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Understandably, the focus of British owners of Spanish properties has shifted sharply away from Brexit anxiety, to concern about the consequences of the current coronavirus lockdown. The Spanish [...]

British owners of Spanish properties await the Brexit conclusion, to know whether or not the Spanish Succession Tax (SST) reductions which are currently enjoyed by European citizens, are to be [...]

Usually, the recipient of an inheritance receives an asset of positive value; this being almost universally the intention of testators, in making Wills. However, even in the post- financial [...]

The major changes introduced in Andalusia at the beginning of 2018 for the calculation of Spanish Succession Tax (SST) liability are of note generally when dealing with estate planning and [...]

The Spanish property is usually non-income producing (particularly in the light of recently introduced increased bureaucratic requirements for short term lettings in Spain). So, it seems logical [...]

The existence of Spanish assets in cases handled by UK practitioners can give rise to specific considerations, which can be professionally risky to disregard. A few of the key stages requiring [...]

In this article Andrew Eastwood reviews the usual variable factors, to identify the details which are usually required from clients and then examines in more detail, a specific recent legal [...]

In many cases- whether spouse to spouse inheritance, or passing down the family line- beneficiaries wish quickly to sell inherited Spanish properties. In order to complete a Spanish property [...]

The news headlines about the Spanish property market have switched to recovery mode - with sales on the increase profits are to be made. The prominence given by the Press during the recessionary [...]

For UK probate practitioners facing estates which include Spanish assets, it can be useful to have an overview of the Spanish probate process, to enable an easy and productive dialogue with the [...]