firstly about the effects of the incompetents running the UK in a section we call "Bye Bye Brits" and then a look at how inflation is working in supermarkets and day to day costs in Spain.   Our recommendations this week are for the property of the week, videos of the week and articles of the week.   The property of the week is the full house in the Cabanyal which you can see here. Make sure to get the full internal view by watching the video in the listing.    The video this week, well we have two actually. One we took in the newly modernised Plaza de la Reina in central Valencia. The square has a totally different feel now there is no traffic. You can see it here.   And the second is a Valencia travel guide from the Attache channel on YT where the channel owner fell in love with the city https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIlyWK3yT4o   The article of the week, well actually, it's all of our recent articles. You can see the link here. The latest six articles have all been written since the summer hiatus.   And now its time for another hiatus, this time until the next podcast next month. Meanwhile keep popping back onto the blog where there will be weekly posts, onto the property pages where we update daily and follow me on twitter @grahunt to see me swearing, abusing politicians and sharing lovely Valencia content for you.
Markets, Mortgages and Top Tips 2
Sep 9 2022
Markets, Mortgages and Top Tips 2
We are back after a long hot summer with the Valencia Property podcast. Paul has been looking after the shop and making sure people have been contacted, the website has been updated and we have been doing all of the background stuff that keeps you informed about what is going on in the Valencia Property market.    In the podcast this week we talk about the following - Why we take the Summer Break - The Valencia Property Market - The Latest on The Digital Nomad Visa - Our Favourite Restaurants in Valencia (If you want to search for them on your favourite search engine... OK, ok I know, if you want to Google them they are...) Las Lunas Soul Kitchen, Diva, Mil Grullas, Tonyina, Cara Ricardo, Katmandu, Masusa Paella Bar, El Rek, Vuelve Carolina, La Casa Viva, San Tomasso) - Are Prices Rising Still? - What's Happening in the Mortgage Market? - Top Tips For A Successful Valencia Property Purchase Part 2   Our recommendations this week are as follows.   Our recommended article is all about what people ask for when looking for Valencia Property, you can see it at the link here. https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/09/05/the-most-requested-features-in-valencia-property/   Our recommended podcast is Valencia Life https://valencialife.es/valencia-life-podcast-launched-in-pod-we-trust/   Our recommended property this week as menitioned is this one https://www.valencia-property.com/sueca/beach-holiday-penthouse-1902.php a beach holiday penthouse just down the coast from Valencia and a 45 minute bus ride from the city through the wonderful Albufera
Top Tips For A Successful Purchase
Jul 29 2022
Top Tips For A Successful Purchase
Hi there and welcome to the latest monthly episode of the Valencia Property Podcast. Today we are going to explore the top tips that the most important people give us, our clients. Those who have already made the move and made their purchase.   What do they think are the most important aspects to bear in mind when looking for your Valencia Property?   I sent out a voice note on whatsapp to our clients and got a load of responses in various accents and of varying lengths. Listen to them all and take them on board. Some answers you would expect but there are other excellent tips too that are more surprising. More to come next month when our podcast will be in the first week of September.   Our Recommended Articles this month are listed in the show notes as are the featured properties and a recommended video. Take a look in the notes and click through to see them.  https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/06/27/comparing-living-in-valencia-the-uk-or-the-usa-in-2sc/ https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/07/04/the-best-laid-plans-covid-19-and-a-summer-quiz/ https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/07/11/how-much-do-property-sellers-have-to-pay-in-spain/ https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/07/19/the-market-and-the-weather-are-hot-hot-hot/   Recommended Properties https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-city/pass-the-dutchie-1888.php https://www.valencia-property.com/naquera/blank-slate-villa-1892.php https://www.valencia-property.com/chiva/views-and-breezes-in-calicanto-1889.php Now sold!   Recommended Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLVOeSSIenY Our Calicanto video shows this villa up well   The music is by Ghost Drones, the images are all ours at www.valencia-property.com and you can contact us with your questions, requirements and anything else on information@valencia-property.com
Welcome Back and An FAQ of Sorts
Jun 24 2022
Welcome Back and An FAQ of Sorts
