A Kafkian cocktail of red tape stemming from the effects of Brexit combined with legislation drafted by the Spanish dictator Franco in 1975 will now delay the sale of homes to around 800 Britons a year in the Vega Baja area of Alicante province, a popular destination on the Mediterranean. This piece of legislation is still in force and requires non-EU buyers of properties within range of strategic defense points to obtain a special permit from the Defense Ministry. The process takes months and urban areas with large UK communities such as Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa, San Miguel de Salinas and ...