Do you own a property in Spain in negative equity? Maybe Spanish Solutions can help. We can help surrender your property back to the bank. This email came from Bob, who we are assisting to get out of the debt he has with his Spanish bank. From: BobDeane@·······.com Sent: 27 August 2019 13:59 To: Equiries Subject: negative equity Hello, We… Read more »
A simple Donation (early inheritance)
We received this enquiry today (Monday 17/6). It’s an interesting enquiry and one we see daily. So we thought the information may be interesting for: Expats looking to save their heirs tens of thousands of euro in inheritance taxes after their day.( a few privacy changes have been made to the email) Good morning Nicola, I received your details from… Read more »
Divorce No Court
It is a sad fact that the majority of the enquiries after Christmas tend to be either about Divorce no Court or Divorce in the Courts or Wills. This is a brief post regarding divorce no Court in Spain. As you will see from other articles, it is now possible to divorce in Spain without going to Court. We received… Read more »
Selling a Property in Spain
When selling your property in Spain, many sellers are not fully aware of what they are going to have to fork out in terms of costs before getting the real net figure they want in their hand. Make sure you take into account the following costs when selling: 1) Plus Valia – every seller has to pay a tax based… Read more »
CASE Study – Retention of Documents
We recently received this question: “Hello, please advise me on how long I have to keep:- a. bank papers. b. AGM community minutes papers. c. Income Tax papers. d. Any legal paperwork now no longer being used.” Our answer:- “There is no regulation on this, but we would advise that you keep them all 5 years, as this is the… Read more »
CASE STUDY Non- Resident Tax
We recently received this question: “Hi, What documentation is required to complete our non-resident tax returns? And what is it? Many thanks” Our response: If we have not done them before, we need your Spanish deeds of your property, your latest SUMA (IBI) bill, and copies of your passports and NIEs. You can scan and email these to us. Non-Resident… Read more »
Case Study – Inheritance Tax
We recently received this question: “I am a non-resident, and myself and my husband own a property here on the Orihuela Costa. We have a Spanish Will. Am I right to assume that if I was to die my husband would have a Tax Allowance of €100,000 against the inheritance of my 50% of the property?” Our reply:- Thank you… Read more »
CASE STUDY – Client says they have No Deeds.
Occasionally we have received an email from a client, who says something like “I bought a property off …… 12 years ago and I still have no title deeds. Please, can you help me.” This is a serious enquiry, which we have all too frequently, unfortunately. If we receive these enquiries we need to know if someone is in Spain… Read more »
A Property Purchase
When a client comes in to see us to say that they want to buy a property in Spain and ask about our property purchase service, we sit down with them and go through everything using a spreadsheet, so we can work out the costs for them We tell them that we will help with everything until they get the… Read more »
“Regaining my deposit on a property in Spain”
Received this from a grateful client. “I’m just emailing to let you know that the funds are now safely in my bank account. Would you thank all of the team for making it happen. I’ve written a testimonial below for your website. I have to thank the whole team at Spanish Solutions for the amazing help and support they have… Read more »