Great beginning of 2013 finding this forum!

Me and my husband are thinking of buying a house somewhere in the Tortosa district. We have been to Tortosa twice and on thursday it is time again..

We are swedish, children are growing up, winter is getting on our nerves, the cold bites harder every year... We work in Sweden but work that does not demand us being here all the time so hopefully, if we find the right property for us, we´ll move part time to Spain.

Anyway, finding this forum was heaven sent. We don´t speak catalan nor spanish - yet  - and already we´ve found answers to many of our questions here. We hope to learn more about living in Spain through this forum and perhaps even contribute one day It´s like a local guide to Tortosa. ...in a language we stand a chance understanding I realise language barrier is our shortcoming, and we will try to learn, but still, it is nice to understand both question and answer..

Great initiative starting this most helpful source of information!

Now to a question, what is the weather like in january? 

//Ulrika

Hello Ulrika,
Now coming up to 14.00 hours, and showing the temperature outside at 23.5.
No complaints here!

7 celsius at 8 in the morning, 23 at 14.00, we can live with that!     "Almost frost" is ok too. Very much ok! We were in Barcelona midaugust, hot and nice. We were in Tortosa in september, warm and nice. Now it seemsTortosa in january is ok, and nice! 

Thanks for the link John, we´ll have a look. We´re hoping to find one or two objects to brood over and possibly buy. We´ve been thinking about a house in Spain for forever and  now is the right time for us.

..and the weather! Yes Nigel, probably like a normal swedish summer.  In the winter!

welcome to the forum ulrika 

Always worth checking different Estate Agents, when we bought our property was listed with at least three agents, all at different prices.

Rieres in Tortosa was the cheapest, Perello Properties the dearest

@Skibob I think you made the right choice to move to Spain, although I can appreciate Stockholm (we live 60 km outside Sthlm) I still can not prefer winter here. And these days flying Sthlm - Barcelona is easy and cheap. That is partly why we are looking at Spain for a house, it seems to be the best alternative. However, I realise - after reading here - not everybody is happy with their choice? Buying a property in Spain has turned into a right nightmare for some? Problems with "Cedulas", fines, spanish bureaucracy  and so on? Is that just bad luck or is it norm?

We´ve got our NIE number - easy peasy through the spanish embassy in Stockholm - we have opened a bankaccount and "test-transferred" money so we can check all is working out well with that, and we´ll be meeting 4 or 5 estate agents during the week, also have contact with a swedish speaking soliciter in Valencia - but apparantely different areas have different rules? Does that mean we should try to find a "local soliciter" rather then one working in Valencia?

Hi Ulrica, Home your enjoying your time in Spain. I would suggest a local solicitor, Stephanie at My Spanish Home, tele 977446655 will give you good advice and the name of a solicitor. hhmunro is right , there are members of the forum with property for sale. We have one near us in the hills at the back of Tortosa, they live in the UK but need to sell their 2 bed bungalow in Mig-Cami. Give me a ring if you like, 977092265. We can arrange for a visit. It's for sale through the agent.
The weather is getting colder, expect -1 deg next week, just like home.