Testimonials

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My wife and I employed My Lawyer in Spain to handle our residency and the entire process was easy and stress free. My wife is an EU citizen but I am from the UK, which added extra steps.
Our point of contact was Chiara, who speaks fantastic English and helped us brilliantly throughout.
I highly recommend using My Lawyer in Spain rather than doing it yourself as it makes life so much easier.

I have dealt with different lawyers but My Lawyer in Spain are exceptional. I don’t speak Spanish but that didn’t compromise the services as you get English speaking lawyers and documents sent for my signature were all translated for me. After our property purchase went through they helped set up direct debit for our utilities and other fees as well as Spanish will. They are marvellous lawyers to do business with.

We used my lawyer in Spain to assist with resolving some challenging issues which needed to be worked through before we could proceed with the sale of a property in Spain. The service we received was excellent, Claudia was professional, knowledgable and very efficient. I would highly recommend her specifically, she was excellent and managed a challenging situation exceptionally well.

I have just renewed my years´ 4/5 NLV (Non Lucrative Visa) with Melanie Radford and Chiara Melchiori of My Lawyer in Spain. I had a potential issue that could affect a positive outcome but due to the ultra professional and experienced approach by the team my application for renewal was successful. My recent application was a challenge but they had experiences of overcoming potential issues in documentation/procedures so I fully recommend their legal services for straightforward, complex and ´against the odds´ cases.

I used My Lawyer Spain for our recent property purchase and I have to say that the whole process from start to finish was excellent. Celine, Marta & Pedro could not have been more helpful. They made what could have been a very stressful process pain free.
Setting up NIE’s, opening a Spanish bank account, Wills, transferring Utilities all done remotely. All correspondence answered timely and kept fully informed every step. I would have no hesitation using them again or recommending them to future buyers in Spain. Well deserved 5 stars.

We highly recommend ‘My Lawyer in Spain’ for their exceptional services and professionalism. They have guided us through applying for and obtaining our Visas and NIE numbers including providing Power of Attorney and opening a Spanish bank account.

Once we arrived in Spain they also guided us through obtaining the Padron and TIE Cards. They have always gone above and beyond fully explaining all the processes and requirements. We are extremely glad we used them and will continue to.

They have always made us feel welcome. A thank you to Melanie, Chiara, Antonella, Marta for their help, advice, friendliness and support throughout. We are now using My Lawyer in Spain to purchase our home and draft our Wills in Spain.

Thank you to everyone for your continued great service and support, we couldn’t have done it without you.

Excellent service under extreme time pressure

Marta from MyLawyerInSpain provided outstanding support during a complex property sale with a very tight deadline. Her proactive thinking, clear communication and ability to find smart legal alternatives saved us a huge amount of time — and even avoided the need for international travel.

Highly professional, solution-oriented and a pleasure to work with. I can genuinely recommend her and the team at MyLawyerInSpain.

I have been using My Lawyer in Spain for a number of years now.
They helped my father write a WILL.
They have recently helped me sort out my father’s assets as he sadly passed away in December 2023. They have kept me updated at every step and have seriously reduced the stress of dealing with all persons involved in distributing my father’s assets. I can rate them highly enough.

My Lawyer in Spain, and particularly Michael, Marta, Laura and Celine from the Ciudad Quesada office, have been absolutely fantastic in helping us with our permanent move to Spain from Scotland over the last year.

In November last year we granted a power of attorney. In April 2025 we put an offer in on a house that we moved into in July and everything was taken care of including setting up the utilities.

Once settled, Marta then looked after us setting up our wills in Spain. Strongly recommend My Lawyer in Spain for all your legal needs. Thank you!

My wife and I have been with My Lawyer in Spain for nearly 3 years. During this time there team have helped us with buying 2 homes and selling 1. They opened our bank account and helped us change banks to one more local to us. They have done our power of attorney. Obtained our TIE numbers. Produced our wills. They have helped with our residency. Helped with exchanging driving licences and discussed any tax issues we might have.

They really are a one stop shop. Nothing is to much trouble. They are kind and polite and explained everything we needed.

There are too many people to mention but it’s a big thank you to the whole team.

