Legal advice in Spain

As the COVID-19 pandemic has attracted all our attention since March, Brexit seems to have taken a backseat. However, there are still many expats living in Spain, or indeed Brits preparing to move to the Iberian Peninsula, who have many valid questions about residency in Spain after Brexit.

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

Although it is perfectly legal to include your Spanish assets in a will made in your home country, we strongly advise against it.

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?

This is really a moot point. As a general rule, holiday homes do not invoice with VAT in Spain.

The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain has increased cases of squatting due to the inability of homeowners to check on their second homes due to the state of alarm.

The topic of squatters in Spain, or okupas in Spanish, is a controversial problem across the country. During the COVID-19 pandemic, law firms have seen a considerable increase in complaints about squatters from owners of both holiday homes and main residences.

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.

You may have heard the term ‘snagging’ before and may be wondering what it means. Snagging is an informal expression used within the construction industry which is used to describe the process of defect identification and resolution on buying off-plan properties.

In the aftermath of COVID-19, several families are struggling to make ends meet and pay their mortgage instalments.

COVID-19 has brought in its wake a host of nasty effects, both direct and indirectly. Directly, by infecting and killing hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people the world over, from all ages.