We frequently get asked by our foreign clients if gazundering and gazumping are both allowed in Spain. In this short blog post we’ll address both. Gazundering This is typically a strategy to lower the sales price moments before completing on a property before a notary.

Although it is perfectly legal to include your Spanish assets in a will made in your home country, we strongly advise against it. For all those non-residents who own assets in Spain, i.e.

1. Store of value. In times of political instability, which lead to stock markets in upheaval, gold and real estate have traditionally been a safe haven where the affluent plough their money to weather off the storm. 2. Security.

Following up on our article Buy-to-Let in Spain: Landlord Tax Reliefs, VAT invoices are the backbone on claiming landlord tax relief.

1. Are you dealing with the owner or a legally empowered proxy? Nothing worse than making a huge down payment upfront only to realise you have been duped out of your money leasing from someone who was not the owner.

This is really a moot point.

In these challenging financial times, a lifetime loan (LTL) is a life jacket that offers a financial opportunity that not many borrowers are aware of. It is a type of loan available only to resident senior citizens.

Last week I had to deal with a case in Barcelona that is a prime example of why you should be wary of signing reservation contracts on renting in Spain. With the excuse the property was in a highly sought-after location, and someone else could snag it, the tenant was forced to pay a non-refundable

The following is a list of clauses commonly mis-used in long-term rental contracts in Spain. This article refers to the lease regime under the Spanish Urban Tenancy Act affecting long-term rentals.

Tenant’s top five A verbal contract is better than a written one. No, not really. Although verbal contracts in Spain are equally valid to written ones, the problem lies when there is a disagreement. It is very difficult to prove what was actually agreed in a verbal contract i.e.