Construction law in Spain and Property legalisations

It is widely known in all EU countries (including Spain) that owners of constructions and buildings,  must keep their Properties, Plots, buildings and constructions in perfect health, security and maintenance…

TLA lawyers have been for more than 15 years  dealing with transactions and cases of properties in rustic land areas in all the Spanish territory. From Catalonia (Tarragona and Barcelona),…

(English versión translated from the original in Spanish at El Pais ) These days the buyers of one of the promotions of flats under construction on Maricara Street, in the…

Horizontal Division in Urbanizations means that the land where the different houses from the urbanization are placed belongs to all the owners “in common”. This Horizontal Division is a way…

In the property buying and selling process, it is very important to take into account the responsibilities assumed by sellers and builders in the sale of property to buyers. It…

“Castalla Internacional” is an urbanisation built in Castalla, Alicante It was built in the years 2000-2005 where the main aspect to consider is that  the urbanisation infrastructure has not been completed.…

SEPTIC TANKS AND WASTED WATER In our recent article of 28/08/2012, we were introducing the new regulations which were affecting to the application, and to obtain, certificate of habitation in…

QUESTION:  Certicado de Antiguedad; how is it different from Habitation license? TLACORP ANSWER: A “certificado de antigüedad” is a certificate issued by an independent and private architect which confirms the age of…

The certificate of habitation also called “Licencia de Primera o Segunda Ocupación”  is a document issued by the Town Hall which is needed for 2 things: o To confirm by the Town…