We used My Lawyer Spain for the sale of our house, and we could not be more satisfied with the service we received from day one until completion. They assisted us with absolutely everything (and more), and no question was ever too much trouble.

Marien and her team were simply outstanding in every possible way – professional, supportive, and truly dedicated. The whole process was smooth and stress-free thanks to them.

We can wholeheartedly and strongly recommend My Lawyer Spain to anyone in need of legal assistance. Simply fantastic service!

Quiero agradecer y felicitar a la abogada Laura Albors por su trabajo e inestimable ayuda, por su amabilidad, simpatía y profesionalidad, que quiero hacer llegar a su empresa My Lawyer in Spain, porque no es fácil encontrar a una persona como Laura que te ayuda y facilita las cosas. Nos encontró una solución perfecta a la hora de realizar el pago de la compraventa de la vivienda, aún no siendo nosotros sus clientes sino la parte contraria y le estamos profundamente agradecidos. No dudaremos en contar con sus servicios en un futuro. Gracias.

I used MyLawyerinSpain to purchase our apartment in Casares. I had never bought in Spain before and the process and paperwork, including; setting up a bank account, Know Your Customer evidence, translations, taxes and utilities, were all taken care of by MLS. Patricia Ruiz, now a partner, dealt with us and she and the whole team were absolutely brilliant. In fact I’ve continued to use MLS to do our annual Non Resident Income Tax returns since then. I cannot recommend them enough.

We worked with my lawyer in Spain on a complex overseas inheritance case and they were great to work with. Patricia maintained professionalism and good communication the entire time. She helped resolve some tricky situations and went above and beyond to help.

I appointed My Lawyer in Spain to support me with the sale of my property in Spain.
I live in the UK and was overwhelmed by the sales process and legal requirements that I felt bombarded with after dealing with the sales agent
Laura was the lady that looked after me. She was expert in her field.
This might sound daft but I had all these crazy thoughts. What if I was being scammed etc
The sales agent was very full on and not understanding the process made me feel really vulnerable and uncertain.
Immediately Laura picked up all communications with the sales agent which instantly took a lot of pressure from me. I felt like I had someone looking out for me.
She kept in regular contact which updates on where we were at with each stage.
The pricing was very fair and she represented me at notary when the sale was due to complete.
The money from the sale was disbursed immediately.
I am really grateful to Laura for making this process easy to follow.
Thank you

We have just completed buying a Spanish property and I am so glad we chose to use My Lawyer in Spain (Torre del Mar branch). The entire process was stress free and done within 6 weeks. Patricia looked after us throughout and was quick to reply to emails, knowledgeable and speaks fantastic English. She obtained our NIE numbers, set up a bank account and clearly explained the process every step of the way.
My Lawyer in Spain can also point you in the right direction for residency, Spanish Wills, and set up direct debits for tax and utility bills. We chose them because we hoped they would make things stress free… And they have!

We have just completed on our first overseas purchase on a new property in San Javier, Murcia. I would give 6 stars if possible rather than 5 to highly recommend My Lawyer in Spain. Marien, Marta and Celine looked after us step-by-step by answering all of our questions and queries quickly and efficiently. Their knowledge and expertise has made the whole process of purchasing overseas extremely easy. They arranged everything from NIE’s, Bank Accounts, POA, Property Purchase, Wills and now we are looking forward to enjoying the sun more often than we can in the UK. Muchas Gracias to the whole team for their outstanding service.

My Lawyer in Spain provided us with excellent service when we were purchasing our property there. They helped with obtaining our NIE numbers, our back account and establishing services and ensuring our Spanish wills were in place. Patricia Ruiz, was responsive, helpful, friendly. She attended meetings with the notary too.

Patricia has continued to support us since our initial purchase with the purchase of a garage space and again was done in a friendly and efficient manner. Would have no hesitation in recommending the services.

They also produce great videos covering a host of information for buying and residing in Spain.

We have used My Lawyer in Spain for everything to do with our dream move to Spain and I cannot thank them enough for not only making it possible but making it so smooth ! The whole team are so friendly, helpful and efficient.

Within the space of 2 years, MLIS have successfully supported us through our initial visa application, our first year renewal, obtaining NIE’s, Powers of Attorneys, Wills, the purchase of two properties in Spain including arranging the utilities as well as our personal tax returns.

