Moving to Tenerife? Things to think about...

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• Selling or renting your house.
• Getting rid of surplus household and personal goods: furniture, clothes, electric appliances, kitchenware, etc.

• Ask for quotes on the cost of transporting your possessions from at least three different transport companies. Click here for a list of removals companies.

• For example, if you are selling your property, cancel the policy, if renting out your house, you´ll need to change the policy accordingly.
• Look at your life insurance policies, especially if you are near retirement. You can either keep paying them on a direct debit through the bank or you can put them on hold until the date of your retirment.

• The NIE is a preliminary identification number given in preparation for residency application. Although many people continue using only the NIE number it is advisable to go through the lengthy process of obtaining the full residencia identification.
  
  Whether buying a house, setting up a bank account or even simply buying a washing machine, an NIE number is necessary. Full residencia has extra benefits - extra provision on mortgages (30% compared to 20% for NIE holders.)

• When buying or renting a property in Tenerife you will often find that it comes fully furnished. You may also find that the property you settle on here in Tenerife is much smaller than the home you have elsewhere in Europe. 

Prepare yourself for either eventuality by ruthlessly paring your belongings to the minimum over your prepatory year. (Yes, you really can live without out the Blackpool souvenirs the grandkids bought you over the years.)