How to demonstrate you are resident in Spain for Spanish IHT reductions?
Subject: Inheritance Tax Query: I have just read a reply on your site & commented on it your advice (good) . Can you just tell me please, my husband & I own a property 50/50 I think in the current climate it would not achieve more than 200-225 thousand euros . My understanding is that […]
Is it obligatory to make a Will in Spain?
There is some confusion in the market in relation when deciding to make a Will in Spain when you have Spanish assets. The majority of our clients, when buying a house in Spain, they ask us if they have to make a Will. NO. It is not obligatory. There is not any law in Spain […]
Different ways to reduce Spanish Inheritance Tax
In order to explain the different ways to avoid or reduce Spanish Inheritance Tax, we will use an example: – A+B, British and Spanish residents own a Spanish property. They have 62 years old. They have 2 sons. Sons are not Spanish residents. – Both have made a “mirror Will” (A leaves everything to B, […]
Catastro inspections in Spain. Undeclared constructions
How is your property registered in Catastro office? The General Directorate of Cadastre activated an extraordinary regularization process to locate properties whose owners (individuals or companies) are not taxed for them or do so incompletely. It is what is called the “cadastral amnesty”, which is a process very similar to the famous tax amnesty and […]
Horizontal Divisions. Urbanisations in rustic land in Spain
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 used in urbanizations and buildings where the different owners own the 100 % from their houses and “in community” the land of the urbanization. So, the […]
Buying usufruct – Right of Use on Spanish properties
The Usufruct in Spain: A Legal Strategy to Reduce Inheritance Tax When purchasing real estate in Spain, it is often advisable to explore different financial and legal strategies to minimize future tax obligations. Many clients seek guidance on how to reduce or avoid Spanish inheritance tax. One of the most effective and commonly used solutions […]
20-30 % of Non resident tax declarations have errors or mistakes
A 2021 study by the Institute of Economic Studies (IEE) estimated that between 20% and 30% of the declarations of non-residents in Spain could contain errors. In 2022 Civitas Foundation report noted that fines on non-residents for tax non-compliance had increased considerably in recent years. Announcements from the Tax Agency: (“Agencia Tributaria”) • The Tax […]
Termination of Co-Ownership, or Extinction of Condominium on Spanish properties
Termination of Co-Ownership in Spain: Extinction of Condominium The Extinction of Condominium (EC), also known as Termination of Co-Ownership, is a legal mechanism in Spain that allows one co-owner of an indivisible asset (typically a property) to acquire full ownership by compensating the remaining co-owners. This type of transaction is common in cases of […]
How to execute UK Testament in Spain
In order to execute an UK Testament in Spain, you need to present the Testament to a UK notary in order to: Confirm that it was the last Testament made by the deceased, and obtain the UK GRANT OF PROBATE To appointing you as legal inheritor of the deceased’s assets Then, the notarial documents from […]
Spanish mortgage- Embargo, Spanish repossession
When there are monthly payments on arrears, usually, there the Spanish banks give 2 solutions to execute an unpaid mortgage: 1.- Public Auction – Embargo Once a determinate number of non-paid monthly mortgage payments occur, the bank sue the property in the Courts, and open a seizure process. In this moment, the costs of the […]