British Expats Real Estate Market. The unknowns of “Brexit”

  1. Cristina Benlloch Domènech
Journal:
RUE: Revista universitaria europea

ISSN: 1139-5796

Year of publication: 2018

Issue: 29

Pages: 55-76

Type: Article

More publications in: RUE: Revista universitaria europea

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to investigate the forms of access that the British in Spain have to housing, the modes of obtaining property, any problems in relation to housing, and to look at any possible consequences of Brexit. To this end, a qualitative study of British residents in Spain was undertaken, including some fieldwork in the United Kingdom. In fact, there are many uncertainties regarding possible consequences of Brexit -which can only be resolved after the UK’s departure from the EU- with severe impacts for the expatriate community and for any British citizens who desire to spend their final years in Spain.