We will post updates in Spanish law that our customers should keep an eye on. For more information, check the following page where legal updates are frequently published
Do Not Miss the Chance to Legalise Your Property on Rustic Land
If you own a house on rustic land with the construction of the house totally completed before the 20th of August 2014, do not miss the chance to legalize your property. This is an extraordinary and exceptional procedure that you cannot miss! This opportun...
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Non-EU Citizens Entering Spain
Update of financial amounts needed for crossing external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schen...
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More Spanish airports designated as health emergency entry points
On 17th May, Official State Bulletin (BOE) published an order expanding the number of airports designated as entry points with the capacity to provide care in the midst of an international public health emergency. Airports added to this list include those...
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Spain’s COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Extended and Quarantine for Recent Arrivals Introduced
Coming into effect on the 15th May at midnight, Order INT/401/2020 extends the current restrictions on air and sea travel into Spain. Currently decreed until 24th May, but with the possibility of further extension, only the following people can cross the ...
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Construction Work on Homes Suspended due to Covid-19
A ministerial order has decreed the suspension of work on buildings that would involve contact between workers and any other people, though with a few exceptions. The Ministry of Health has ordered the suspension of work on existing buildings. It applies ...
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Coronavirus: As a buyer, can I withdraw from the sale?
Given the economic effects of COVID-19 that we have seen already, some are predicting a drop in property prices in the coming months. We will have to wait and see the long-term impact, but those already in the process of buying may be looking for answers ...
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Important information regarding Brexit for UK citizens living in or visiting Spain
As you are aware, on March 30th 2019, the exit of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) will take place. Although on November 14th 2018, a Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU was reached, ensuring that rights of UK citi...
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Spanish department of traffic (DGT) guidelines on British driving licences after Brexit
The National Department of Traffic (DGT) has published instructions as to the exchange of driving licences related to UK citizens. If the UK leaves the EU with an agreement on the voluntary withdrawal of a Member State of the Union, all the...
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Buying Spanish Property on Rustic Land
For years I have been trying to warn clients about buying Spanish property on rustic land. It is possible to do this but extreme caution needs to be exercised and you must ensure that the conveyancing is undertaken by a first class lawyer – and one pr...
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Spanish Congress passes historic law granting citizenship to Sephardic Jews
Spain’s Congress finally passed the much-anticipated Sephardic ancestry law, which will open the doors for thousands of people across the globe to obtain Spanish nationality if they can prove they are descendants of the Jewish community expelled from Sp...
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