General Information on buying property in Mexico

Mexico is fascinating place and growing rapidly as popular tourist destination, mainly catering for the American market, hence the blend of the familiar with the unfamiliar.

Mexico has something for everyone, busy Acapulco, where the disco was invented contrasts with quiet resorts where pretty much all year sunshine is guaranteed.

Mexico is rapidly becoming “the alternative” choice for those looking for a second home “across the pond”.

English is spoken widely.

Key Points for buying property in Mexico

A well developed infrastructure along the coastal regions

Excellent private medical facilities

Getting there is easy but expensive.

Cost of living much less than the UK

Cost of owning a home is very low compared to UK

Important contacts for Mexico
British Embassy
Rio Lerma 71
Col Cuauhtemoc
06500 Mexico DF
MEXICO
Tel: (55) 5242-8500
Fax: (55) 5242-8517

The Mexican Consulate
8 Halkin Street
London
SW1X 8QR
Tel: +44 (0)20 7235 6393
www.mexicanconsualte.org.uk

Defra
Customer contact unit
Eastbury house
30-34 Albert embankment
London
SE1 7TL
Tel: 08459 33 55 77
Email: helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk

For full details go to www.defra.gov.uk

Cash machines in Mexico

Most cash machines (ATMs) in Mexico are placed within small lobbies. Most major credit and debit cards are accepted. In order to gain access to the lobbies it is normally custom to swipe your card to gain entry. It is also customary to wait outside the lobby until it is empty or an ATM becomes free.

In order to rent a car in Mexico you will have to be over 25 years old.

You will also need to have the following…

Applying for citizenship in Mexico can be both a difficult and long process. It is therefore paramount that you think long and hard before applying.

Generally Mexico follows tropical seasons with May to October being the wet season and November to April begins the dry season.

The currency used in Mexico is the Mexican Peso. The current exchange for Mexican Peso to Pound Sterling is 1 Mexican Peso = £0.46 Pound Sterling January 2007

When driving in Mexico remember that they drive on the right hand side of the road. Drivers in Mexico do not frequently use their indicators and rarely give way to other road users.

Mexico has made impressive improvements recently in there education system. Primary and secondary education is both free and mandatory to all residents of Mexico.