Hello and welcome back to the Valencia property podcast. As you might know if you followed our first series we are going monthly now as opposed to weekly as the main issues we wanted to cover we have covered, we will keep referring back to them in the rest of the episodes and let you know episode numbers where applicable.   Our plan now is a monthly podcast done in a slightly different way with more interviews, more market information and a whole lot more concentration on what we have listed and written in the previous month along with even more concentration on our listener questions. We would like to thank all of those people who sent in questions and remember that if you have a question then it's more than likely that others have had the same question so it's useful to others to have you ask it. Remember you can send us a voice note, a written question or even a short video from which we will take the audio file for the podcast. It's always useful for us.    The main part of this pod is myself, Gavin and David answering your FAQs about Valencia Property when out and about. What do you think are the most typical questions?    Interview with Sheila on the All About You Podcast https://valencia-property.com/new/aay   Recommended Articles https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/05/30/what-makes-leliana-so-popular/ https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/06/06/utility-costs-on-your-valencia-property/ https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/06/13/why-you-cannot-see-properties-at-the-weekend/ https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/06/20/the-ten-most-common-questions-about-valencia-property/   Recommended Properties L'Eliana villa for some quality family time ;-) https://www.valencia-property.com/la-eliana/villa-for-some-quality-family-time-1880.php Transatlantic Investment Apartment in Valencia https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-city/transatlantic-apartment-1879.php  Avocadoes, Oranges and Felicity Kendall https://www.valencia-property.com/torres-torres/avocados,-oranges-and-the-self-sufficiency-dream-1878.php A Garden of Delights and 1001 Nights https://www.valencia-property.com/turis/a-garden-of-delights-and-a-1001-nights-1877.php Death and Descriptions in the Afternoon https://www.valencia-property.com/la-pobla-de-vallbona/death-and-descriptions-in-the-afternoon-1876.php    Recommended Video 70000 Capacity and a Solar Roof. Work is due to restart on the New Mestalla stadium with work scheduled to be finished by 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5bpnmFVBEI
The Bonus Ball
May 20 2022
The Bonus Ball
Welcome to the final episode of the first series of the Valencia Property Podcast but don't worry we are not going away, we are just going to a new schedule. So today we are going to look back at what we have done so far on the podcast tell you where to find those episodes, look at what the podcast has done for us as a company and look at the properties we have sold this year, in terms of prices, availability, nationalities buying and a whole lot more. We are also looking at how we have worked to find that special property for our clients and how the bonus ball is often the one that wins the prize. What is the bonus ball and why does the bonus ball often get chosen. We will look at issues in the market at the moment and also we have a bumper crop of questions from listeners for you to enjoy me trying to answer.   Our recommendations for this week are as follows: Firstly our recommended video of Richard Ayoade and Sara Pascoe getting hammered in Valencia . The scene in La Bella de Cadiz starts around 1.50 in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3svwwVMNHQ    Our recommended articles this week are the following Spanish schools https://www.languageinternational.com/spanish-schools-valencia-23649 112 Reasons to Move to Valencia https://valencia-property.com/new/2017/06/10/112-reasons-to-move-to-valencia-the-best-lifestyle-design-for-you/  How to choose your lawyer. https://valencia-property.com/new/2019/11/18/choosing-a-lawyer-for-your-valencia-property-purchase/   And our recommended property... so many to choose this week. I think our listings have been excellent this week but just for something a bit different I'll go for the villa with an inside outside pool in Puig. Take a look at the link in the show notes. https://valencia-property.com/new/Puig I could have gone for the "Better Than Grimsby" villa or the Just Outside Requena with 161 Neighbours Townhouse or any number of others but you will see when you get to the homepage there are plenty of live candidates for txhis week's listing    As for our recommended podcast well you should listen to all of our episodes which you can find on our podbean page https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/    But of those mentioned, God Bless America is the second one, Lawyers is edpisode ten, The Paradox of Choice is number nine, our story is number six, visas is number five, and the infamous Brexit episode is number four. The most popular episode is the one about timelines and that's right back at the start episode one. They are all worth a listen in my humble opinion and the questions you have might well be answered in one of them. Make sure to listen to them all and then pop over your questions to us in the form of a voice note or written and we will get back to you next month.    Remember you can contact us on information@valencia-property.com or whatsapp on 0034 657994311 for your voice notes.
