Buying a property in Spain is not like buying a holiday souvenir! In fact, it should be taken with very great seriousness and you must know what to do before you even think of buying a property in Spain. Indeed, like most lawyers in Spain, I would str...
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Does bargain property in Spain really exist ? Many customers are buying Spanish houses in the Alicante Sur and Murcia areas and they all have something in common – they all want to buy houses sold by the banks with big discounts. But, I ask, are th...
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If you are the seller of a Spanish property make sure that have all your documentation prepared – before you try (you) to sell your house in Spain! These days, like it or not, it is the buyers of Spanish property who decide what, when and how much to ...
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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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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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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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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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At the end of this post, you will see the type of letter Iberdrola has been sending out lately to those people whose houses are still on their builder´s electricity bill in Spain. If you have received this letter, you should realise that you have a pro...
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