24th December – Christmas Eve is called Nochebuena in Spanish (Goodnight) and it is the most important family gathering of the year. In the evening people often meet early for a few drinks with friends then return home to enjoy a meal with the family. Most bars and restaurants close in the evening. Prawn starters followed by roast lamb would... Read more »
Tax on Rental Income in Spain
Clients that have a property let (either short term or long term) in Spain must declare their rental income and pay tax on it. This note is really aimed at clients who let their property long-term and do not declare the rental income. This is illegal. Landlords need to pay rental tax for the days that the property has been... Read more »
What happens if you don’t have a will in Spain?
All clients – please read this if you do not have a Spanish Will, and are British or Irish with assets in Spain. We are seeing many cases whereby someone has passed away and it is assumed that the situation is the same as in Ireland and in Britain, that there is the principle of survivorship. In these countries, property... Read more »
Laws on Building Reforms
Planning law in the Valencian Community The Valencia Community published a new Law (DOGV 5/2014 of July 25) of Planning, Urbanism and Landscape. The Act came into force 20th August 2014. This Act has some aspects that significantly changed deadlines associated with the redevelopment and reforms of housing, etc. The Act is very long and we are summarising the information in... Read more »
Buying A Business In Spain
Buying a business in Spain can be a very exciting and challenging prospect. As well as being a big step, it can be very time consuming so make sure you have all of the information you need. As a foreigner your new business really needs to be aimed at other foreigners or holidaymakers, as the Spanish do not usually... Read more »
Spanish Surnames – What is the story?
Sitting at lunch on Sunday a friend said to me, so what is the situation with Spanish women keeping their own surname when marrying, and also what happens with their children? Spanish women always keep their own birth name; it never changes. So if they marry Alberto Molina Sanchez and their name is Ana Macia Perez, then they keep that... Read more »
Taxation of Rental Properties in Spain
What are the tax implications of renting out a Spanish property? Are you a non resident who owns a holiday home in Spain which you they rent out? The rental income of non Spanish residents should be declared in Spain even it is properly declared in the country where you are tax resident (e.g. the UK which does expect its... Read more »
Purchasing / Selling Process
To complete the transaction of buying/selling a house, many people are required to be present – the Notary, the Buyers, the Sellers, the buyer’s Bank (if a mortgage is required) and the seller’s Bank (if they have a mortgage that has to be cancelled). That means a lot of people to get organised for the same day with different purposes.... Read more »
Online Grocery Shopping
For those of you who are super organised (not me), and like the idea of planning ahead and having a delivery organized for the morning after you arrived, or don´t have a car, did you know… some supermarkets do online shopping and delivery? Mercadona have an online shopping site (it’s in English too). You are charged but there is no... Read more »
Tenant Problems in a Spanish Property
Having a tenant in a property (either residential or commercial) does not always go smoothly and if you are having problems and require help with a non paying tenant or one that is causing disruption or damage please contact us. Please do not take matters into your own hands, you need legal advice when it comes to tenant eviction as... Read more »
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