Things We Love and Hate About Valencia and Spain
May 13 2022
Things We Love and Hate About Valencia and Spain
Welcome to the 19th and penultimate episode of our first series of Valencia Property podcasts. The last one next week will not be the last of course, it will just be the last of the weekly series before we go monthly. In the monthly series we are looking to go deeper into some subjects with more news, client questions and interviews as well as more interviews, round table discussions, lifestyle features and more.    Today though we are talking about some of the things that we love and hate about living in Valencia and Spain and also having an interview with Nicola about what attracted her to Valencia and the process she had to take from buying here to the point when she and her husband were able to come and live here.    As usual we finish off the podcast with our recommendations for the week.    Recommended Video Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PgphItWBNk&list=PL6426F3CBAC1EC607 All about things you need to be thinking about when buying property in Spain.  Also this is interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL8XPZp4-5c    Recommended Articles 112 Reasons to move to Valencia  https://valencia-property.com/new/2017/06/10/112-reasons-to-move-to-valencia-the-best-lifestyle-design-for-you We asked here why people move to Valencia https://valencia-property.com/new/2019/11/04/why-do-people-move-to-valencia/ We even wrote tongue in cheek about the 17 worst things about living in Spain  https://valencia-property.com/new/2014/04/20/the-17-worst-things-about-living-in-spain/  All our articles mentioning Brexit can be found here https://valencia-property.com/new/?s=Brexit  And all about Trump here https://valencia-property.com/new/?s=Trump And those little things that drive us up the wall here. https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/06/04/things-that-drive-us-up-the-wall-working-in-valencia-property/     Recommended Property This week we have a doozy down in Gandia area which is a small hotel for 435k with 11 bedrooms. Could easily be somewhere to develop a thriving business aimed at people looking to get away from it all in a small village near the coast. Take a look at it in our listings on the home page. https://www.valencia-property.com/gandia/please-ring-for-service-1854.php
Finding Out More About Living in Spain
Apr 28 2022
Finding Out More About Living in Spain
Welcome to the 17th episode of the Valencia Property podcast in which we will look into how to find out more about living in Spain.   Today's podcast has our usual listener questions, some news from Valencia and in the main part we talk about how you can find out more about living in Spain if you don't speak Spanish. We talk about which podcasts to follow to give you more information, which Youtube channels, blogs, social media accounts and even some newspapers.    Recommended Videos Video Channels today https://www.youtube.com/c/LifeinSpain/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/Turisvalencia/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/ANTOANETTA/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/Keefcooks https://www.youtube.com/c/LisaSadleir/videos   Recommended Articles https://valencia-property.com/new/2020/01/12/our-new-valencia-property-website-and-services/ In this guide to our services we detail our rental service to avoid the problems foreigners find on trying to rent https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/06/22/the-first-step-to-buying-property-in-valencia/ Our first step post is where you get to tell us exactly what you are looking for.  https://valencia-property.com/new/2018/08/27/tips-for-eating-out-in-valencia/ Tips for eating out in Valencia   Recommended Blogs http://www.valencia-property.com/new http://www.anythingbutpaella.com/ http://www.piccavey.com/ https://valenciareport.com/ www.247Valencia.com https://www.thelocal.es/ https://valencialife.es/ https://english.elpais.com/ https://www.spainenglish.com/ and I won't leave a link for the Olive Press and the owner is a c....   Recommended Podcast https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/ep13/ All about orientation days    https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/when-in-spain-paul-burge-1dwix8jZy9B/ When in Spain https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spanish-football-podcast/id687671367 The Spanish Football Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/laligaloca/id1281964241 La Liga Loca https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/spain-to-go/id1529486596 Spain to Go https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/el-tel-jons-la-liga-weekly/id1450322092 La Liga Weekly
Currency Transfers
Apr 21 2022
Currency Transfers