What I love the most is that there is pretty much everything under the one roof and we know that whatever it is we need there will be someone in the firm who can either help or at least point us in the right direction, which is a great comfort when moving to a new country.

We have used the services of ‘My Lawyer in Spain’ for the purchase of a property – which very helpfully included transfer of Utilities and setting up of a bank account – as well as for writing of Wills, Tax advice and arrangements for Residency documents. All of the members of the team that we have dealt with have been extremely professional, efficient, polite and friendly. They all speak very good English and were always happy to go that extra mile when it was needed.
We highly recommend the services of this Law firm.

Excellent service and attention to detail.
My Lawyer in Spain conducted my property purchase, and assisted with NIE numbers, bank accounts, non residential tax returns….. etc. Spanish law made easy!

My Lawyer in Spain has been extremely helpful to me in obtaining my Residency Visa. The consultation provided by Melanie Redford and Laura Tarvidate has been outstanding, it included a detailed review of all the necessary documents as well as the review prior to presenting everything to the Spanish Consulate in Los Angeles, CA, as well as assistance with court sworne Spanish translators to appointment setting at the Policia Nacional in Spain. This was necessary for the final review and picking up my Residency Card. I should also mention that the services of My Lawyer in Spain included assistance with the purchase of Real Estate in Spain, along with helping me with setting up a Spanish Bank Account as well as Assistance with Taxes and other important items.
I can highly recommend My Lawyer in Spain and would like to thank the Team at my Lawyer in Spain for all their efforts on my behalf. With much Appreciation

We can highly recommend My Lawyer in Spain and in particular Patricia Riva for her services. Patricia has been professional, friendly and approachable during what was a difficult time for my sister and I. Receiving a quote before proceedings began removed some of the stress from the process that we really had no experience of.
Patricia organised our NIE, opened our bank account, reinstated utilities and completed an inheritance process that wasn’t particularly straightforward. Residing in the UK and English being our first language meant that we were extremely reliant on Patricia, Alex and colleagues and their knowledge. We would feel very confident in recommended their services.

We have used My Lawyer in Spain from our initial set up with NIE numbers, to opening our bank account, power of attorney wills and our house purchase. They have been outstanding in everyway. I feel very confident having this company on my side, with a special mention to Chari who has been fabulous.

I had a dreadful experience with another law firm in Spain and turned to Alex Radford for dream rescuing help. He and his brilliantly empathetic, professional staff guided us through to our Residency, dream home purchase and Spanish wills with such complete assurance, I will always be grateful for having Alex take that first call on 1st October 2020. Four months later, we are settled and so happy in Spain and I cannot recommend Alex and mylawyerinspain.com highly enough.

I was advised to use MLS by my English lawyer in order to settle a Spanish probate and the sale of a Spanish property on behalf of my sister who lost her husband in 2019. Initially I spoke to Alex Radford who was very professional and understanding and he passed me on to Patricia Ruiz who dealt with matters thereafter. She was excellent throughout and, without fail, dealt with everything in an efficient and very knowledgeable manner. I cannot praise her and all concerned at MLS highly enough, especially as the conclusion of matters was interrupted by the Corvid 19 pandemic.

Fantastic service. Your Abogado explained the whole process of probate application in detail from my first email which is why I choose My Lawyer in Spain. Your Abogado guided me through the process throughout and responded quickly to all my queries. Thank you very much for making this difficult process a little easier.

We completed the purchase of our Spanish property, in Canillas de Albaida, a couple of weeks ago and used Alex Radford and Patricia Ruiz as our Spanish Lawyer/Abogado.

Both my Wife and I are ‘risk averse’ and we can honestly say that Alex, Patricia and all Staff at My Lawyer in Spain have been superb.

The advice given was brilliant and, if anybody reading this is contemplating a Spanish property purchase, then My Lawyer in Spain are the people to help you achieve your dream.

Alex and Patricia helped us achieve our dream and we will always be eternally greatful. We are proud to have met them and they became friends, not just our legal representatives.

My husband and I had dreamt of buying a property in Spain for a while but we were a little anxious about the fact that we were resident in the UK and so not able to meet a lawyer face-to-face. We decided, therefore, to visit a Place in the Sun Exhibition where My Lawyers in Spain were present and, in fact, participating as one of the main speakers. After listening to the presentation, we decided to talk directly to one of the lawyers from that company.

