New Spanish housing law
The Spanish government recently agreed to take the new Spanish housing law to parliament for approval. The proposed new legislation will regulate rental prices, penalize owners of empty homes and …
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Squatters’ rights vs owners’ right: a common clash in Spain
Squatting is too common in Spain. Every other day we see a property owner on the news speaking about the difficulty of removing illegal occupants from their home. It may …
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Dictionary of Spanish legal terms for Property Law and Inheritance Law
I. Legal terms related to property purchases in Spain Agente de la Propiedad Inmobiliaria: (API): Real Estate Agent: The Real Estate Agent (API) is a qualified professional who operates in the …
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Your guide to taxes on rental properties in Spain
Spain has traditionally been a country with a low percentage of tenants, but over the last few years, the number of people who prefer to rent rather than buy has …
Risks of paying under the table for Spanish property
The taxes involved when buying property in Spain are notorious high – in most parts of the country, the buyer is liable for an average of 8% of the purchase …
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Changing a premise into a home
Several factors of recent years have driven to find hundreds of empty premises in historical downtowns in cities in Spain. The rise of the new fashion of Malls to know …
Changing from a non-lucrative visa to a long-term residence permit in Spain
Like most temporary residency permits in Spain, they can be made permanent after five years if the criteria are met. A non-lucrative residence visa allows successful applicants to reside in …
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Can you buy an abandoned village in Spain?
Spain is a big country and most of its population is concentrated in the cities and on the coast. This together with a general exodus from rural to urban areas …
Remote working in remote parts of Spain
The pandemic has accelerated the trend for remote working and with it, the shift in lifestyle in favour of rural settings. Within this context, the more remote parts of Spain …