Boletín de Prensa del Observatorio Europeo de Gerontomigraciones / European Observatory on Gerontomigration Press Bulletin, nº 493, de 4 de septiembre de 2026.
"Conservatives press for inquiry into British expat voter participation", Majorca Daily Bulletin, 31 | 08 | 2026 - Noticia
The Conservatives are (...) calling for an independent review looking at how we can increase registration and participation by ex-pats in British elections. British expats are the most disenfranchised section of the electorate: the system makes it impossible for the majority to exercise their democratic rights.
"How shameless expat is helping Brit pensioners scam £5k-a-year welfare cash by making false claims about their health", The Sun, 29 | 08 | 2026 - Reportaje (Graeme Culliford)
Julie Potter, 59, runs a thriving business in Spain helping people game the UK system. The payout — from the UK Government — is intended for people of state pension age with disabilities, or such serious health issues they are unable to care for themselves.
"Retired in Spain but still want to work? A major pension change is coming this Friday", Euro Weekly News, 29 | 08 | 2026 - Reportaje (Tara Russell)
New flexible retirement rules will give some Spanish pensioners more freedom to return to work while continuing to receive part of their pension. ... For foreign residents who have spent years working and paying into Spain’s Social Security system, that could mean working part time or, in certain circumstances, becoming self employed without completely giving up their Spanish pension. ... But not everyone will qualify, and how much of your pension you can keep depends on how you return to work.
"Alicante, Baleares, Málaga y Tenerife concentran la mayor demanda extranjera de vivienda, según idealista", Demócrata, 28 | 08 | 2026 - Noticia
Alicante, Baleares, Málaga y Tenerife concentran la mayor demanda extranjera de vivienda, con fuerte presencia alemana, británica, francesa y neerlandesa.
"Orihuela Costa ‘colony’ of 30,000 mostly Brits and expats launches independence bid to break away from Costa Blanca town", The Olive Press, 26 | 08 | 2026 - Noticia
The Orihuela Costa Independence Party ... argues that Orihuela Costa is effectively a separate town... Activists claim the area generates substantial tax revenue through its major industries of tourism and property but remains short of the infrastructure and public services needed to support its growing population. ... The group has even approached other outlying parts of Orihuela ... about joining its push for greater autonomy amid growing anger over the fiscal imbalance.
"Reform UK plan £500m rescue fund for British expats forced back to UK by possible benefits loss", Majorca Daily Bulletin, 22 | 08 | 2026 - Noticia
...Reform UK ... unveiled a proposal aimed to restrict almost all welfare benefits exclusively to British citizens ... this could hit expats in Spain and across the European Union. ... Because this violates the Brexit withdrawal agreement, it would require intense renegotiations with Brussels. ... EU countries would likely respond by applying the same restrictions. This means British expats living in European countries ... could be stripped of their rights to host-country social benefits, housing subsidies, and healthcare assistance. For British expats currently living abroad who claim UK disability benefits, Reform UK suggests they would face two choices: return to the UK to continue receiving support, or rely on a negotiated framework where the UK might directly export those benefits under a strict new qualification scheme.
"Expats in Spain: Get ready to register or miss your vote in the 2027 local elections", Euro Weekly News, 21 | 08 | 2026 - Noticia
Expat residents with three years of legal stay can still cast a ballot in Spain’s local elections on May 23, 2027. That right comes from the post-Brexit reciprocity deal between the UK and Spain.
"British expats in Spain face 40% pension tax blow as new UK inheritance rules loom", Daily Mail, 18 | 08 | 2026 - Reportaje (Alesia Fiddler)
Changes to pension schemes and inheritance tax (IHT) are set to affect British expats living in Spain. ... new UK rules coming into play from April 6, 2027, mean ... unused pension funds will be included in the total value of a person's estate and fall within the scope of IHT. ... The IHT 40 per cent rate applies to everything over a threshold of £325,000. The British Government determines whether someone is a 'long-term resident' of the UK if they have been a UK tax resident for a minimum of ten of the last 20 tax years. ... According to Majorca Daily Bulletin, some expats are ... spending their pension pot when they're still alive to reduce the taxable amount.
