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Our Blog is designed to keep you up to date with developments of Spanish law and news.
You will also find some of our Top Tips for different areas of law to give you some key advice when requiring legal services in Spain. If you cannot find what you are looking for or would like to discuss a matter further, please contact us.
Open letter from British Ambassador to British residents in Spain
Open letter from the British Ambassador, Hugh Elliott, to British residents in Spain on 31 October 2019. “The three month extension removes the immediate threat of no deal and provides an opportunity for the deal – which protects citizens’ rights – to be ratified.”
My Lawyer in Spain open Bilbao Office
My Lawyer in Spain are proud to announce the addition of a new member of their team in dual qualified English Barrister and Spanish Abogado, Eoin McGirr.
The Basque Country as a base in Europe for your business
According to an OECD report measuring variables such as healthcare, education, employment, income, safety, environment, citizen participation, access to services and housing, Euskadi (Basque Autonomous Region) is the region with the highest quality of life in Spain.
Changes to Mortgage Law in 2019
The new Mortgage Law came into force in Spain on 16 June 2019 as a result of an EU directive to bring mortgages in Spain and all EU lending across member states into line, and especially to improve the transparency and behaviour of mortgage lenders.
New Regulation for Rentals in Spain
New rental regulation in Spain affecting properties used for habitual residence and does not affect commercial properties or vacational residences.
Join us at A Place in the Sun!
My Lawyer in Spain are again heading to A Place in the Sun in May. The Exhibition is at Olympia in London and runs from 10 – 12 May 2019
Changes to requirements when Selling Property in Spain
Spanish Land Registries insisting on seeing old (expired) and new passports if these have changed when property is sold.
Tax Reduction in Andalucia Region
From 11 April 2019 the Andalucia region has new reduced tax rates for some of the most relevant taxes thanks to Regulation 1/2019 of 9 April which has been passed with the aim to encourage economic activity in this region.
The Brexit Decree
On March 1st the Spanish Government passed a law to maintain the Spanish residence status of British subjects until December 2020 if there is ‘no-deal Brexit’ agreement.
Rights of owners who buy off-plan properties
Information about the Rights of Owners who buy off-plan properties in Spain, including the process and how you can make any claim after you have taken possession of the property.