Living in Spain

Home, utilities, television and pets

Electricity, water, gas bottles, phone lines, broadband and mobile SIMs, watching UK television, recycling, keeping ants and flies out, and bringing and keeping pets under Spain's animal welfare law. Start with the pets guide if you are bringing an animal, or the electricity guide to bring the bills down.

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