Legal advice in Spain

Wedding bells are ringing and you’re getting married – congratulations!

This article is our follow-up to our recent article, Possession: why you should never hand over your house keys before completion – 12th March 2020. Congratulations, you finally bought a house in Spain and you are all giddy at the thought! It is an exciting moment for a buyer.

This is the first of a two-part series dealing on possession. Congratulations, you have found a buyer for your Spanish property!

In recent months, there has been a increase in UK citizens in Spain applying for Spanish residency in 2020 in the wake of the long-awaited Brexit.

Disclaimer: this post is of general interest only and is not to be construed or intended as substitute for professional legal advice. Seek legal counsel on your matter. You have fallen in love with a property in Spain and now it’s time to take the dip and sign the contract!

Brexit is finally here and we’re experiencing the first weeks of what life is like as non-EU citizens.

Congratulations, you have found a buyer for your Spanish property! You should now instruct a lawyer to represent you in the sale, particularly if you are non-resident in Spain. To secure the deal, your appointed lawyer will require from you a long list of documents you should have ready at hand.

If you live in a rental property in Spain, it's almost a given that at some point something has broken, there has been some damage to the property or you have wanted to make some kind of modification.

At the end of 2019, the Conservative party won the UK general election with a huge majority, promising to "get Brexit done".

Although house sales in Spain have slowed down in recent months due to the new mortgage law and the general economic decline, the last quarter of the year is usually a good time to buy a home.

When signing a rental contract in Spain we have to make sure to pay attention because without realising we may sign clauses that, according to the Urban Leasing Law in force, are illegal and therefore null and void.

When you receive payment from your home insurance policy, you probably think that it doesn't compensate you: you pay it religiously and you never give up anything. Until one day some mishap occurs and you are delighted to have it hired.

The Generalitat of Catalonia finalises the approval of a tax reform that will lead to increases in personal income tax or inheritance tax, plus the creation of new green taxes.

There are over a million swimming pools in Spain, and approximately 10% of them are in urbanizaciones or other shared communities, either high-rise buildings or single-family homes.

Due to the importance of the changes enacted last June on taking out a mortgage in Spain, we will briefly collate in bullet points all that’s new. The majority of these changes are pro-consumer, greatly benefitting borrowers in Spain. All changes effective as of Monday 17th June 2019. 1.

While most people may think this is rather straightforward, the fact is that if you do it wrong, you may find your tenant deposit not returned by your landlord; or even worse, an unwanted extension to your lease agreement!

On 12th May, a new law came into force in Spain requiring companies to keep a daily record of the working hours of their employees.

After deciding to move to Spain, many face a certain dilemma: it’s not possible to simply lay on the beach with a couple of margaritas, because somebody has to pay the rent.

A question we frequently get asked is if you can buy and sell property in Spain in a currency other than euros. The short answer is yes, and in fact it is done fairly frequently.

On selling property in Spain, you are liable for two taxes: plusvalía and capital gains tax (CGT). In this short article on Spanish tax, we will focus on four strategies to mitigate a seller’s exposure to CGT, which range from completely negating it to reducing it significantly. The following

In the latest Brexit development, the House of Commons voted today to push back the Brexit date by 3 months.

There are just over two weeks left before Brexit is supposed to happen and it’s still not yet clear exactly how. The process is completely in the air with Theresa May’s defeat in the Commons of her latest push for a deal with the EU.

The bursting of the housing bubble and the economic crisis in Spain brought years of increases in the number of evictions, especially as many families were unable to pay their mortgages, and it was also impossible for many young people to become financially independent in the face of low wages.

1. Attain a NIE number A NIE number is a tax identification number for foreigners which identifies you before the Spanish Tax Office and allows you to file and pay taxes in Spain. For more details on how to get a NIE number, see our guide explaining all about the NIE Number. 2.

Sunny Spain is still one of the most popular countries for people to retire to.