From Tottenham through France to the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, Madrid, Barcelona, the Balearics. The NIE and the padrón catch newcomers; we time the move so neither becomes a problem.
Lyon → Barcelona → Valencia → Málaga is our regular cadence.
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Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza — customs cleared on the peninsula, ferry leg costed in.
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Centro and Eixample apartments — permit-restricted zones; the destination team handles the parking-permit chain.
Spain is our cheerfully-busy corridor.
Spain is our cheerfully-busy corridor. The Costas, the Balearics, the inland villages of Andalucía — every region has its own rhythm and its own dance with the local NIE office. The eastern route via Lyon, Barcelona, and Valencia is what we run weekly; the western Atlantic route serves the Costa de la Luz and inland Andalucía.
The padrón is the piece that catches households out. It is your registration with the local town hall, required within thirty days of moving in for healthcare and most utility connections. We do not file it for you — that is your visit to the ayuntamiento — but we time delivery so you have access to the property well before the deadline.
Included
What sits inside
your written quote.
Door-to-door collection from your N17/N15/N22 address
Surveyor across Tottenham Green, Seven Sisters, Wood Green, Bruce Grove. Same crew loads North London and hands off to the destination team at the Spanish frontier.
Spanish-speaking coordinator
Native Spanish. Handles padrón timing, comunidad de propietarios sign-offs, Costa-side delivery scheduling.
EORI and ToR1 filing
UK-end customs paperwork, filed on your behalf with HMRC.
Spanish aduanas paperwork
Bilingual customs inventory and entry-point declaration. Andalusian and Catalonian crossings each have their own quirks; our partners know them.
Goods-in-transit cover
All-risks underwritten cover, climate-controlled options for art and instruments through Spanish summer.
Costa-route fleet
Lyon → Barcelona → Valencia → Málaga is our weekly run. Coastal salt-air packing on request.
Storage either side
Indoor depot in N17; partner depots in Málaga, Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona.
Paperwork
What you will need.
NIE · Número de Identidad de Extranjero
Foreigner ID number. Required for almost every official transaction in Spain. Apply at the Spanish consulate in London before you fly, or in-country at the Oficina de Extranjería.
Padrón · Empadronamiento certificate
Local town-hall registration. Required for healthcare and many utility connections. Apply at the destination ayuntamiento within thirty days of moving in.
EORI number · UK Economic Operator Registration
Filed by us with HMRC.
ToR1 declaration · Transfer of Residence relief
Duty-free relief for household goods owned over six months.
Bilingual customs inventory · Inventory document
Spanish aduanas accept English at major crossings; bilingual smooths regional routes.
Routes
Where we go.
Costa del Sol
Marbella, Estepona, Mijas, Fuengirola. Gated developments, comunidad lift bookings, weekday-only deliveries on most urbanizaciones.
Costa Blanca
Alicante, Benidorm, Jávea, Moraira. Apartment blocks with strict moving-day windows — the destination team books the calle and the lift.
Andalucía interior
Ronda, Córdoba, Granada — the pueblos blancos. Narrow lanes; we stage from the village outskirts with a smaller vehicle.
Madrid & Barcelona
Centro and Eixample apartments. Permit-restricted zones; the destination team handles the parking-permit chain.
Balearics
Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza. Ferry from Barcelona or Valencia. Customs cleared on the peninsula.
On price
A surveyor walks your Tottenham property in person before we put a figure on paper. The Costa del Sol is our weekly run; inland Andalucía adds a final-mile transfer; the Balearics add a ferry leg. The written quote is one number covering all of it.
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I had promised myself the Costa del Sol for years. The move turned out to be the easiest stretch. The surveyor visited the Wood Green flat on a Wednesday; the move ran a few weeks later. The Spanish-speaking coordinator briefed the comunidad president before the lorry arrived. I had access to the flat well before the padrón deadline. The orange tree was already on the balcony when the boxes came in.
Sandra MitchellWood Green (N22) → Estepona, Costa del Sol
Common questions
On the Spain route,
specifically.
Depends on the route, your volume, and Spanish aduanas throughput. Costa del Sol is a longer haul than Costa Brava simply for the distance. The written quote includes a likely window. The major Spanish entry points clear customs reliably.
Strictly no — but practically yes for almost everything that comes after. Apply at the Spanish consulate in London before you fly. We do not hold the move on your NIE; we hold it on your padrón window.
Your registration with the local town hall. Required for the Spanish healthcare card, schooling, and most utility connections. Apply within thirty days of moving in. We time delivery so you have access to the property well before the deadline.
It usually does. The destination team measures the lift at survey-handoff and books a furniture-mover slot with the comunidad. If anything will not fit, we hoist it from the calle — Spanish urbano blocks expect this and most have hoist-friendly balconies.
Yes. Spanish conveyancing runs on its own clock; we hold goods at our partner depots in Málaga, Valencia, or Madrid until the escritura is signed.
Spanish summer heat is real. Climate-controlled transport is available for art, instruments, electronics, and wine — flagged at survey. Standard transit conditions are fine for most household goods.
Yes. Customs cleared on the peninsula; the ferry leg is costed within the single quote. Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza all routine.
Standard at delivery. The destination crew lays runners through the loaded route and uses soft-pad trolleys. Terracotta marks easily; we know.
Vehicle transport is a separate service we arrange through partner specialists. Filed under a different customs declaration, not part of the household-goods consignment. Most economical when added as a piggyback rather than a sole shipment.