A new Law came into force on the 7th July 2011 (Royal Decree Law 8/2011) which has important implications for anyone thinking of buying Spanish property. This new law has introduced important changes with one change in particular crucial and wi...
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When you decide to buy a property abroad, many questions come to your mind. One of these, typically, is whether you should use a UK lawyer or a Spanish lawyer for the conveyancing of your intended Spanish property. Well, I would recommend that you use a S...
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What can be more important than checking the Title Deed of the Spanish property you want to buy – before you even approach a lawyer to do your conveyancing for you? After all, you may find out immediately that the person you are dealing with is not ...
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Some months ago a client contacted me saying that he had received a letter from the Spanish Tax Office (Agencia Tributaria) saying that he owns a property in Spain but has never submitted a Spanish Tax Return either as a Spanish Tax Resident or as someone...
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Of course, most Spanish conveyancing lawyers do not visit the properties that their clients want to buy. That is unusual and not really considered a part of their duty. However, over the years, I have increasingly made it a habit to visit the Spanish pr...
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Spanish inheritance law and procedure are totally different to that applicable to common-law systems such as in the UK. There are also differences with regard to other European countries and Spanish inheritance tax laws differ between the regional authori...
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