Opening up the world for work

The global financial crash has caused ripples around the world, not the least in the housing markets. Whilst house prices in the UK have been largely static over the past year and are not expected to move much in 2011, one country which has been very badly hit by falling demand is Spain.

Fuelled by a property boom led by tourism together with an influx of retirees, Spanish house prices rose steeply in the years up to 2007. The global crash has now seen house prices falling in Spain by an average of 17%, with some homes towards the luxury end of the market being discounted by up to 50%.

Although Spanish property prices are expected to fall further in 2011, with luxury homes available at a vast discount speculators have started moving back into the property market. For those looking to relocate their lifestyle and business to Spain this could be the time to act.

One of the drivers behind business relocation is the ease with which businesses can now access the internet and telephone from anywhere in the world. Businesses looking to relocate to Spain can take advantage of telephone packages such as the Callagenix “calling Spain” service allowing them to seamlessly transfer their business calls without disruption or extra cost to their clients.

With “calling Spain” your existing UK telephone number is redirected to a landline or mobile in Spain without your callers being aware of the switch. This means that your UK clients don’t have to get used to a change of telephone number or even know that you are working from another country. What’s more, you can mix the “calling Spain” package with some of the other great Callagenix services such as telephone call recording.

The “calling Spain” package is on offer for more than twenty countries, opening up a world of choice for your business. Of course, for businesses which are already international, services such as “follow the sun” linked to a virtual switchboard mean that you can provide your clients with a great service 24/7.

Whilst talk of the global marketplace has been common in the last decade, it is only with the improvement in affordable communication packages that the talk is becoming a reality. Although the current Euro exchange rate might put the dream out of reach for some, for those who are lucky to make the transfer it is good to know that “calling Spain” is there.