From the first moments of our conversation, we felt that she was extremely knowledgeable, competent and enthusiastic about her profession. She explained the whole process in a clear, concise way which gave us both a welcome feeling of reassurance. No question was left unanswered and she even pre-empted many of our concerns. By the time we left the exhibition, we felt much happier about proceeding with our dream purchase!

We decided to choose My Lawyers in Spain, based on the fantastic meeting we had had with her, and she became our lawyer for the purchasing process.

Throughout the process she was exemplary! We needn’t have worried about the fact that she was in a different country. All correspondence was dealt with extremely quickly and any concerns addressed. Answers to questions were explained clearly and with a very good amount of detail, when required, and she even phoned us, prior to our departure for the completion, to ensure that everything was ready. Nothing was too much trouble and she instilled reassurance and confidence in us both.

We would highly recommend [My Lawyer in Spain] to anyone wishing to purchase a property in Spain. Many, many thanks for helping us achieve our new adventure!

My wife, Lynne, and I enjoy so much living in the Scottish Borders where we are surrounded by natural beauty. However, we had been considering purchasing a property overseas for some time. After careful consideration, we decided to purchase a property in the sun, where the weather is more reliable which allows you to get outside more and actually do things.

Andalucía, serviced by several airports, including Málaga, seemed the most adequate destination for us. There are regular flights throughout the year from our region, allowing us to take trips rather spontaneously. We attended the “A Place in the Sun 2014” exhibition at the NEC Birmingham, where we met several lawyers representing different companies including Alex Radford from My Lawyer in Spain. We had produced a criteria for selecting our lawyer, which we’d strictly adhere to. We wanted an experienced lawyer, who was professional, personable and spoke both English and Spanish. We established that Alex is both a qualified English Solicitor & Spanish Abogado, having lived and worked in England but been located in Spain for over twelve years. This gave us the confidence we needed to choose Alex as our lawyer for our property purchase. Alex always replied promptly, even organising a Power of Attorney on a moment’s notice so that he could act on our behalf when we got back to the UK.

Whilst staying in Benahavis on a property viewing trip, we were very fortunate to make contact with a new Estate Agent, Properties Spain, which is headed up by Scott Marshall. Scott and his team offer a personal and advisory service and only deal with properties within the territory of Benahavis, so they have established a great deal of knowledge of the area. With the support of Scott and his team, we viewed a number of properties in various areas of the village. On 15th January 2015 we viewed a property with Scott that matched all 14 points of our property criteria. With the thorough and professional support from both Alex and Scott, we completed the purchase process, signed for the house and moved in on 4th March 2015.

We had used a previous solicitor when trying to buy a property a few months earlier. The property had a number of legal issues and we felt that these were not being explained to us and we did not know where we stood, and decided to pull out from the purchase.

Then having found the perfect property from the Place in the Sun TV programme and hearing Alex at one of the their seminars, I felt no hesitation to instruct them as our solicitors – we were delighted with the service. Nothing was too much trouble.

Everything was explained well – the process about buying, deposits, notaries, potential surveys and making a will. After we completed they even transferred all the utilities contracts into our name and set up the direct debits for us.

It was a pleasure to deal with a knowledgeable professional who could speak our language and understood our expectations when it comes to buying a place in Spain.

On behalf of my wife and myself, I would like to take a few minutes out to thank you for the manner in which you facilitated our move from the UK to Spain. Your total professionalism and dedication to detail made what could have been a worrying experience, a stress free and enjoyable one for us. We appreciate that the conveyancing rules and regulations in our adopted country differ greatly from those in England, so it was a great relief to have had you by our side during (and after) the entire process.

We also appreciated the vast amount of help you offered us in setting up our Spanish wills and the knowledge that they are safely in place is of great importance to us.

Our thanks also go out to your team as they were always there to offer advice and assistance with our questions.

We are currently deliberating on also buying a one/two bed flat near the beach in La Cala De Mijas as a hedge against a rising property market and little or no interest on our savings and you can rest assured that we will be requesting your help once again should this matter take fruit.

Kind regards to you and your team,