08 Aug Am I free to rent my apartment in the summers in Andalusia without saying it to the authorities?
I am afraid you are not. Even if you pay your taxes. Unless you do it just once or twice...
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07 Aug [:es]Cuando lo comprado es diferente a lo publicitado ¿puedo reclamar aunque en el contrato firmado no se incluya esa información publicitaria?
Ups!, there is only a Spanish version up until now (you can change language at the top-right of the screen) ...
28 Jul I have a mortgage with bank for my company-owned house in Spain, can I get compensation for an unlawful “floor clause”
No, you cannot. As a Juridical person (i.e. a Mercantile Company) your company does not have the profile of a consumer according to the law. Consumers or users according to the law are the natural persons who act with a purpose outside their business, commercial...
11 Jul What is a “cláusula suelo” anyhow and how illegal it is when it is included in a Loan contract
Practically the whole financial sector is subject to trial in front of the judge in what refers to the controversial “ground clauses, or cláusulas suelo”, that prevented numerous mortgaged Spaniards or Spanish residents to benefit from the strong slope of the interest rates experienced from end of 2008. At...
17 Nov [:es]¿En mi reclamación contra el banco sobre cláusulas suelo es competente el juzgado Civil o el Mercantil? cuestión resuelta
Ups!, there is only a Spanish version up until now (you can change language at the top-right of the screen) ...
28 Oct What happens to the legacy of a Briton who dies being resident in Spain, without a will or with a will that does not establish that British law applies to it?
The inheritance shall be subject to the Spanish legal system, so that two-thirds of the inheritance will be attributed to his descendants, one of them necessarily divided between the sons/daughters equally and without any charge; and another with the possibility of being freely distributed by...
16 Feb How do freelancers pay taxes and fees in Spain and how to calculate the per cent of these taxes?
Individual taxpayers in Spain pay taxes through the local authorities of their town of residence in Spain. The income tax is calculated by means of applying different percentages depending of net income (profit after deducting expenses of activity) in a year. Each different percentage corresponds...
16 Feb Non E.U. What documents do we need to obtain a permanent and legal residence in Spain? Which is the process of obtaining the residence as a freelance worker?
You will need to fulfill the following requisites a) You are not a non-regular resident in Spain b) You are not having criminal antecedents neither in Spain, nor in the Countries of previous residence in the last 5 years. c) You have the sufficient experience on the professional...
27 Jun who can apply for a Golden Visa Residence Permit in Spain
Investors who make a significant investment in Spain. Business projects in Spain pondered as being of general interest. Any applicant shall provide documents specifying proof of the investment such as In case of the investment being a Property with free-of-charge value equal or higher...
04 Jun Q: My architect tells me that in Andalusia, I can build a house in the countryside in non-urban areas, just by asking for permission at the local Town Hall (Ayuntamiento). Is it true?
A: This is true, however be careful and be aware of the following particularities:
The law of urban planning of Andalusia (LOUA) does not absolutely prohibit building on undeveloped land, but does establish certain limits to preserve the land adjoining or related to urban development. For this purpose the law focuses on designation or intended use of the building, so that the LOUA authorizes three types of construction on undeveloped land.
Two of these are working buildings and facilities of specific necessity for agricultural, livestock, forestry, hunting or analogous uses for the land, and the third is buildings, structures, works and facilities in which such necessity for the agricultural holding is absent, but where they are expressly provided for in the Municipal General Urban Plan for a special Development Plan; a typical example would be detached houses or villas.
Therefore, it would be necessary that such buildings are not only authorized by the General Plan of Urban Planning, or a special Development Plan, but also that the housing is linked to the agricultural, forestry or livestock-related designation or purpose.