These are three short stories for easy reading, to enjoy on the plane or train or when you find a couple of hours of free time. In "The Burden of Doubt" a young lawyer, in court for the first time, finds that although proof of guilt is thin on the ground, her client has confessed his crime both to workmates and to the police. In "Robbin' Hoodies" a gang of council estate hoodies style themselves on the famous Robin and his Merry Men. In "Worth a Fortune" an unemployed van driver goes in search of wealth with a second hand metal detector. All three are amusing, quirky little stories. None of...

The laws affecting holiday rentals in Spain. Do you own a holiday rental property in Spain? Are you thinking of buying one? Do you have a website or agency that advertises VRBO in Spain? Spain announced a major change in the laws affecting vacation rentals in June of 2013. Nobody knows for sure exactly what will happen in the next year and lots of people are genuinely worried. Many expats own a property on one of the Spanish costas and the news media have been blasting headlines about the government "clamping down" on this sector. This is not accurate; in fact the Costa Brava and the Costa...