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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Normally, in Spain, Spaniards only appoint an Executor for their Wills when they are really wealthy. Certainly, you are not obliged by Spanish Law to appoint an Executor. It may sound a good idea to have an Executor for your Spanish Will but you need to t...
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Because of the dreadful economic situation in Spain, some owners of apartments in Spain have realized that their fees, which they have to pay every year to the Community of Property Owners for their block, are increasing – because some apartment own...
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Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for people, particularly as they get older, to suffer from mental incapacity. Equally, of course, this sad state can occur through severe accidents. Either way, mental incapacity in Spain can lead to many probl...
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A client of mine living in Benidorm recently inherited a flat in Malaga and he asked me if he had to visit a lawyer in Malaga in order to accept an Inheritance in Spain. The simple answer to this enquiry is: NO. A lawyer in Spain local to where you live c...
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If you plan to sell your Spanish property shortly then should realise that if you are a non- tax resident in Spain, you will face a Capital Gains Tax of 21 %. Furthermore, the buyer, by law, is obliged to retain (and pay to the Tax Office) 3% of the selli...
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