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Landmark Judgement in the Spanish Supreme Court: Recovering money from a major Spanish Bank for a Failed Off-Plan Property Investment Investing in off-plan property in Spain was once seen as...
A recent judgement in the Supreme Court (El Tribunal Supremo – Supreme Court | GCJ | Judiciary) in Spain has clarified an earlier First Instance ruling that if an individual...
The Dubai Rental Disputes Centre (RDC) has recently issued a significant clarification on a recurring area of dispute in the real estate market—when property buyers become liable to pay service charges in...
This is the most common question we are asked by clients who contact us after receiving a threatening Legal Notice from a foreign Bank. Thousands of individuals in the UK...
Recently, Cyprus adopted new Civil Procedural Rules, which introduced changes to the requirements for serving documents. Until now, parties involved in civil cases would receive a full set of legal...
For many individuals and families looking to relocate or diversify their life between countries, Italy continues to stand out—not only for its culture, lifestyle, and strategic location, but also for...
It is estimated that thousands of purchasers of property in Spain from 2006 onwards are now struggling ever more to service their mortgage debt. The majority of these purchasers may...
For many international individuals and families, Italy is more than a place of beauty and culture – it is a country that has deliberately opened its doors to foreign capital...
It was described by the prosecutors on the legal case as one of the largest frauds of its kind in the UK, A total of 14 individuals have now been...
In Dubai, tenants are increasingly reporting evictions under the pretext of “family use”. While the law does allow landlords to reclaim property for personal or family occupation, it sets out...
The working group of the Ministry of Justice, which is overseeing the changes in inheritance law after 80 years, seems to have reached a conclusion on the preservation of private...
For some time now Spain has faced a shortage of properties for locals to live in, with house prices soaring and rental properties in short supply. As a consequence of...
In recent days we have been contacted by a growing number of concerned individuals in the UK who have been receiving visits at their homes from process servers attempting to...
We have recently seen a number of estate agents in Spain asking prospective buyers to pay an amount of money to them before they will even put forward an offer...
Claims Management Companies (CMCs) are still producing “misleading, unclear and unfair advertising”, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said. The regulator also accused some CMC’s of using FCA authorisation to...
Thousands of individuals in the UK will no doubt have received in recent days a recorded delivery WITHOUT PREJUDICE Warning Letter at their homes from a company in Cyprus called...
In recent days we were contacted by a potential client asking us the seemingly rather strange question – “can you really be served with legal papers via WhatsApp?” The simplified...
In recent weeks we have been able to successfully settle a number of long-standing Cypriot mortgage issues for our clients. After many years of worry and anxiety that the Bank...
A property CAN be transferred through sale to another individual even if a Title deed has not yet been issued, as this phenomenon is rather common in Cyprus. When it...
It has been reported that Spain’s Banco Santander has agreed to sell further housing loans which formed part of a portfolio of distressed loans. The purchaser of the loans is...
A “Vulture Fund” is an investment fund that will seek out and purchase securities in distressed investments, such as non-performing loans (NPL’s) from foreign banks. Typically, these NPL’s are loans...
Thousands of individuals in the UK will have been receiving calls or recorded delivery letters at their homes from a company in Cyprus called Baker Tilly in relation to a Swiss...
It has been quite a start to the year as we have been successful in releasing clients from over 1 million Euros of foreign property Bank debt in multiple jurisdictions....
In recent days, hundreds of clients of the Alpha Bank in Cyprus will have received from their Bank a Registered letter informing them that they (the Bank) have now transferred...
It has been the case for the past decade or so that the purchasers of immovable properties in Cyprus who had taken out a Loan with a Cyprus Bank in...
In the past week we have again been contacted by clients who have been informed that a Charging Order has been placed on their UK property. The applicable Order was...
We continue to receive instructions from clients who have recently been contacted in relation to a historical debt in Spain. The debt in Spain exists as a result of a...
We are aware that clients who had previously purchased a property in Cyprus through the Cypriot developer Alpha Panareti are now receiving notice that they (the clients) will be served...
Whether you are looking to purchase a property in Cyprus or simply would like to have information as to the legal status of a property in Cyprus or a parcel...
For UK pensioners who are potentially looking to the island of Cyprus as a destination for their retirement, a degree of caution may now be required. Presently the conditions for...
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