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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...
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...
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...
One of the unintended consequences of Brexit is the fact that a little-known Spanish law is now being enforced with British people buying property in Spain. The law, which was...
When a UK resident decides to buy property in Spain, hiring a local Spanish property lawyer might seem like the obvious decision. However, this can result in several problems that...
Spain and the UK look closer to agreeing the terms of their arrangements for residents in the two countries with the announcement that the UK and Spain have agreed a...
2019 is set to be a difficult year for Spanish property owners who are not up to date with their Spanish mortages. The banks there have started to offload their...
I was recently charged with the task of finding a couple A Place in the Sun, in Southern Spain. Sound familiar? Of course it does and whilst I enjoy my...
Can the Spanish avoid an absolute collapse of their Court System? As the Court System in Spain groans under the weight of the number of cases there have now been...
When buying a property in the UK you may be used to there being a purchase contract. When buying in Spain there may be several different types of contracts to...
Recent Court decisions in Spain have highlighted the fact that foreign currency mortgage problems are not limited to jurisdictions such as Cyprus where largescale problems have been incurred by borrowers...
I always enjoy APITS (A Place In The Sun) live as I get to meet the viewers and lots of buyers. At the exhibitions I host a meet and greet...
With British people being one of the main groups of foreign owners of properties in Spain it is hardly surprising that occasionally a British person sells his or her Spanish...
When you sell a property in Spain there is a requirement for 3% of the value of the property to be paid to the tax authorities as a retention if...
The authorities in Spain have had issues with illegal planning permission over the years. For decades many people ignored the requirement to obtain planning permission and built properties anyway without...
When buying a property overseas often a buyer will need to take out a mortgage to help them fund the purchase, just like they do when buying a property in...
I recently took on a property search for a couple who were facing a familiar dilemma. They were attracted to buying a second home in Spain because of the change...
Over the last few years Spanish Banks have unwittingly become the biggest estate agents in Spain. The banks have had to repossess so many properties from owners who could no...
During the boom times of property sales in Spain the vast majority of people purchasing properties did so “off-plan”. They were persuaded by glossy brochures and liked the thought of...
At some stage when you buy a property in Spain you will need to obtain an NIE. NIE stands for “Numero de Identidad Extranjero”, which translates as “Foreigners Identification Number”....
On Saturday 21st January the requirements to make claims under Mortgage Floor Clauses in Spain were published in the official Bulletin of the State in Spain. Floor Clauses are clauses in...