Legal advice in Spain

The ban on carrying out certain tasks outdoors or in workplaces that cannot be closed during the hottest hours of the day for which orange or red warnings have been issued is now in force in Spain.

Attaining a Golden Visa is one of the most popular methods to acquire a visa and acquire the right to remain and live in Spain (legally).

What is the Golden Visa in Spain? The Golden Visa in Spain, also known as the residence visa for investors, is a temporary permit given to individuals who are not citizens of the European Union (EU) and their families.

Spain's Platform of People Affected by Squatting (PAO), like many others, has expressed its worries concerning the country's new Housing Law.

We never really think about our home insurance until we need to: when something happens, i.e. a broken window, a jammed door, a broken toilet, etc. But remember, your home insurance covers them. Is it worth paying for home insurance?

A common query among Brits seeking Spanish citizenship through residency is whether dual nationality is permitted in Spain.

We’re here with the latest information about changing your driving licence when your residency is sorted in Spain.

Unlike a title deed, which in truth bears little to no importance, what matters in Spain is who appears as the registered owner before the land registry.

The Catalan Parliament's plenary session has approved a bill promoted by Junts per Catalunya that allows local councils to order the eviction from illegally occupied homes in cases where the owners are large landlords (who own 10 or more flats) and do not initiate eviction through the courts.

Registering as a resident in Spain (empadronarse) is beneficial for carrying out administrative procedures and receiving notifications from the council where your property is located, among other aspects. Legally, you cannot be registered in one place and live in another.

There can be many reasons why a couple decides to divorce and there are many things to consider during the process, including what to do with the family home.

Squatting has become a headache for the administration and property owners in Spain. This illegal activity has been in the media spotlight for several years, but 2022 was one of the "busiest" years in this regard.

Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) was approved on the 23rd of December 2022. The DNV is extensive to family members i.e. spouse and children under the age of 18 years old. It allows you to work remotely from Spain i.e. teleworking. The main advantage of a DNV is its taxation.

All owners who want to sell or rent their property in Spain (which was built before 2007) must have have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) in compliance with the royal decree 235/2013, of 5th April.

Owning a property can raise many questions, especially if you are doing so in Spain where the system is often different and has its own peculiarities.

In a nutshell, the Digital Nomad Visa (DNV, going forward) introduces great tax breaks (for both employers and employees), streamlines the visa procedure (reducing waiting times), it allows for greater freedom, and most fundamentally reduces the admin control on applicants This visa is tailor made

Squatters or ‘Okupas’ in Spain are a major problem. The illegal squatting of properties in Spain has become one of the biggest headaches for property owners in recent months, and Spain's well known problem with squatters doesn't seem to be getting any better.

It has become apparent to everyone that we have fallen on hard times.

As a gentle reminder, we explained in detail what this tax form is in a previous article: Modelo 720 – Tax form 720 – 20th January 2021 Basically, if you are tax resident in Spain and hold over 50,000 euros abroad in either real estate, bank savings or investments you are under a legal obligation t

Following the recent modification of the legal status of pets in Spain (Law 17/2021, of 15 December) in which they are now considered "living beings endowed with sentience" and not simply things as they were previously, many doubts have arisen in relation to how this reform affects leasing contracts

When signing a rental contract for a property, both parties do so with the intention of not breaking it prematurely, but the reality is that there are times when the tenant or the landlord decides to end the agreement.

In large cities in Spain, such as Madrid or Barcelona, where the price of renting a flat is beyond the economic possibilities of many people, renting individual rooms is an increasingly common practice. But what does this look like, and what are the most common doubts about the process?

As Idealista readers may recall, Spain’s Constitutional Court overturned plusvalia tax last 26th October 2021. We published a detailed article at the time.

On the 26th October 2021 Spain’s Constitutional court declared null and void a series of articles which in practice translates into eliminating plusvalia tax. The exact details of the ruling remain unknown as it has still not made public as of the time of writing, but is expected to be released

Squatting in Spain rose by 2.7% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to data from the Secretary of State for Security.