Brits in Spain

RECENT information sup ­ plied by German online platform Statista has revealed that despite (or perhaps because of) Brexit, there are almost 300,000 British expatriates settled in Spain.

Perhaps not a real surprise as much of holiday boom of the 1960s was created by comparatively wealthy British tourists wanting to find a holiday spot in the sun and Spain was the first and easiest choice.

Top of the population chart is Andalucia which runs across eight Provinces from Sevilla to Granada and boasts more than 92,000 British residents (a massive 31.44 per cent of those living in Spain) with the largest number settled in the Costa del Sol.

Many Brits like to have the reassurance of being able to be served by En ­ glish speakers which is why there are so many British owned businesses across the area, even though the Spanish are particularly adapt at speaking English as well as many other languages. With a relatively low cost of living compared to the UK, decent weather most of the time, British schools, cheapish regular flights and a less frantic pace of life, depending on where you choose to settle, Andalucia deservedly takes top spot.