Now that we are receiving a number of enquiries about registering a property in the Valencian Community we wish to provide clients with some information about this. As it is a complex matter, we are setting the information out as clearly as possible. Currently our registration service fees are 40€ + VAT = 48.40€. Please send any documents and requests… Read more »
What is Spanish Solutions Role When Purchasing a Property in Spain?
From the first time clients meet the Spanish Solutions team, often after a referral from a friend or family member, they really trust Spanish Solutions. We can understand why. Many clients often ask us can they purchase their spanish property directly from Spanish Solutions as they know they would receive honest unbiased advice. We have processed 8,000 deals since 2005…. Read more »
Proper Advice For Purchasing in Spain (Husband and Wife buying in One Name)
We recently saw clients that wished to discuss a purchase of a property in the Orihuela Costa area of Spain and it had not gone as expected. A joint purchase actually ended up with the property only being held in the husband’s name. They had employed a firm to act for them and when they got to the Notary to… Read more »
No Win No Fee Claims Settled Out of Court
No Win No Fee Claims are extremely satisfying to resolve for clients, particularly when we manage to settle out of Court. Reviewing some of our cases over the past 18 months, we had two settled within a year. Montepuchol One case was a lost deposit case whereby the client came to us and said that she had seen our article… Read more »
Deposit paid on an off-plan property in Spain
Unfortunately, many people in the past have lost off-plan deposits paid on Spanish property as matters were not dealt with properly. This is the story of a lady who contacted us a few months ago saying that she had come across our website and thought she would send an email to us to see if we could help. Now she is… Read more »
How to be prepared for an Inheritance Process
Also other Important Interesting Points (Inheritance and Property Ownership.) We recently had a case whereby a gentleman came to us for help with completing an inheritance from his wife to him, after she had passed away in Spain. There was just a bank account. When we asked him if his wife had any other assets in Spain to take into consideration,… Read more »
Scanning Apps – How Technology Makes Life Easier
How many times have you been asked for a document to be sent to a firm like us or elsewhere and there is that familiar sinking of heart; “Oh no! I have to try to tackle the scanning part of my photocopier or I have to take my deeds to a friend for them to scan” or even, “Well, I… Read more »
Problems with Items bought Online
We have had a few enquiries lately asking for help whereby clients had bought items online and had problems or not received them. In the most recent case someone had bought some glasses from an on-line retailer and they never arrived. They also saw that hundreds of people were writing about problems with this company on the internet so knew… Read more »
Have you ever had a water leak at your property in Orihuela Costa?
This article applies to people who are with the company “Hidraqua”. Sometimes you may not even realise that you have a water leak until you get the unpleasant surprise of a bill that amounts to thousands of euros. When the water company come out to read the meter, if they see that you have used an unusually large amount of water,… Read more »
Residency For British Citizens in Spain and the 3/6 Month Confusion
From time to time we have clients say to us that on many websites it says after 3 months you must get residency, and on others that after 6 months you are legally resident. This causes a great deal of confusion to those intending to move to Spain (especially prior to Brexit) and wanting to get their paperwork in order. Spanish… Read more »