In the latest episode of the VP podcast we are talking about money, your money, and how to make the most of it. Lots of our clients are sending money from countries which don't have the Euro and lots of them are getting ripped off mercilessly because they just don't suspect that the banks may not have their best interests at heart. So today we will be looking at the best way to send your money to Spain to your own bank account which you will need once here and we will be chatting with Toni Wilson from Currencies Direct about their service and how they can help to save you money. We have our selection of listener questions for you too and as usual we have our recommended articles and videos for which you can find the links below. Recommended Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-xL5APk0iw  All about our currency partner when Pablo was the person interviewed about their services. Things haven't changed since as you can hear in the interview with Toni.    Recommended Article In this article we talk about making the most of your money by using Currency Transfer companies and more https://valencia-property.com/new/2019/08/10/tips-for-getting-the-most-valencia-property-for-your-money/. The direct link to Currencies Direct is as follows, get your quote and check out their terms and conditions https://valencia-property.com/new/CD21    Recommended Property A neat modernisation near the beach and port. https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-beach-area/nice-apartment-near-the-port-and-beach-1840.php Nice location and lots of good points. 100m2 with three bedrooms modernised for under 200k looks like a good deal in Valencia
Valencia, Alicante and More Compared
Apr 14 2022
Valencia, Alicante and More Compared
Welcome to the 15th episode of the Valencia Property podcast. In today's episode we look at why Valencia is so different to Alicante (And to a lesser extent the differences between Valencia and Madrid and Barcelona) we answer some more of your questions and we start our meet the team series.  As usual we finish off with our recommendations and you can see the links we talk about below in the show notes.    Recommended Video Valencia your new home. Our intro video on the website just gives you a little taste of what awaits you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSD7RncKelU If you haven't subscribed to our video channel then feel free to do so. Lots of podcasts at the moment but more videos coming soon   Recommended Article https://valencia-property.com/new/2020/01/12/our-new-valencia-property-website-and-services/ All about our rental service and more https://valencia-property.com/new/2019/11/13/why-valencia-is-not-alicante/ Why Valencia is not Alicante  https://valencia-property.com/new/2017/06/10/112-reasons-to-move-to-valencia-the-best-lifestyle-design-for-you/ 112 Reasons to move to Valencia (Although I do say 122 in the podcast)   Recommended Property I love this one. Went to see it last week and it's one of those you can easily imagine yourself living in. Can be combined with a garage purchase or a low priced rental property for Golden Visa types.  https://www.valencia-property.com/la-eliana/tricky-villa-in-la-eliana-1842.php    Our socials  www.twitter.com/grahunt www.facebook.com/ValenciaProperty www.instagram.com/grahunt
Scammers, Spammers and Spanish Property Mortgages
Apr 7 2022
Scammers, Spammers and Spanish Property Mortgages
Welcome to the latest episode of the Valencia Property podcast. Today on number 14 we will be looking at mortgages on your Valencia Property and why more and more people are getting them. But before we get into that we have as usual a few questions and a bit of news from the Valencia Property market.  The main part of the episode today talks about mortgages and includes an interview with Kevin Monger co-founder of Mortgage Direct who work here in Valencia. You can contact Mortgage Direct here.    Recommended Video   There are lots of things I disagree with in this video but it's always good to take a look at what others are saying (Even when they are wrong or i believe they are wrong) Take a look at Ronin's video which has a few factual inaccuracies but is a decent overview about why you might want to retire to Valencia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8524CfksFI    Recommended Article Mortgages. The full process of getting a Spanish mortgage https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/04/25/the-full-process-of-getting-a-mortgage-in-spain/ Why you need a bank account in Spain. Also talks about ghost listings here https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/04/04/why-you-need-to-open-a-spanish-bank-account/   Recommended Property https://www.valencia-property.com/chiva/the-view-from-the-balcony-villa-1835.php Just like in our article this week we are going to recommend the Golden Visa property on El Bosque estate. Worth 795k of anyone's money with gorgeous open views and an excellent pool but would you dive into it from the balcony. That's what we look into on the description of this place.
Why Use a Buyers Agent in Valencia?
Mar 24 2022
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/