"Brits in Spain risk being stripped of access to benefits under Reform proposals targeting EU citizens in UK", The Olive Press, 18 | 08 | 2026 - Noticia
Thousands of Britons could lose access to benefits in Spain if Reform UK pushes ahead with plans to strip EU nationals of welfare in Britain, one of the party’s own MPs has admitted.
"Reform UK prohibirá a los extranjeros solicitar prestaciones sociales en los municipios en los que gobierna", El Debate, 18 | 08 | 2026 - Noticia
La prohibición podría afectar a los ciudadanos de la Unión Europea con residencia permanente, lo que requeriría una renegociación del acuerdo del Brexit con Bruselas
"Reform proposes ban on most benefits for foreign nationals in UK", BBC, 17 | 08 | 2026 - Reportaje (Ewan Somerville y Richard Wheeler)
Foreign nationals would be excluded from most benefits under a Reform UK government, the party has said. The ban, part of a proposed overhaul of Britain's benefits system, would include European Union (EU) nationals with settled status in the UK, meaning a renegotiation of the UK's Brexit deal with the EU.
"More British pensioners now leaving Spain than arriving for third year running, official figures show", The Olive Press, 05 | 08 | 2026 - Noticia
The number of British over-65s living in Spain dwindled by around 2,500 in 2024, according to the latest available data from Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE), as more than 6,000 pensioners decided to emigrate. The British-born population in Spain ... has been shrinking steadily since 2022, falling from nearly 300,000 that year to 282,000 in 2024. ... The ONS ... cautioned that the fall in the overall population could ... be influenced by deaths among an ageing expat population. Spain remains home to more British-born people than any other European country outside the UK...
"Older Britons in Spain face a painful choice as the retirement dream becomes harder to live", Euro Weekly News, 04 | 08 | 2026 - Reportaje (Harry Dennis)
Retiring beneath the Spanish sun is easy to picture at 65. The harder question is whether the same home, climate and distance from family will still feel manageable at 80, and official figures show that the balance among older Britons has already shifted towards departures. ... Temperature is only part of the equation. A home reached mainly by car, steep stairs or a quiet out-of-season neighbourhood may feel very different after illness, bereavement or reduced mobility. The UK government’s later-life guidance for British residents says families are generally expected to provide social care in Spain. Support commonly associated with UK local authorities may not always be available, even where a resident has access to Spanish state healthcare. And for British families, post-Brexit travel and residency rules can also complicate extended stays by relatives when daily care becomes necessary. Yet this is not a wholesale rejection of Spain. British buyers remained the largest foreign group in Spain’s housing market during the first half of 2025, completing 5,731 purchases, according to the General Council of Notaries.
"British expats in Spain could lose one of their biggest inheritance tax advantages", Euro Weekly News, 04 | 08 | 2026 - Reportaje (Molly Grace)
For thousands of British residents who built a new life in Spain, their UK pension was meant to provide security in retirement and support for their families in the future. But a major change coming into force in April 2027 could alter what happens to those savings after they die. A pension that many expats believed would pass to loved ones outside inheritance tax rules could soon be treated differently by the UK tax authorities. The change will apply to deaths on or after April 6 2027 and will bring certain UK-held pensions into the inheritance tax system. The pension itself will not lose value, but the way it is viewed for inheritance tax purposes will change.
"‘It’s intolerable’: British second home-owners selling European villas due to fires", iNews, 02 | 08 | 2026 - Noticia
...a retired couple from Oxford, are concerned about the fires... The wildfires ravaging some of France and Spain’s most popular destinations are pushing some British second home-owners to sell up over fears their properties could be under threat.
Últimas noticias OEG
Recogida en la sección Documentos del OEG la STS 543/2026, de 29 de abril, sobre la fijación del derecho a la pensión asistencial por ancianidad para españoles de origen retornados.
Nota: Este Boletín de Prensa realiza un seguimiento periodístico de los aspectos más destacados del fenómeno de la movilidad transfronteriza de personas mayores estudiado en el Observatorio Europeo de Gerontomigraciones. Mi agradecimiento al Coordinador del Observatorio, el Profesor Rafael Durán Muñoz, así como a sus miembros, investigadores y colaboradores, por su labor y por permitir su difusión en Conflictus Legum.
