The Agent When purchasing or selling a property in Spain, usually a client is dealing with the estate agent first, so very often it is the agent who suggests a particular solicitor for the clients to use often offering an incentive (or even including the legal service within their fees). Is this a problem? Well, the British Consulate’s advice is to... Read more »
Queries on a Spanish Divorce Paperwork
From time to time when we are drawing up paperwork for a Spanish divorce, we receive questions about the Spanish terms in an amicable divorce and child custody agreement, such as the following:- What is code 90 of the civil code? This is a section of the Spanish civil law that applies to annulment, separation and divorce. It covers things... 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 »
Road Rules for Helmets in Spain
For those who are unsure of the legalities regarding the use of helmets in Spain, drivers and passengers of motorcycles, or motorcycles with side-cars, three-wheeled vehicles, mopeds and quads must use properly approved helmets. Not using a helmet is considered a serious infraction that could lose you three points from a driving licence. Remember that if a moped or motorcycle passenger does... Read more »
Road Rules on Safety Belts in Spain (Including for Children)
Do you know all the rules in Spain about safety belts in cars, motorbikes etc.? The N332 Group of Guardia Civil officers have been translating Spanish law to help us learn the rules, and here is some of the information. 1. Drivers and occupants of motor vehicles and mopeds are obliged to use a safety belt, helmet and other protective elements.... Read more »
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