Expert guides on buying property in Spain. Market updates, legal advice, lifestyle tips, and investment insights for UK buyers exploring the Costa del Sol.
A gestor is the Spanish professional who handles your tax returns, bureaucratic paperwork, and administrative headaches. This guide explains what gestors do, how to find a good one, what they cost, and why every UK property owner in Spain needs one.
Many UK expats in Spain wonder whether they can hold both British and Spanish nationality. The answer is complicated — Spain generally does not allow dual nationality with the UK. Here's what you need to know about the rules, exceptions, and practical alternatives.
Rural properties in Spain come with unique legal complexities — DAFO certificates, AFO regularisation, water rights, access roads, and building restrictions. This guide explains everything UK buyers need to know before purchasing a finca rústica.
Finding the right abogado is the single most important decision you make when buying Spanish property. This guide covers qualifications, fees, red flags, and how to ensure your lawyer is genuinely independent — not just the estate agent's recommendation.
Steps after death, gathering documents, inheritance tax by region, acceptance of inheritance, selling inherited property, and the timeline you can expect. A guide for UK families dealing with a Spanish estate.
A UK will alone is not enough to protect your Spanish property. This guide explains forced heirship rules, the EU Succession Regulation, how to make a Spanish will, what it costs, and the consequences of dying without one.
Co-ownership types, protecting unequal contributions, what happens if you split up, cohabitation agreements, inheritance complications, and mortgage considerations for unmarried couples buying Spanish property.
Autonomo vs SL, registration process, social security contributions, tax obligations, and the gestor who makes it all work. A practical guide for UK expats starting a business on the Costa del Sol.
Non-resident CGT rates, the 3% retention at completion, how to calculate your gain, claiming double taxation relief, and exemptions for over-65s and reinvestment.
What the escritura publica contains, how it differs from a private contract, the role of the notary and Land Registry, the nota simple, and why declared value matters.
Understanding Spain's municipal plusvalia tax on land value increase: two calculation methods, the 2021 Constitutional Court ruling, when you pay, and typical amounts.
When you need a power of attorney (poder) for your Spanish property purchase, general vs specific POA, costs, how to arrange it from the UK, and important safeguards.
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