Empadronamiento in Spain

Empadronamiento explained (town hall registration)

  What is a certificado de empadronamiento? What’s its purpose? Who needs a Padrón? Padron uses Documents required to enrol yourself What is a certificado de empadronamiento? A certificado de empadronamiento (or padron, in Spanish) is a certificate that confirms you are registered at
Visas in Spain

Spanish residency visa overview

Spain stands as the second most visited country in the world with over 84 million visitors every year. I won’t go into what makes living in Spain so appealing as it would take me weeks to do a write up! Besides, it’s off the point. What matters is that it’s a beautiful country to get lost in.
A "gestor" could help you with your Spanish paperwork

What is a gestor in Spain?

Spain is infamous for its bureaucracy and hard to navigate red tape, but one person who may be able to help with such processes is a "gestor" or "gestoría".
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Rental default insurance for landlords in Spain

If you are renting out your property in Spain, being insured is, without a doubt, the only way to have peace of mind, and the best way to have peace of mind is to take out rental default insurance.
Spanish Nota Simple: What is it, and how do you get one?

Nota simple in Spain explained

A nota simple is a legal document you will often hear in Spain. In this short post we give a brief outline on what it is and why it is so useful.
Golden visas in Spain

Spanish Golden Visa Explained

Spain has become Europe’s leading Golden Visa supplier. Thousands of non-EU nationals, and their families, have attained a coveted Golden Visa since its inception in 2013.
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Gazundering and gazumping: are they legal in Spain?

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.
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7 benefits of making a Spanish will

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.
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10 tips on leasing commercial property in Spain

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.
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Renting: be wary of signing ‘reservation’ contracts

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
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Snagging list explained

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.
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Dissolution of Joint Property Ownership

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. Indirectly, by drastically changing our lifestyles as we struggle to cope and adjust to our new reality
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Bank guarantees in Spain explained

On buying off-plan property in Spain, it is normal to make a 30 to 40% down payment in instalments and the balance is paid at completion, before the notary. Regarding down payments, they are structured as regular stage payments made to your developer.